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- Amid reports that the Mayo County Board chairman could face a vote of no confidence tomorrow night, Liam McHale has criticised the appointment of James Horan’s successor.
- Munster captain Peter O’Mahony has told TheScore.ie that he is almost ready to return after double shoulder reconstruction.
- Ireland boss Martin O’Neill believes they must shown the same positivity as Scotland in next month’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Germany.
- Dublin senior football manager Jim Gavin says he accepts full responsibility for their All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Donegal.
Away
- With the Ryder Cup just days away, Phil Mickelson has had a dig at the European team, declaring: “We can play together and we also don’t litigate against each other.” We’ve got plenty of Ryder Cup coverage here.
- Bradley Wiggins won gold in the men’s time trial of the Road World Championships by 26 seconds.
- Luis Suarez scored his first goals for his new club Barcelona in a friendly earlier today.
Where we were today
Fintant O’Toole was out at Parnell Park this afternoon, where Dublin’s Jim Gavin, Bernard Brogan and Danny Sutcliffe were available for interviews.
The best thing we shared today
This is how Kerry footballer Darran O’Sullivan injured his face in training last week. “Testing the hamstrings last week, forgot to check the brakes!” he wrote on Instagram alongside the video of the painful-looking incident.
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On the record
Our minds are focused and hopefully we can get the three points.” – Spurs striker Harry Kane seems to have forgot the format of cup competitions ahead of tonigt’s Capital One Cup meeting with Nottingham Forest.
The fixture list
There are six matches in the third round of the Capital One Cup this evneing with Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hostpur and Hull City all in action. We’ll have reports at the final whistle.
Showbiz, baby
Ex Ulster and Ireland player Stephen Ferris has a golf ball hit from his head.
Why are you wearing a TLC t-shirt?”
