A shadow of himself: Roger Federer in action against Andreas Seppi in the 3rd round of the Australian Open. Andy Brownbill / AP/Press Association Images Andy Brownbill / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

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• There was tragic news from Derry where 32 year-old GAA club player Steven Deeney died after collapsing at training last night. 
• Keith Earls and Iain Henderson will get some game-time for Munster and Ulster respectively this weekend.
• Jamie Heaslip will start for Leinster against Wasps on Saturday while Kane Douglas and Dominic Ryan have been named in the pack.

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• It looks like Andy Lee will open the defence of his WBO middleweight belt against England’s Billy Joe Saunders. 
• Irish Olympic skier Kirsty McGarry claimed a superb victory in the Giant Slalom at Switzerland’s Inferno event – ‘dubbed the craziest race in the world’.
• Hurling boss Ger Cunningham has made sweeping changes to his Dublin side for their Walsh Cup game on Sunday.

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• Adrian Chiles has been replaced as the head of ITV’s football coverage by BBC 5 Live’s Mark Pougatch – with immediate effect.

Adrian Chiles, right, in his natural form. Nick Potts / PA Archive/Press Association Images Nick Potts / PA Archive/Press Association Images / PA Archive/Press Association Images

• Roger Federer bombed out of the Australian Open in the 3rd round – the first time he’s failed to make the semi-finals in 11 years. 
• Eugenie Bouchard, who was asked to ‘twirl and tell us about your outfit’ by an on-court interviewer after a match on Wednesday has played down the incident.  
• UFC has announced 3 more European events for 2015 but Dublin isn’t on the schedule…for now. 

                                   The best thing we shared

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We’re fans of the new Tyrone jersey here at The42.ie HQ.

                                               On the record

I only started this because I was a fat kid trying to lose a bit of weight. I was a fat waster and a pisshead, constantly out drinking and acting the fool.”

Paul ‘Redser’ Redmond talks to our Paul Dollery about his UFC debut in Stockholm tomorrow night.

                                              The fixture list

• It’s all about the FA Cup with eleven 4th round ties down for decision. Liverpool take on Bolton in the late kick-off (5.30) while there are a couple of all-Premier League ties with Southampton facing Palace and Spurs hosting Leicester.  
• In the Champions Cup, Connacht face the trek to La Rochelle.
• In Gaelic Games, it’s Waterford versus UCC in the McGrath Cup final, there are Waterford Crystal Cup semis (Clare v Cork and Limerick v UCC) while Cavan take on Tyrone in the Dr McKenna Cup final.       

It looks like the government is dropping plans to ban alcohol sponsorship of sport

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