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- Odds on Roy Keane becoming Celtic’s next manager were slashed dramatically and Martin O’Neill confirmed an approach from Dermot Desmond.
- Robbie Henshaw will miss Ireland’s tour of Argentina, but Joe Schmidt has still to make up his mind about a replacement.
- Connacht have appointed a new backs coach — New Zealand native Andre Bell.
- Worried about missing the Munster SHC replay between Cork and Waterford? RTE will stream it live on their website.
- The GAA and GPA launched “We Wear More,” a new mental health campaign supporting players.
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- Ireland’s Philip Deignan finished third on today’s stage of the Giro d’Italia.
- Flags outside Old Trafford flew at half-mast following the death of Manchester United’s American owner Malcolm Glazer.
- Jonny Wilkinson will take up a backroom role at Toulon next season.
- George Groves promised to “finish” Carl Froch with a left hook when the two meet in Wembley on Saturday evening. (BBC)
- A spilled drink drove former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez to kill two men, prosecutors in a US court alleged.
The best thing we shared
This New Yorker interview with Richard Williams, the world’s most famous tennis dad, is well worth five minutes.
On the record
“They named a drink after me, the Gary Wilson, which is gin and whiskey. I’m sure Gary Wilson messed a few people up that night — it’s not often I get to say that!”
– Gary Wilson’s cult status at Surrey has really taken off.
Where we were today
Ben Blake went to meet three-time Major winner turned fashion designer Padraig Harrington to ask him about missing out on the US Open… and Rory McIlroy’s love life.
The fixture list
- #NBA: Game 5 of the Western Conference play-off finals between Oklahoma City and San Antonio gets underway at 2am tonight.
- #AIRTRICITY LEAGUE: Champions St Patrick’s Athletic host Derry City in the pick of tomorrow’s five Premier Division fixtures. It doesn’t look like Kim and Kanye will be taking up their seats in Turner’s Cross, sadly, but here are the full list of fixtures.
- #FRENCH OPEN:Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are back on the Roland Garros clay for their respective third-round matches.
Showbiz, Baby!
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman continues to flout his indoor voice, this time at one Michelle Obama in a government healthy eating initiative.
“I’ve got a job, I’ve got a job… I’ve got two jobs.”