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Ben Reilly and James Ryan Clontarf captain Ben Reilly and Cork Constitution captain James Ryan at the AIL final preview day. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

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Mark English is facing a race against time to be fully fit for the Olympics as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury.
The EA Sports Cup semi-final draw has been made with St Pat’s set to meet Shamrock Rovers in a Dublin derby.
Anthony Foley says he and Munster are ready to stand up and fight to the end as they prepare for their final game of the season.
Ireland manager Martin O’Neill enquired about the international eligibility of Leicester striker Jamie Vardy two years ago.
Former Kerry coach Cian O’Neill doesn’t buy into the criticism being levelled at the Kingdom and believes talk of their demise is premature.
Luke Marshall says Ulster’s players are using the province’s trophy drought as a motivatating factor heading into Saturday’s crucial Pro12 clash with Ospreys.

Craig Fulton and David Harte Ireland hockey coach Craig Fulton and captain David Harte at the announcement of their crowdfunding campaign. Billy Stickland / INPHO Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO

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Joe Cole is on the move again after agreeing a deal with NASL club Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Former Lions and Scotland scrum-half Chris Cusiter has retired to focus on setting-up a whisky business.
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola admits his time in Germany was a failure without a Champions League win.
Mousa Dembele is set to miss the rest of the season after being charged by the FA for his actions during Tottenham’s draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
World Cup-winning Italy striker Luca Toni has announced he will retire after Verona’s meeting with Juventus on Sunday.

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“I’m not taking it very hard. I’ve got ladies at the grocery stores putting their hand on me and going, ‘Really praying for you, how are you doing?’
I’m like, ‘My dog didn’t die, I’ll be okay.’”

Jordan Spieth is looking back on his Masters implosion with a positive spin as he prepares to return to action.

Where We Were Today

Fintan O’Toole was chatting to Dublin’s Con O’Callaghan after he won the EirGrid U21 football player of the month for March while Ben Blake caught up with Kevin Kilbane.

Murray Kinsella was down at the Aviva Stadium for the AIL final media day before getting suited and booted for the IRUPA awards ceremony in Dublin.

EirGrid GAA U21 Player of the Month for March 2016 Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE / SPORTSFILE

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Liverpool will look to overturn the first-leg deficit and advance to the Europa League final when they face Villarreal at Anfield (8.05pm).
Sevilla face Shakhtar Donetsk in the other semi-final with that tie level at 2-2.

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NFL players have been warned about eating beef products produced in China and Mexico as they could potentially contain clenbuterol, sometimes used as a performance-enhancing drug, which is on the league’s banned substances list.

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