We'll Leave It There So: Haka criticisms, Alvarez's prediction and the rest of today's sport

Plus, the race for the next GAA president heats up.

Dublin manager Gregory McGonigle. Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO / INPHO

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Dublin ladies football boss Gregory McGonigle steps down after three years at the helm
Tomás O’Leary has been sidelined for the next seven weeks with a knee injury that could rule him out of Montpellier’s next four Top 14 matches.
Robert Frost from Clare has entered the race to become the next GAA president, bringing the total number of nominees to four.
Ireland have been drawn to play France and Australia in Pool C when they host next year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup.
Cork City’s Gavan Holohan has confirmed that he will be leaving the club in the hope of finding “more regular football elsewhere.”

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New Zealand Ireland Rugby The All Blacks have been criticised for their Haka selection for the Ireland test. Kamil Krzaczynski Kamil Krzaczynski

Eddie Alvarez says he will defeat Conor McGregor by submission at UFC 205 this weekend with some “big shots.”
Ronald Koeman admits in-form striker Romelu Lukaku must leave Everton in order to achieve greatness.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan vows to keep fighting at Man United despite lack of game time under Jose Mourinho.
Former New Zealand player Craig Dowd has criticised his national team for their “disrespectful” choice of the Haka against Ireland.

The Best Thing We Shared

Eamon Dunphy and Didi Hamann took the ultimate quiz to find out how much they know about each other.

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On The Record

Bradford City goalkeeper Colin Doyle reveals how he discovered that he was included in the Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifier against Austria.

“The club didn’t tell me at first to be honest because they didn’t realise you release the provisional squad to the press. So they were just not going to tell me in case I wasn’t in the full squad.

It got announced that I was in the provisional and my mate texted me to say ‘congratulations’ with a picture of an Ireland flag. I put two and two together, then I got a phone call on Sunday to say they wanted me in the squad.”

Where We Were Today

Ben Blake attended the media event for the Ireland v Austria World Cup qualifier while Sean Farrell was at Belfast City Hall for the draw for the Women’s Rugby World Cup.

Niamh Briggs, Alison Miller, Claire McLaughlin and Nora Stapleton were all smiles ahead of the draw for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

Showbiz, Baby!

Conor McGregor showed off his basketball skills in Madison Sqaure Garden and he didn’t disappoint.

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