Irish Olympian Paddy Barnes at the IABA Multi-Nations training camp today. Gary Carr / INPHO Gary Carr / INPHO / INPHO

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• Josh van der Flier has been ruled out of the remainder of Leinster’s season as well as Ireland’s tour to South Africa with an ankle injury, while Munster fullback Simon Zebo is also a doubt.
• Ireland manager Martin O’Neill names his squad for this month’s Euro 2016 warm-up with the Netherlands tomorrow afternoon.
• Conor McGregor and Dana White will meet next week to put “the little speedbump” behind them, according to the UFC president.
• Derry City footballer Josh Daniels scored in last night’s 2-2 draw with Finn Harps just weeks after losing his mother and sister in the Buncrana pier tragedy.

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Another injury setback for Welbeck. Martin Rickett Martin Rickett

• Arsenal and England forward Danny Welbeck has been ruled out for nine months after undergoing knee surgery.
• UFC president Dana White has dismissed reports of advanced talks over a $4 billion sale of the company.
• Germany’s Andre Greipel won the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, while Irish rider Nico Roche is tenth in the general classifcation after finishing 14th.
• Harlequins have expressed their deep sadness after 20-year-old academy player Seb Adeniran-Olule was killed in a car accident.
• West Ham have vowed to hand lifetime bans to fans involved in attacking Manchester United’s bus prior to last night’s Premier League game at Upton Park.

The best thing we shared

Gael Monfils shows a wonderful athleticism to jump over the head of doubles partner Daria Gavrilova for a slam dunk smash in Italy.

On the record

It’s easy to look at fundraisers and blame them but players have to look at each other and ask did we prepare ourselves well enough” – Roscommon’s Cathal Cregg on their lucky escape in New York.

Where we were today

The42‘s Fintan O’Toole was in Claremorris, County Mayo, for the launch of the 2016 Connacht senior football championship.

Dave McGreevy (London), Gary O’Donnell (Galway), Tom Parsons (Mayo), Mark Brehony (Sligo), Cathal Cregg (Roscommon) and Gary Reynolds (Leitrim). James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

The fixture list

• There are three games in the Premier League tonight. Follow the matches live here.
• Tomorrow, Cork meet Limerick in the Munster minor football semi-final at Páirc Uí Rinn (7pm).

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