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• Horse racing great Kieren Fallon announced his retirement at the age of 51 today.
• The GAA qualifier draw has allowed Cork and Limerick fans see both their teams in action next Saturday as part of a triple header in Thurles.
• Leinster have called wing Niall Morris home from his spell with Leicester.
• Mayo woman Martha Carter showed her grit as she played out a Connacht final win with a broken hand.
• Roscommon defender Neil Collins looks set to miss the rest of the season with a torn hamstring.
• Louthman Ciaran Byrne suffered a torn ACL on duty for Carlton this weekend and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

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• The balance of power in the NBA was tilted firmly towards the Golden State Warriors today as Kevin Durant joined Steph Curry in the Bay Area.
• It was a landmark day for both Venus Williams and Roger Federer at Wimbledon today.
• The winds of change are swirling with the transfer window open, here’s the latest gossip.
• Mark Cavendish hit out at Chris Froome for bringing danger to sprint finishes.
• Justin Gatlin is making himself the hot favourite for sprint gold in Rio.
• The Tour de France,now with added genitals.

The Best Thing We Shared

All Germany’s penalties on Saturday night in one neat little package.

On The Record

“I have always taken my penalties like that and was convinced I would score.”

– Simone Zaza tries to explain one of the most inexplicable penalty run-ups we’ve ever seen.

Where We Were Today

Fintan O’Toole was in Croke Park and noticed something missing.

The Fixture List

St Patrick’s Athletic are away to Jeunesse Esch in their Europa League qualifier second leg at 17.45. On the home front, Dundalk host Longford Town at 19.45.

Showbiz, Baby!

Dani Alves was not at his most productive this weekend. But we salute him for this bottle poppin’.

Analysis: Naive Galway crumble under pressure again and a tribute to Kilkenny’s unsung hero