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• Conor McGregor‘s title fight at UFC 196 is in doubt after his opponent Rafael dos Anjos was forced to withdraw through injury.
• Irish swimmer Gráinne Murphy has announced her retirement from international competition at the age of 22.
• Stuart McCloskey and Luke Marshall are standing by after Jared Payne sat out Ireland training as preparations for England intensify.
• Cork defender Colm Spillane has been ruled out for the season after tearing his cruciate last Saturday night against Waterford.
• There were wins for UCD, Maynooth and Queens University on the opening day of the Collingwood Cup in Cork. 
• Connacht have been dealt a major blow with the news Eoghan Masterson will miss the rest of the season through injury.
• Michael O’Neill is reportedly on the verge of signing a new four-year contract with Northern Ireland.
• Pádraig Harrington will feature at next month’s Indian Open.

A comeback? Former Munster forward Denis Leamy took part in training earlier. Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Away

• Willie Mullins has announced Arctic Fire will miss the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.
• Toulon have granted Quade Cooper permission to play for the Australia sevens team at the Las Vegas World Series event early next month.
• Wales have made three changes for their game against France in Cardiff this weekend.
• Reports of another injury setback for Tiger Woods are completely unfounded, according to his agent.

The Best Thing We Shared

280 seconds. That’s all it took Dessie Conneely to score a hat-trick for Marino Institute of Education in the Corn na Mac Léinn final last weekend.

Where We Were Today

Murray Kinsella and Sean Farrell were in Carton House with the Ireland team as they continued their preparations for Saturday’s trip to London while Ryan Bailey was at Leinster’s HQ in UCD.

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On The Record

“Today is a day for remembering and celebrating her achievements and acknowledging her contribution to Irish swimming.”

Sport Ireland CEO John Treacy pays tribute to the achievements of Gráinne Murphy.

The Fixture List

• In the Champions League, Manchester City take on Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine and PSV host Atletico Madrid.
• The EirGrid Leinster U21FC gets underway on Wednesday with three games. Carlow entertain Wicklow, Wexford face Longford and Louth go head-to-head with Laois (all 7.30pm).
• The Collingwood Cup continues in Cork with the quarter-final ties down for decision.

Showbiz, baby!

There was controversy in the U19 Champions League earlier as Valencia were knocked out by Chelsea. The game finished 1-1 after extra-time and then this happened:

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