We'll Leave It There So: Kerry legend calls it a day, 4-week ban for Cronin and all today's sport

Here’s what the world of sport conjured up today.

Diarmuid Connolly with Marc Ó Sé after the game Dublin's Diarmuid Connolly with Kerry's Marc Ó Sé after their All-Ireland semi-final in August. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

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Kerry’s Marc Ó Sé is hanging up his inter-county boots after a glittering career.
Tipperary’s Seamus Callanan and Mayo’s Patrick Durcan have bagged the latest Opel GAA-GPA Player of the Month awards.
Munster loosehead James Cronin has been given a four-week ban for stamping and will miss his province’s opening two Champions Cup fixtures.
Munster are set to sign Irish centre Chris Farrell from Top 14 club Grenoble ahead of next season.
Connacht have announced the signing of Fijian international back row Naulia Dawai on a two-year contract.
Ireland’s Ryan Mullen produced a stunning performance this afternoon to finish fifth in the UCI World Championships time trial.

Connacht new signing Naulia Dawai. Photosport / Joe Allison/INPHO Photosport / Joe Allison/INPHO / Joe Allison/INPHO

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Former Leinster out-half Jimmy Gopperth’s sensational start to the Aviva Premiership season has been rewarded with a new contract at Wasps.
Irish and British audiences will be unable to see the first El Clasico clash of the season live on television after Barcelona’s home game against Real Madrid was scheduled for 3:15pm on 3 December.
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios was booed off court in a tanking row at the Shanghai Masters today as Rafael Nadal crashed out and Andy Murray motored into round three.

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We visited the Christchurch training base of Canterbury and the Crusaders.

Where We Were Today

Ben Blake caught up with Dundalk star Daryl Horgan in Dublin, while Fintan O’Toole was speaking to GAA president Aogan O Fearghail and former Dublin footballer Alan Brogan at Croke Park.

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On The Record

We’ve been playing catch-up. It’s been difficult and it’s back to four [points] and they’ve their hands on the title. The most important thing for us is to make sure we push it right to the wire and you’d never know.”

Cork City manager John Caulfield admits that the Premier Division title is now Dundalk’s to lose following last night’s 2-1 defeat to the three-in-a-row-chasing champions.