We'll Leave It There So: Davy Fitzgerald to step down, Guardiola in Toure spat and today's sport

Elsewhere, the GAA will investigate the tunnel incident between Dublin and Mayo on Sunday, Maurice Deegan will referee the replay and we’ve got injury news from Munster, Ulster and Connacht.

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Davy Fitzgerald is expected to step down as manager of Clare’s senior hurlers in the next 48 hours after the players called for change following a meeting.
Belfast boxer Michael Conlan passed up the chance to fight on Manny Pacquiao’s comeback undercard so that he could prepare for a professional debut in New York on St Patrick’s Day next year.
The GAA has confirmed it will investigate the scuffles between Mayo and Dublin players as they entered the field before Sunday’s All-Ireland final.
Quinn Roux and Jake Heenan will be available to play for Connacht against Scarlets on Saturday after the pair proved they have recovered from their respective injuries.
The injury news hasn’t been so good for Munster as they will be without Andrew Conway and Colm O’Shea for Saturday’s home game against Edinburgh after both players sustained concussions against Newport Gwent Dragons last weekend.
Laois referee Maurice Deegan will be the man in the middle for the All-Ireland SFC replay between Dublin and Mayo on 1 October.
Craig Gilroy (toe) and Luke Marshall (concussion) have been ruled out of Ulster’s Guinness Pro12 clash with Glasgow this weekend.
Mayo are monitoring the fitness of forwards Alan Dillon and Evan Regan ahead of the All-Ireland SFC final replay after both suffered injuries after being introduced as substitutes against Dublin on Sunday.
Neil Seery will return to the Octagon on 19 November after he was added to the card for UFC Belfast at the SSE Arena.

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Pep Guardiola has claimed that Yaya Toure will not play for Manchester City again while he is charge until he receives an apology for comments made by his agent.
Embattled Rangers midfielder Joey Barton is reportedly under investigation by the Scottish Football Association for allegedly betting on Celtic’s Champions League fixture against Barcelona.
Iceland will not feature in the latest Fifa video game due to a financial row between the Euro 2016 quarter-finalists and American game manufacturers Electronic Arts.
Sunderland manager David Moyes has revealed that defender Patrick van Aanholt was a late withdrawal for their game with Tottenham due to the results from a cardiology test.
Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane is facing two months on the sidelines due to an ankle injury he sustained in Sunday’s game against Sunderland.

The Best Thing We Shared

This will tug on the heartstrings. Robby Heil, the waterboy for a high school American football team in Michigan, has down syndrome. He got to score his first touchdown and it was all rather special.

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I’ve played four or five years of Super Rugby, but I’m always looking for new experiences and new challenges, and this came up — it was pretty much a no-brainer for me. It’s a pretty awesome club. I had expectations coming here and they’ve probably exceeded it.

Leinster’s new Kiwi scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park has been enjoying his time in Dublin since his move from the Hurricanes during the summer.

The Fixture List

There are another eight games in the EFL Cup tomorrow night with Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham among the clubs in action. Six games — Fulham v Bristol City, Northampton v Man Utd (Sky Sports 1), QPR v Sunderland, Southampton v Crystal Palace, Swansea v Man City and West Ham v Accrington Stanley — kick off at 7.45pm. Stoke City v Hull and Spurs v Gillingham begin 15 minutes later.
Celtic are also in action tomorrow night from 7.45pm, they host Alloa in the quarter-final of the Betfred Cup.
It’s also a busy night for Spanish football with five games in La Liga, including Real Madrid v Villareal (7pm, Sky Sports 2) and Barcelona v Atletico Madrid (9pm, Sky Sports 2).

Showbiz, baby!

Michael Conlan has officially moved into professional boxing after he penned a lucrative deal with Top Rank Inc whose star-studded stable includes Manny Pacquiao, Vasyl Lomachenko and Timothy Bradley.