We'll Leave It There So: MMA fighter dies after surgery, blow for Munster and today's sport

Elsewhere, Adam Johnson lodges appeal against six-year jail term and Irish boxer suffers shock defeat in Olympic qualifier.

Michael O'Reilly in action against Ilari Kujala at the European Olympic qualifiers in Turkey today. Ilyas Gun / INPHO Ilyas Gun / INPHO / INPHO

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Portuguese MMA fighter Joao Carvalho has died from injuries he sustained in a bout against Irish fighter Charlie Ward in Dublin on Saturday night.
Munster captain Peter O’Mahony isn’t expected to appear for the province again this season as he continues his recovery from a serious knee injury.
Top Irish boxer Michael O’Reilly suffered a shock defeat at the European Olympic qualifiers in Turkey.
Connacht’s Pro12 title hopes received a major boost with news that out-half Jack Carty will return to full training this week.
Ken Doherty is just one win away from securing a spot in this year’s World Snooker Championship. He is currently in action against Ryan Day.
The owners of Lough Erne Resort have criticised the European Tour‘s decision to move next year’s Irish Open from the Fermanagh venue.

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Allister Coetzee was confirmed as the new head coach of South Africa’s rugby team and he has already fired a warning shot in Ireland’s direction.
Former England footballer Adam Johnson has launched an appeal against his six-year prison sentence for his sexual activity with a teenage fan.

Danny Willett Arrival - Manchester Airport US Masters champion Danny Willett arrives at Manchester airport in his coveted green jacket. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

The Best Thing We Shared

Tickets for Euro 2016 have been scarce to say the least. So you can imagine how this Irish fan felt when Emmanuel Petit surprised him at work with tickets for this summer’s finals.

If Carlsberg did workdays…

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On The Record

My mum and dad are over and I just said to them, ‘It’s like Munster 15 years ago’. Them all suppin’ pints in the crowd, everyone going bananas.

Racing 92 coach Ronan O’Gara savoured the atmosphere when Connacht and Grenoble went toe to toe last weekend.

Where We Were Today

Murray Kinsella was at Munster‘s press conference in Limerick.

Munster back-rower CJ Stander. Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Alan Waldron was chatting to TJ Reid and Aidan O’Shea at the Croke Park launch of the Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps.

The Fixture List

It’s heating up in the Champions League with two quarter-final ties to be decided tonight. Man City host PSG with the scores tied at 2-2 while Real Madrid have plenty to do in their home leg against Wolfsburg after falling to a 2-0 defeat in Germany.
There are also two matches in England’s Championship tonight; Birmingham v Leeds and Middlesbrough v Reading.
It’s another big night of Champions League action tomorrow night with Atletico Madrid hosting Barcelona aiming to turn around a 2-1 deficit from the first leg. Bayern Munich also travel to Benfica with a narrow 1-0 lead. Both fixtures kick off at 7.45pm.
Tomorrow is also a huge night for Manchester United as their FA Cup sixth-round replay against West Ham gets under way at Upton Park at 7pm.
In the Premier League, Crystal Palace host Everton knowing that a win would take them to 40 points for the season and 13 clear of the relegation zone. That kicks off at 8pm.
In GAA, the Munster minor football championship gets under way tomorrow evening. Waterford take on Kerry in Dungarvan, Clare face Limerick in Miltown Malbay and Cork welcome Tipperary to Páirc Uí Rinn. All three games throw in at 7pm.