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• Cork City suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Genk in their Europa League third round qualifying first leg tonight.
• Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has retired from international football after 20 years and 134 senior caps.
• Kilkenny hurler Darragh Joyce and Westmeath footballer Ray Connellan have joined AFL club St Kilda.
• Team Ireland’s Chef de Mission Kevin Kilty has downplayed concerns over the state of Rio’s Olympic Village.
• Munster scrum-half Conor Murray believes Joe Schmidt will remain on as Ireland head coach beyond 2017.
• RTÉ pundits Colm O’Rourke and Joe Brolly laughing at half-time in the Munster senior football final showed the “utmost disrespect“, according to Tipperary’s Alan Maloney.

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• American Jimmy Walker leads the USPGA at this early stage after shooting a five-under 65.
• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed he sent Mamadou Sakho home from their pre-season tour due to his poor attitude.
• New Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola got his first win at the club in a pre-season friendly against Borussia Dortmund  today.

The Best Thing We Shared

Lionel Messi, sporting his new blonde hairstyle, leads his team-mates on a merry dance in training at St George’s Park in England.
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On The Record

I thought he was outstanding For a young player, he has been on the fringes for a few years, coming into that environment, under pressure, he had very few mistakes in the game. You would expect him to make some as a young player but he coped in a very difficult situation.” – High praise for Ireland and Celtic defender Eoghan O’Connell from manager Brendan Rodgers after yesterday’s Champions League qualifier.

Where We Were Today

Paul Fennessy met Niall Quinn and Hayley McQueen in Dublin today as Sky Sports launched their Premier League coverage for the upcoming season.

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The Fixture List

• Cork City were one of the teams in action in the Europa League third qualifying round first leg this evening. You can read how their meeting with Genk went here and get results from all the other games here.
• There are three matches in the the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division tomorrow night: Bray v Shamrock Rovers (7.45pm), Finn Harps v Wexford (8pm) and Sligo v Derry (8pm).
• At Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey, the second round of the USPGA gets underway on Friday.

Showbiz, Baby!

There was a bit of horsing around at the Galway Races as Brian Gleeson reported live for RTÉ.
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