1. #BOYS IN GREEN Ireland face Croatia in an international friendly at the Aviva Stadium tonight.
We’ll be live from D4 with minute-by-minute coverage.
Robbie Keane will start up front with Shane Long who completed his move from Reading to West Brom last night. Giovanni Trapattoni yesterday sent Kevin Doyle back to Wolves.
Keane admitted yesterday that he’s out the door at Spurs – but doesn’t know where he’s going to end up.
2. #GREEN SHOOTS Ireland’s U-21 side had an impressive victory over Austria at Sligo’s Showgrounds last night.
Manchester United’s Robbie Brady returned to the fold with a brace in the 2-1 win. Brady impressed on his debut with loan club Hull last weekend.
3. #GAA There’s yet more bad news for the Dublin hurlers. David Treacy will miss Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final showdown with Tipperary at Croke Park through injury.
Treacy pulled his hamstring in training and will miss 4-6 weeks.
4. #RIOTS The Premier League will decide tomorrow if the opening weekend of top-flight English football will be hit be cancellations in the wake of a week of unrest in Britain.
5. USPGA The last major of the golf season will kick off tomorrow. Darren Clarke has laughed off talk of an American decline in the game.
6. HULKAMANIA Yesterday Hulk Hogan – at last – addressed the the issue of the London riots.
As it’s Wednesday, here he is taking on the Ultimate Warrior during the 1990 Royal Rumble.
