Cork City mascot Andy O'Brien ahead of tonight's match between Cork City and St Pat's at Turner's Cross. Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

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• Ulster head coach Les Kiss has recalled centre Stuart McCloskey to his starting XV for tomorrow’s crunch Pro12 clash with Leinster.
• Leinster have brought Jonathan Sexton back for the game after resting him for the win over Edinburgh, but there is no place in the squad for Cian Healy as Jack McGrath and Peter Dooley are selected as looseheads.
• Irish international Jonny Hayes has been named in the Scottish Premiership Team of the Year on the back of an excellent campaign with Aberdeen.
• There has been one change made to the Dublin minor hurlers’ starting XV ahead of their Leinster championship clash against Laois.
• UFC Dublin headline act Diego Brandao has been cut by the organisation following his arrest in Albuquerque for assault earlier this month.
• Tipperary man John Lacey has been selected to referee the European Challenge Cup final between Harlequins and Montpellier.

Owner Rich Ricci (left) and jockey Ruby Walsh after Vroum Vroum Mag claimed victory in the Punchestown Champion Hurdle. ©INPHO ©INPHO

Away

• Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that he intends to extend his contract with Spurs, ruling out a rumoured move to Manchester United.
• Sixteen-year-old Feyenord wonderkid Tahith Chong has confirmed that he is set to join Manchester United.
• Former Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has joined A-League side Central Coast Mariners as a consultant for next season.
• Australian swimmer Grant Hackett has vowed to quit alcohol after he made the headlines for squeezing the nipple of a fellow passenger on a flight.
• Chyna‘s manager believes the female wrestler’s death just over a week ago came as a result of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
• The Atlanta Hawks advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals with a crushing 104–92 away win in game six against the Boston Celtics.

The Best Thing We Shared Today

The Bulls went from the sublime to (if you watch to the very end) the absolutely ridiculous in Super Rugby this morning.

On The Record

People are saying will ye not hold back for the championship? No. If we can try and win it we will. Don’t be fooled, Derek McGrath is saying the exact same thing if I know him – which I do.

Clare boss Davy Fitzgerald is adamant the Banner will be going all out for League glory on Sunday against Waterford.

The Fixture List

• There are six games in the English Premier League tomorrow; Everton v Bournemouth (3pm), Newcastle v Crystal Palace (3pm), Stoke v Sunderland (3pm), Watford v Aston Villa (3pm), West Brom v West Ham (3pm) and Arsenal v Norwich (5.30pm).
• In the League of Ireland, Limerick host Waterford (6.30pm) and UCD travel to Cabinteely (7.45pm).
• Ulster host Leinster in a crucial Pro12 clash from 3pm in Belfast.
• The All-Ireland U21 football final between Cork and Mayo throws in at 6pm in Cusack Park, Ennis tomorrow.
• Laois and Dublin will go head to head in the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship from 3pm in Portlaoise.
• The ladies football Division 3 and 4 finals take place in Clane. Antrim take on Limerick in the Division 4 decider at 2pm while Tipperary and Waterford will fight it out for Division 3 honours from 3.45pm.
• The Division 2 camogie League title is up for grabs in Birr as Galway take on Meath from 4pm.
• It is Ladies Day at the Punchestown Festival and the two big races tomorrow are the Mares Champion Hurdle (3.50pm) and the Four Year Old Hurdle (4.25pm).
• On the Flat, it’s 2000 Guineas day at Newmarket and Aidan O’Brien’s Air Force Blue has been heavily backed.
• The World Snooker Championship semi-finals continue at The Crucible.
• In motorsport, the Russian Grand Prix is the focus for Formula One fans.
• The USPGA Tour is in New Orleans for the Zurich Classic while Damien McGrane and Michael Hoey are in action at the European Tour’s Volvo China Open.

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