(Miniature riders sit on a rain covered table in the media zone behind the finish line after the 12th stage of the Tour de France)
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- Mayo have made two changes for this weekend’s Connacht final.
- Irish amateur golfer Paul Dunne has enjoyed a superb start at the Open in St Andrews.
- There was good news for Tipperary hurling and Westmeath football, with John O’Dwyer and Kieran Martin honoured at the Player of the Month awards.
- All-Ireland-winning defender Ger Brennan has pulled out of the county’s senior football squad.
- FAI chief John Delaney says Ireland manager Martin O’Neill’s rumoured move to Leicester was “never going to happen”.
- Irish sprinter Steven Colvert claims there has been a “miscarriage of justice” after being handed a two-year ban for doping.
Away
(UFC fighter Ronda Rousey accepts the best female athlete award at the ESPY Awards)
- Ronda Rousey has hit out at Floyd Mayweather after beating him to a ‘Best Fighter’ award.
- Former Cardiff manager Malky Mackay will not be punished by the FA despite his infamous text messages.
- Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong controversially rode a stage of the Tour de France today for charity.
- Man United manager Louis van Gaal has become embroiled in a dispute with Victor Valdes, after the goalkeeper allegedly refused to play for the reserves.
- US golfer Dustin Johnson has taken an early lead at the Open.
The best thing we shared today
Check out this brilliant Game of Thrones-style hurling video.
On the record
“The striking was already there, so with my particular forté being grappling, I was confident that I could fill in that gap. It doesn’t do any harm that Conor is pretty quick-witted on the microphone as well. When you add those factors together, I did think it was inevitable that this day would come. A day when Conor has a UFC belt around his waist.”
John Kavanagh, writing exclusively for The42, discusses Conor McGregor’s remarkable rise.
Where we were today
Fintan O’Toole is in Limerick for the Munster U21 Hurling Championship Semi-Final.
The fixture list
- There are a couple of Airtricity Premier Division matches taking place, including Drogheda v St Pat’s.
- Day 2 of the Open gets underway tomorrow.
- New Zealand face Argentina in the Rugby Championship.
- The Tour de France continues, with stage 13 taking place.
Showbiz, baby!
This Thierry Henry-starring advert will get you excited for the start of the new Premier League season.
“Not the first time I’ve been hit with a tutu!”
