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Aine O’Gorman at training with the Ireland women’s soccer team today. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
Ireland out-half Johnny Sexton is set to return for Leinster on Friday night against the Ospreys after spending nearly four months on the sidelines.The GAA has cut ticket prices for the All-Ireland final replay between Dublin and Mayo on 1 October.Dublin and Mayo GAA chiefs now face a major fixtures headache in completing their 2016 club championship schedule after yesterday’s All-Ireland final draw.Paddy Barnes has signed his first professional management deal with Macklin’s Gym Marbella.The Ireland U18 sevens squad beat France in the final of the Rugby Europe U18 Championship.Away
Team-mates douse Boston Red Sox’s Hanley Ramirez after the Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 5-4. Source: AP/Press Association Images
Chris Ashton could be hit with a 12-week ban after the Saracens wing was charged for allegedly biting opposing prop Alex Waller twice during their Aviva Premiership clash over the weekend.Rangers have suspended Joey Barton for three weeks after claiming “time and space” is required in the wake of his bust-up with team-mate Andy Halliday.Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been fined £1,000 (€1,168) and ordered to pay the same amount in compensation for making a racist comment to a black security guard.Rafael Nadal, Mo Farah and Justin Rose are among the latest Olympians whose confidential medical records were leaked by a Russian cyber espionage today.Boxer Kell Brook has reiterated that his trainer was right to throw in the towel in his fight against Gennady Golovkin after suggesting that he could have ended up blind if Dominic Ingle didn’t call time on the bout when he did.
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Kerry minor David Clifford looks a serious talent and proved once again that he has the temperament for the big occasion.
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Shane Costello was at Leinster Rugby HQ in UCD this afternoon for a press conference and training session ahead of Friday’s Guiness Pro12 game at home against the Ospreys.
Cian Healy at Leinster training in UCD today. Source: Gary Carr/INPHO
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