There is major speculation over the AFL futures of Pearce Hanley and Zach Tuohy: Tuohy has been offered a new deal by Carlton but is still being linked with a move, while it is rumoured that Hanley is being lined up for a switch to the Gold Coast Suns.
SSE Airtricity Premier Division side Wexford Youths have announced the signing of Model County hurler Lee Chin on a short-term deal.
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Rome mayor Virginia Raggi. Alessandra Tarantino
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Rome’s hopes of hosting the 2024 Olympics were dealt a potentially fatal blow after the city’s mayor Virginia Raggi refused to back the bid.
Saracens wing Chris Ashton has been banned for 13 weeks after he was found guilty of biting Northampton’s Alex Waller.
Springbok fly-half Pat Lambie has been named in Allister Coetzee’s 31-man squad for the remaining rounds of the Rugby Championship having finally recovered from a concussion sustained against Ireland in June.
Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown has joined Championship strugglers Blackburn Rovers as a player/coach until the end of the season.
Manchester United face Northampton Town Football Club in the EFL Cup tonight. When the sides met in 1970, George Best ran the Cobblers ragged — scoring six goals in an 8-2 win. And on a pitch only fit for wellies no less.
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Eoin O’Callaghan was at the launch of the second phase of Tackle Your Feelings, a mental wellbeing campaign that will see rugby stars discuss the issues they have faced off the pitch.
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Shane Jennings at today's launch in Dublin for the mental health campaign which is being led by the Irish Rugby Union Players' Association and Zurich. Billy Stickland / INPHO
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On one side you are in a performance bubble where this is just about getting the job done, and the second part is you nearly want to be like Bruce Springsteen: ‘This is rock and roll, guys’, let’s rock this stadium and give a performance that everybody goes home talking about ladies football.
Dublin ladies football manager Gregory McGonigle is looking to strike a balance with his players ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland final against Cork.
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It’s a big day in the PGA Tour as the Tour Championship, which will decide the winner of the FedEx Cup and its $10m (€9m) bonus, gets under way. Rory McIlroy is the only Irish representative in the 30-strong field and he will be playing alongside Paul Casey from 18.40 tomorrow (Irish time, Sky Sports 4).
The European Tour is in Germany for the Porsche European Open with Pádraig Harrington, Paul Dunne, Ruadhri McGee and Michael Hoey in the field. Coverage begins at 10am on Sky Sports 4.
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Manchester United face Northampton Town Football Club in the EFL Cup tonight. When the sides met in 1970, George Best ran the Cobblers ragged — scoring six goals in an 8-2 win. And on a pitch only fit for wellies no less.
Where We Were Today
Eoin O’Callaghan was at the launch of the second phase of Tackle Your Feelings, a mental wellbeing campaign that will see rugby stars discuss the issues they have faced off the pitch.
On the Record
Dublin ladies football manager Gregory McGonigle is looking to strike a balance with his players ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland final against Cork.
The Fixture List
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Billo We'll leave it there so wednesday WLITS