NEED TO CATCH up? TheScore.ie brings you a round-up of today’s sports news…

The EA Sports Cup clash between Shamrock Rovers and Cork City at Tallaght Stadium was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

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• FAI chief executive John Delaney underlined that Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane are fully committed to Ireland.
• Leinster lock Mike McCarthy was chosen as captain of the 26-man Emerging Ireland squad to travel to Romania.
• No football stars in the Dublin U21 hurling team for Leinster opener.
• 19-year-old Man City goalkeeper Ian Lawlor trained with the Ireland squad in Malahide.
• Waterford manager Derek McGrath has compared new star Austin Gleeson to Ken McGrath.

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• Liverpool tied manager Brendan Rodgers down to a long-term contract.
• Toulon’s multi-millionaire owner Mourad Boudjellal wants to sign the ‘Fantastic Four’ of world rugby.
• Ukrainian boxing hero Vitali Klitschko claimed Kiev’s mayor seat.
• Brazilian football star Ronaldinho is renting out his gaff for the World Cup.
• Robbie Keane showed the world that he’s still got it, with his trademark celebration after scoring for the LA Galaxy.

The best thing we shared

We could watch this goal by the aforementioned Austin Gleeson all day. The 18-year-old scored this stunner against Cork yesterday.

On the record

Cork were well off the pace in the first-half. During the league, we have seen Cork go through games where they drift out of it for periods. Yesterday that was more prolonged which was a worry.

Two-time All-Ireland senior winner John Gardiner shared his thoughts on the thrilling battle between Cork and Waterford in his new column for TheScore.ie.

The fixture list

Here’s what’s coming up tomorrow:

• Leinster are holding a press briefing ahead of this weekend’s Pro12 final against Glasgow.
• There are two EA Sports Cup quarter-finals, with Derry City v Dundalk at the Brandywell Stadium (7.45pm) and Wexford Youths v Galway at Ferrycarrig Park (8.00pm)
• In the NBA, the Pacers take on the Heat but with a 1.30am start, it’s one for the night birds.
• The pre-World Cup friendlies continue as France take on Norway at 8.00pm on BT Sport 1.

Showbiz, Baby!

Solid gold from One Direction’s Niall Horan and three of Irish rugby’s biggest names. Over 66,000 retweets and counting…

I never comment on referees and I’m not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.”