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• Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt returned Jared Payne to the centre for Saturday’s Six Nations meeting with Italy. Here’s why.
• Irish athletics mourned the passing of ‘Gentleman Jim‘ McNamara today. The Olympian was 76.
• Ireland’s cricket team are refusing to admit defeat in their World 20:20 quest.
• Absolute scenes in Croke Park as Wolfhounds join in the 1916 Rising commemorations.

Away

• Rafa Nadal came out with some powerful baseline strokes criticising Maria Sharapova.

Serena Williams faced questions about her Russian rival at a press conference today. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

• Sergio Aguero looks likely to head to Argentina instead of extend his City stay.
• Edwin van der Sar has dusted off his gloves and is coming out of retirement.
• Problems aplenty for the Super Bowl champs.

The Best Thing We Shared

Oh, brilliant! Oh yes! It’s…. not Paul Gascoigne at Euro ’96, it’s Alex Morgan.

Where We Were Today

Can you spot your two favourite rugby correspondents?

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(My own head is pretty well hidden actually)

On The Record

 Shit happens, it’s one of those things that you really just have to get on with it.

Ireland loosehead Jack McGrath isn’t about to get overly philosophical when scrums don’t go his way.

The Fixture List

The EirGrid u21 Connacht football quarter-final pits Roscommon against Galway in Kiltoon at 7.30.

Padraig Harrington, G-Mac (both +3) and Darren Clarke (+6) will all be hoping for some improvement when they tee off in the second round of the Valspar Championship in Florida.

Showbiz, Baby!

Steph Curry, get the eff outta town!

“He doesn’t need his laptop, just his sunglasses…”

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