Leinster centre Robbie Henshaw takes a selfie with a young fan at today's training session in Greystones. Gary Carr / INPHO Gary Carr / INPHO / INPHO

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• Damien Duff has joined the Shamrock Rovers first-team coaching staff until the end of the season.
  
• Bohemians have agreed an ‘undisclosed’ fee with Tunisian club L’Espérance Sportive de Tunis for the sale of Ayman Ben Mohamed.
• Cork City have confirmed that Thursday’s Europa League second-leg tie against KRC Genk at Turner’s Cross is a complete sell-out.
• Leinster have announced the appointment of Charlie Higgins as the province’s new Head of Athletic Performance following the departure of Dan Tobin.
• Cavan manager Terry Hyland has stepped down from his position in the Breffni County after being in charge since April 2012.

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• Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Germany international Leroy Sane from Schalke on a five-year deal.
  
• Uefa has handed Neil Lennon a five-match ban from European matches following an incident in Hibernian’s 1-0 defeat to Brondby last month.
• Nate Diaz is adamant that the UFC are only hoping for one outcome when he faces Conor McGregor in Las Vegas later this month.
• Bordeaux-Begles president Laurent Marti has expressed his frustration at Adam Ashley-Cooper’s inclusion in Australia’s Rugby Championship squad.
• Team GB cyclist Lizzie Armitstead has been cleared to compete at the Rio Olympic Games after winning a late appeal against an anti-doping violation that would have seen her facing a lengthy ban.

The Best Thing We Shared

Pat O’Leary has survived bone cancer, lost a leg and is now set to be Ireland’s first ever Paralympic canoeist.

On The Record

Yes [I nearly joined Liverpool]. Rafa Benitez called me and I nearly went there. I was interested in going but my English wasn’t good and I was struggling to communicate. Then Manchester United came. Fergie called me at my apartment and said: ‘I watched you play for Serbia against France — I want you here.’ United were decisive. Everything was done very quickly, within two days.”

Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has revealed that he very nearly ended up at a different Premier League club.

Where we were today

Sean Farrell was at Greystones RFC as Leinster held an open training session, while Ben Blake is at Tallaght Stadium for the second leg of Dundalk’s Champions League third-round qualifier against BATE Borisov.

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The Fixture List

• The second-leg action continues in the third round of the Champions League qualifiers tomorrow, with Celtic hosting FC Astana — currently tied at 1-1 — in one of the 10 games down for decision.

Showbiz, Baby!

Check out the brilliant footage of Tipperary’s last All-Ireland senior football semi-final back in 1935.

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