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- Katie Taylor won her fifth consecutive world lightweight title in South Korea.
- The tributes for Katie flooded in from the likes of Paul McGrath, Dara O’Briain and Enda Kenny.
- Kilkenny’s All-Ireland winning goalkeeper David Herity announced his retirement.
- Róisin McGettigan was awarded a European bronze medal for a race that took place in 2009.
- Ulster out-half Paddy Jackson was ruled out for six weeks with a shoulder injury.
- Benny Coulter, Down’s talented attacker, confirmed his retirement from inter-county football.
Away
- Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale is ready to put his ‘silly, stupid, schoolboy prank’ behind him.
- Former Spurs midfielder Paul Gascoigne revealed how North London rivals Arsenal paid £50,000 towards his medical care.
- The Irish Defence Forces are in France for the CISM European Football Championship.
- LA Galaxy, with Robbie Keane in their ranks, took a lead in the MLS conference finals.
- The Australian rugby media reacted to their side’s defeat to Ireland on Saturday evening.
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Malaysian club Sabah Rhinos, managed by Irishman George O’Callaghan, added Dublin-born Eamon Zayed to their ranks.
The best thing we shared
Johnny Sexton and Stephen Cluxton star in a new series of videos in which they chat about kicking under pressure, sporting motivation and more.
These are all well worth your time.
On the record
That’s Irish sport for you, you’re either a hero or a villain!
“There is expectation on us but no more then we are putting on ourselves. We know the level of performance that is required now and we have to deliver on that every single time, otherwise there is a guy waiting to take your spot.”
Ireland prop Mike Ross spoke about the expectation and optimism around Joe Schmidt’s team after a clean sweep of the November Tests.
Where we were today
Sean Farrell met up with Ireland and Racing Métro out-half Johnny Sexton. Look out for the fruits of their conversation on TheScore.ie tomorrow morning.
The fixture list
- The Champions League is in action, with Man City hosting Bayern Munich (19.45) and Chelsea away to Schalke (19.45).
- There are six other ties in the European competition.
Showbiz, baby!
The rabona is making itself known in American football, after Caleb Sturgis of the Miami Dolphins went for an onside kick in unusual fashion. He’s got nothing on Erik Lamela.
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