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- Ireland Women produced an outstanding display at the Rugby World Cup to defeat four-time world champions and current holders New Zealand 17-14.
- GAA pundit Martin McHugh has admitted he made a mistake by branding Kerry star Colm Cooper a “two-trick pony”on The Sunday Game.
- Outgoing Shamrock Rovers manager Trevor Croly says the players struggled with pressure in the last weeks of his time in charge.
- After his victory at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday, Rory McIlroy is seeking a hat-trick of wins at the PGA Championship this week.
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- Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will pay a $100m settlement to clear his bribery charges, it was decided in a Munich court today.
- Former boxer Jamie Moore, who is the trainer of Ireland’s Matthew Macklin, is recovering in hospital after being shot twice in the legs in Marbella.
- Manchester United defeated Premier League rivals Liverpool 3-1 in the final of the International Champions Cup in Miami in the early hours of this morning.
- New Zealand’s Dan Carter will miss the opening games of the Rugby Championship due to a cracked calf bone, which he injured over the weekend.
The best thing we shared
New Zealand do the haka ahead of their Rugby World Cup meeting with Ireland.
On the record
Because there are people dying in Gaza and the whole situation there, I just don’t agree with what’s happening. We can’t actively go and do anything about it, but we can say ‘I don’t believe what’s happening is right’ and try to put a bit of pressure on our government to make some sort of stance and just show a bit of solidarity with the people of Gaza.” – Ireland and Leinster centre Gordon D’Arcy.The fixture list
- Celtic will look to bounce back from a 4-1 first leg defeat to Legia Warsaw when they take on the Polish club at Murrayfield in a Champions League qualifier tomorrow evening.
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Where we were today
We caught up with Jason McAteer, who was in Dublin to promote Vodafone Ireland’s new partnership with Sky Sports.
Showbiz, baby!
QPR boss Harry Redknapp is the latest big name to get behind the ‘Mayo For Sam’ campaign.