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• Katie Taylor won her way to a sixth straight European Championship final, but Clare Grace was edged into the bronze medals.
• Holders Sligo Rovers are already out of the FAI Cup.
• Dublin named 11 All-Ireland final starters in their team to face Laois.
• Ireland under 20s took a massive step towards the JWC semi-finals with a bonus point win over Wales.
• The men behind Second Captains are back on the radio, with a Sunday evening slot planned for RTE Radio 1′s schedule.

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• Celtic called off the hunt for Neil Lennon’s replacement with the appointment of Ronny Deila as their new gaffer.
• Team Sky will look to win another Tour de France without 2012 winner Bradley Wiggins.
• France will be a weaker World Cup side after Franck Ribery was ruled out through injury, while Germany face an anxious wait after Marco Reus rolled his ankle this evening.
• Spurs stood the heat, but LeBron James couldn’t hack the 32 degree-temperatures as San Antonio won game 1 of the NBA finals.
• Racing Metro unveiled a fleet of new signings today, including ex-Munster centre Casey Laulala.

The best thing we shared

This New York Times Magazine storybook featuring moving animation and the story of the curse of Maracanã is just class.

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On the record

“BOD? Great but not the greatest — Getting speared doesn’t make you a warrior.”

In the Examiner, Donal Og Cusack makes the case for Roy Keane.

Where we were today

Ben Blake started his strict regime to turn his body into an all-powerful temple.

The fixture list

Football: After tonight’s domestic football action, we’ll have minute-by-minute coverage of Ireland’s friendly against Costa Rica in the wee hours of tomorrow morning.

Rugby: You have all of this international rugby to look forward to, with Ireland’s first Test against Argentina kicking off at 19.40 tomorrow.

Boxing: Katie Taylor fights for European gold tomorrow before Andy Lee fights John Jackson for the vacant NABF middleweight title in Madison Square Garden.

GAA: There’s another jam-packed schedule of GAA Championship action too, of course, here’s how you can keep up with that from the comfort of your own home.

Showbiz, Baby!

Boris Diaw unleashed his inner Brian O’Driscoll with some beautiful assists to help the Spurs beat the Heat in game one of the NBA finals last night.

“I’m not right all the time. I’ve been wrong once or twice.”