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- It was confirmed that the Munster final replay between Cork and Kerry will take place on 18 July at 7pm in Fitzgerald Stadium.
- Irishman Damien MacGraith has been named as first referee’s assistant for the Uefa Super Cup final on 11 August
- Leading UFC coach Firas Zahabi said Conor McGregor‘s fight this weekend ‘could change the face of the UFC’.
- Tipperary footballer George Hannigan was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a groin injury.
- Billy Dennehy was shown the door at Cork City just days after an on-field bust-up with a team-mate.
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- Floyd Mayweather Jr. was stripped of his welterweight world title for failing to pay a $200,000 sanctioning fee.
- Former Australian swimming champion Dawn Fraser was labelled a “blatant racist” for her attack on tennis player Nick Kyrgios.
- Ex-Munster centre Jean de Villiers is close to a comeback eight months after a horror knee injury.
- German Etixx-Quick Step rider Tony Martin won the fourth stage of the Tour de France to claim the yellow jersey.
- Toulouse say “there will be consequences” after their prop Census Johnston came out of international retirement to play for Samoa.
The best thing we shared
Pope Francis got another GAA present, this time a Eglish GAC jersey when parish priest Fr. Michael Toner visited the Vatican recently.
On the record
It’s a bit ridiculous really. It’s very unfair on the girls. It’s unfair on both teams to have players playing two matches but particularly on the girls (involved in both). It’s not the first time and if both teams are to get further, it won’t be the last time either. At this level, no matter how much you convince yourself that you can, you can’t give both 100 per cent commitment on the same day, it’s just not possible.”
Cork’s Ciara O’Sullivan condemned another dual fixtures clash next weekend, with the Rebels set for big championship games in both football and camogie.
Where we were today
Our MMA expert Paul Dollery is in Las Vegas ahead of Conor McGregor’s meeting with Chad Mendes at UFC 189.
He caught up with John Kavanagh, McGregor’s highly-respected coach.
The fixture list
- Wexford host Kilkenny in the final of the Leinster U21 hurling championship tomorrow, with throw-in at Wexford Park at 7.30pm (live on TG4).
- Elsewhere, Cork face off against Limerick in the Munster intermediate final, with a 7.30pm start in Páirc Uí Rinn.
- Third seed Andy Murray faces Vasek Pospisil on centre court at 1pm in the men’s quarter-finals at Wimbledon, after which Novak Djokovic takes on Marin Cilic.
- Tour de France continues with the fifth stage, a 189.5 km route from Arras Communauté Urbaine to Amiens Métropole.
Showbiz, baby!
After crashing out of Wimbledon, Caroline Wozniacki was ridiculously asked if she had a message for injured ex-fiancé Rory McIlroy.
Her non-answer was perfect.
Baby I got your money, don’t you worry.”
