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• Leinster have agreed a compensation deal with the Australian Rugby Union for the release of Kane Douglas with immediate effect.
• Confusion continues to reign over how exactly the final All-Ireland camogie championship quarter-final position will be decided. The WGPA and LGFA both issued statements on Thursday afternoon.
• Meath insist they will stand by Mick O’Dowd as their senior football manager despite a disappointing 2015 season.
• Andy Lee remains hopeful that Katie Taylor will appear on the Thomond Park undercard when he faces Billy Joe Saunders at the Limerick venue in September.
• Jon Walters was on the score sheet for Stoke City last night as they continued their preparations for the new season.
• David Walsh has defended Team Sky and The Times newspaper following criticism from fellow cycling journalist Paul Kimmage.
• Sam Bennett has revealed the extent of the physical toll the Tour de France took on him before he eventually quit this year’s race.

Action from today's 18th stage of the Tour de France, which was eventually won by Romain Bardet of France. Laurent Cipriani Laurent Cipriani

Away

• Danny Ings’ fine pre-season form continued as he scored a hat-trick in another Liverpool friendly win.
• The Australian Rugby Union say they have few worries after Toulon’s owners threatened to sue them for ‘millions’ after Quade Cooper decided against joining the French club.
• Missed any of today’s transfer news? We have it all in one handy package here.
• The All Blacks have named their side for this week’s Rugby Championship game against South Africa and it includes two debutants.
• Reebok have distanced themselves from the controversial sacking of UFC crew member Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran after he criticised the new sponsorship deal with the apparel giant.
• Michael Cheika has rung the changes for Australia’s clash with Argentina with a number of big names benched.

The best thing we shared today

There were scenes of unconfined joy as this wonderful free-kick stunned US and sent Jamaica into the Gold Cup final.

On the record

“Not only does Conor Lehane lift the piano, he cracks his knuckles and belts out Beethoven.”

Jamie Wall traces the ‘not-quite-professional’ development of one of Cork hurling’s biggest talents.

Where we were today

Murray Kinsella was on Grafton Street with Mike Ross to mark the launch of Ireland’s new World Cup jersey in Life Style Sports.

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The fixture list

• There are three SSE Airtricity League Premier Division games on Friday with Sligo’s clash with St Pat’s the pick of the bunch.
• The Connacht MFC final replay between Galway and Sligo throws-in at 7pm.

Showiz, baby!

There are few scarier sights in sport than Conor McGregor‘s left hand. Here are 15 of them.

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