AP McCoy is greeted by well-wishers today at Fairyhouse after his final race in Ireland. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

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• World super-bantamweight champion Carl Frampton has stuck to his guns and turned down a £1.5 million offer to face Scott Quigg.
  
• Leinster hope to make announcements on one or two new signings before the end of the season.
• World Rugby has announced the 12 referees that will take charge of World Cup games later this year, and three Irishmen have made the list.
• Munster won’t be adding Agustín Creevy to their squad after the hooker agreed a contract with Argentina’s new Super Rugby franchise.
• Ireland’s Alison Miller has been named the Sky Sports sportswomen of the month for March after winning the public vote by a landslide margin.
• In his exclusive The42 column, Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh said that a submission victory over Jose Aldo on 11 July is a strong possibility.

Donegal captain Ryan McHugh and Tyrone skipper Kieran McGeary at today's media event at the Merchant Hotel in Belfast ahead of tomorrow's Ulster U21 Football final. Presseye / Darren Kidd/INPHO Presseye / Darren Kidd/INPHO / Darren Kidd/INPHO

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• Manuel Pellegrini is refusing to write off Manchester City’s fading bid to retain the Premier League title, despite last night’s 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace.
• Former England rugby star Jason Robinson revealed that he considered killing himself during a troubled period of his career.
• Jeff Novitzky, one of America’s top anti-doping experts, has joined the UFC to help clean up MMA.
• Tiger Woods thrilled fans at Augusta with a very promising practice round ahead of the start of the Masters on Thursday.

Where we were today

Murray Kinsella was in UCD getting the views of Gordon D’Arcy, Jack McGrath and Richie Murphy at Leinster’s press conference ahead of this weekend’s visit to Newport.

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 The best thing we shared today

Money versus Manny. Twenty-five days and counting…

On The Record

“He’s talented. First and foremost, he’s an excellent footballer. He doesn’t have many weaknesses in his game. Being an All Black, to get to that level of international rugby, you have to tick a lot of boxes and he does that.”

Munster head coach Anthony Foley is pretty pleased with the capture of Francis Saili.

The Fixture List

• Tyrone play Donegal tomorrow in the final of the Ulster U21 Football Championship.
• Two Munster Minor Hurling quarter-finals are down for decision — Tipperary versus Waterford and Cork versus Limerick.
• Blackburn Rovers host Liverpool in an FA Cup quarter-final replay.
• There are three games in the Scottish Premiership, including Celtic versus Partrick Thistle.

Showbiz, baby!

Pat Richards, take a bow… for this brilliant assist to set up team-mate James Tedesco for a try for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

“He rocked up in a fur coat, looking like Hud Hastings.”

‘Don’t be surprised to see Conor beat Aldo by submission’ – John Kavanagh writes exclusively for The42

These new GAA rules all come into effect this weekend