Players from Magh Erne College and Monaghan Collegiate brave the hailstones at the IRFU u17 Sevens tournament at the Aviva Stadium today. Gary Carr / INPHO Gary Carr / INPHO / INPHO

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• Paddy Barnes will carry Ireland’s flag at the Rio Olympics, and he’s incredibly honoured to do so.
• Irish midfielder Jonny Hayes has been shortlisted for Player of the Year in Scotland.
• Clare will be without John Conlon in the League final this Sunday.
• Ireland’s Peter Lydon and Michael Heaney were named on the English Championship’s XV of the season.
• Waterford United are holding an emergency meeting tonight in a bid to save the club.

Ruby Walsh on his way to winning the Novice Hurdle at Punchestown on Bellshill. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

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• Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho has accepted his positive doping test.
• British Cycling director Shane Sutton is at the centre of two incredible investigations, one of which is based on a claim he called Paralympians ‘wobblies’.
• England internationals Owen Farrell and Joe Marler both picked up two-week bans today, the prop’s punishment seems particularly lenient given his track record this season.
• The Times has admitted they should have carried yesterday’s Hillsborough ruling on today’s front page.
• Brilliant Fijian lock Leone Nakarawa will leave Pro12 champions Glasgow this summer.
• Jon Jones has stepped on to the UFC 200 card  to give the organisation some star power in Conor McGregor’s absence.

The Best Thing We Shared Today

Hafthor Bjornsson, better known to you and I as (the character formerly known as) Ser Gregor ‘The Mountain’ Clegane in Game of Thrones, shared his diet with the world. Loosen up your belt, it comes by the barrow.

Yes, there’s more. A whole lot more.

On The Record

It’s a big thing for me because I’m Irish and I love my country. To walk out in the opening ceremony wearing the Irish colours would be amazing.”

– Some golfers could take it or leave it, but Shane Lowry would dearly love to go to the Olympics.

Where We Were Today

We went out to a Dublin petrol station to hear from Jonathan Sexton, who is clearly ready for the NFL draft.

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The Fixture List

It’s Europa League semi-final time tomorrow. Liverpool will be in Villareal while Shakhtar Donetsk host Sevilla. Both games kick off at 20.05.

Showbiz, Baby!

Tyson Fury is the heavyweight champion of the world. He does not look like a heavyweight champion of anything.