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(Jimmy White has admitted to smoking crack at occasions during his career)
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- Pay for play will be implemented in GAA over the next few years, according to Eugene McGee
- Aussie Rules star Zach Tuohy is set to be flown home for the Leinster SFC quarter-final this Sunday.
- Jonny Sexton is an injury doubt ahead of Ireland’s game with South Africa on Saturday.
- It has been announced that Hawk-Eye could be introduced to three more GAA grounds, with delegates getting the chance to approve the motion at Central Council in February.
- Former Derry City manager Roddy Collins has described the standard of League of Ireland football as embarrassing, after being left unimpressed by yesterday’s FAI Cup final.
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(Ruan Pienaar is set to miss South Africa’s clash with Ireland)
- Former snooker great Jimmy White says a crack addiction cost him 10 world titles.
- South Africa are likely to be missing Ruan Pienaar for their clash with Ireland, despite the Ulster star being included in their squad.
- Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has defended striker Mario Balotelli following the striker’s slow start to life at Liverpool.
- Caroline Wozniacki was one of the most notable names taking part in the New York Marathon, and she finished with a time of 3:27.
The best thing we shared today
This clip of terminally ill Lauren Hill playing college basketball will give you all the feels.
On the record
“If you’re going to compare him to Jose Aldo, Aldo is technically better. (McGregor) is a tough fighter, he’s coming out strong, but you can’t say he beats Aldo. Aldo is too dominant” — former UFC champion Lyoto Machida believes Jose Aldo is a superior fighter to Conor McGregor.
Where we were today
Our reporter Sean Farrell was in attendance at the Ireland Rugby Press Conference at Carton House today.
The fixture list
- The Champions League returns tomorrow, with big games including Real Madrid taking on Liverpool and Arsenal facing Anderlecht.
- There’s plenty of sporting interest in tomorrow’s Web Summit in Dublin, with topics including Technology in Sport, Concussion and Sabermetrics v Soccernomics.
Showbiz, Baby!
Cristiano Ronaldo could break the Champions League goalscoring record tomorrow, and the video below, highlighting all 70 of his goals in the competition, is a reminder if any were needed of his immense quality.
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