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Kilkenny's senior hurlers train at Nowlan Park this afternoon. Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

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• Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has picked Lee Westwood, Stephen Gallacher and Ian Poulter as his wildcards.
• Munster head coach Anthony Foley has addressed the issue of a leaked management report, insisting that it will “never happen again”.
• Dublin’s County Board will take their time to find the right man to replace Anthony Daly as senior hurling boss, chairman Andy Kettle said today.
• Ireland manager Martin O’Neill will start Darron Gibson in tomorrow night’s friendly against Oman while he hinted that Shay Given and Rob Elliot will also feature. Meanwhile, O’Neill and Roy Keane visited Temple Street Hospital earlier.
• Leinster back row Jordi Murphy is to miss Ireland’s November internationals due to a shoulder injury.
• Limerick footballer John Galvin is set to transfer to Clare club Cratoe from his native Croom.

Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane shares a joke with coaches Steve Guppy and Steve Walford. Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Away

• The transfer window is now closed, so here’s every transfer involving a Premier League club that took place this summer.
• This afternoon, Aston Villa confirmed the signing of Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley on a season-long loan.
• Australia coach Ewen McKenzie has dropped Kurtley Beale and Nic White for Saturday’s Rugby Championship meeting with South Africa.

The best thing we shared

Brian O’Driscoll made his debut on BT Sport and appears to be a natural going by this masterclass in breakdown technique.

On the record

I was just like I might as well go ahead and get it on the face because if nothing else, it will help motivate me to either be a guy that has a tattoo on his face looking for another job or hopefully I make it in the NFL and don’t have to work too hard to do something (else)” – St Louis Rams rookie defence lineman Ethan Westbrook on his face ink.

Where we were today

While Niall Kelly was out at Gannon Park for Ireland training, Sean Farrell didn’t have to move from his desk to speak face-to-face with Ulster’s Robbie Diack.

The Fixture List

•  Ireland face Oman in an international friendly at the Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in Dublin is 7.45pm. 

Showbiz, Baby!

The Coronas’ frontman Danny O’Reilly scored 1-2 to help his London GAA team, the North London Shamrocks, win their first every championship title over the weekend.