Sean Cronin and Dan Tuohy with Ireland fan Jennifer Malone at Carton House today. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

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• Jack Conan will make his Ireland debut this weekend as Joe Schmidt named his team to play Scotland in their World Cup warm-up.
• Tyrone’s Tiernan McCann will challenge the eight-week ban proposed by the GAA for his dive at Croke Park last weekend.
• Former Ireland midfielder Keith Fahey has been forced to retire from football due to injury.
• A co-main event has been added to the UFC Dublin card, which takes place on 24 October.
• Wexford Youths were heavily-beaten by Polish side Medyk Konin in the Women’s Champions League this evening.

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Dustin Johnson is setting the pace at Whistling Straits. Jae Hong Jae Hong

• It’s Day 1 of the 2015 PGA Championship. Click here for the full leaderboard.
• Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has sparked fury with his sledging of Stan Wawrinka in the Rogers Cup.
• Just ten months into his five-year prison sentence, Oscar Pistorius will be released next week.
• Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea will not feature in tomorrow’s Premier League match against Aston Villa. Here’s why the teams are playing on a Friday night.
• Wales coach Warren Gatland has cut eight players from his World Cup squad, including Gloucester hooker Richard Hibbard.

The best thing we shared today

A number of All Black go all Men In Black in Air New Zealand’s new safety video.

On the record

Of course the players are disappointed. I mean bought off for five million. That’s a disappointment.” – Ruud Gullit spoke to us about the FAI yesterday.

The fixture list

• In the Premier League, Aston Villa welcome Manchester United to Villa Park (7.45pm). 
• There is a full set of games in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. See the fixtures here.
• The PGA Championship continues tomorrow.

Showbiz, baby!

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo with a Catch of the Year contender.
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