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We'll Leave it There So: Medal joy for Rob Heffernan, Clare hurling glory and all today’s sport

There was also further success for Team NI at the Commonwealth Games.

Updated at 20.50

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Denise Manning, Michelle Bell, Danielle Small and Sophie Small from Galway with Billy Corrigan from Kildare at the Galway Racing Festival earlier today.

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Rob Heffernan is set to belatedly claim a bronze medal — it’s understood that the Irish athlete will be promoted to third place in men’s 20km walk at the 2010 European Championships, after Russia’s Stanislav Emelyanov was stripped of his gold medal as a result of irregularities in his biological passport.

Donal Óg Cusack and Ger Loughnane have both suggested that GAA dual stars can’t fulfil their potential in hurling.

Michael Conlan, Paddy Barnes, Michaela Walsh and Alanna Audley-Murphy all enjoyed success at the Commonwealth Games today by guaranteeing themselves a bronze medal at least.

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(Northern Ireland’s Michael Conlan in action against Uganda’s Bashir Nasir)

Road To Riches won the Galway Plate race at the third day of the Galway Festival.

Clare won their third Munster U21 hurling title in a row with a comprehensive victory over Cork.

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Romelu Lukaku has signed for Everton from Chelsea in a £28million (€35m) deal.

Former Man United manager David Moyes will face no charges after allegedly becoming involved in a scuffle at a wine bar.

Usain Bolt has rejected claims he called the Glasgow Commonwealth Games “a bit s**t”.

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Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard has revealed that the last three months have been the “worst” of his life.

Set piece vanishing spray will be used in the Premier League from now on, after it was successfully implemented at the World Cup.

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MUTV’S Man United team line-up graphics were unusual to say the least.

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On the record

“I think we just have to be a little bit more practical in how we play, in particular at certain times of the year in terms of conditions. The big thing I would have been chasing over the last two years under Rob was to have the right mixture — when to kick, when to keep it tight, when to go to width.”

Paul O’Connell on Munster’s upcoming season.

The fixture list

  • The fourth day of the Galway Races gets underway.
  • The third round of the Europa League first-leg games kick-off, with Aberdeen v Real Sociedad among the ties taking place.
  • There’s plenty to look forward to on Day Eight of the Commonwealth Games, with athletics, table tennis and cycling among the sports occurring throughout the day.

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Ireland manager Martin O’Neill was living it up at the Galway Races earlier.

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