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• The GAA have moved to end the Nash rule controversy.
• Ireland take on Portugal tonight in New Jersey. Martin O’Neill reckons Roy Keane will stick around for the Euro qualifiers.
• The Irish provinces learned who they’ll face in the new Champions Cup next year. And the draw was not kind.
• The Rossies’ Donie Shine is awaiting scan results as his season’s in doubt. 
• Only 47% of Irish people plan to watch the World Cup, according to this survey. How are these maniacs that make up 53% of our little nation?
• TV3 is ‘close’ to signing a terrestrial TV deal for UFC Dublin

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• Our man in Brazil fried his iPad charger overnight. But he still sent this.
• Fair dues, Eddie Sull.
• It’s Game 3 in South Beach tonight as the Miami Heat look to take control.

The best thing we shared

This is a class analysis of the contenders for the World Cup title. Nice work, Zico.

Where we were today

Ben Blake faced off with the best player at the 2002 World Cup™ — Nicky Butt — in Dublin today.

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On the record

“They’ve warned me about the heat. It does get hot especially around Christmas time so I’m not sure my skin will go down too well down there but I’m sure I’ll cope.”

- Damien Duff telling Off The Ball about his move to Oz.

Showbiz, baby

This is the spot we put our favourite piece of tekkers every day. Today is Roy Hodgson’s time to shine.
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The fixture list

Ireland take on Portugal tonight in another friendly (we’ll stay up in our jim-jams to liveblog).

Overheard on the sportsdesk: ‘You need to put more make-up on your hands’.