1. #SIX NATIONS The championship kicks off tonight with Wales welcoming England to Cardiff.

We’ve plenty to keep you busy in the meantime. Check out all our countdown coverage.

Ireland were boosted ahead of their clash with Italy tomorrow in Rome with the news that Jamie Heaslip, Jonny Sexton and captain Brian O’Driscoll all agreed new contracts.

Nick Mallett named his side for that clash with the Irish yesterday.

2. #SUPER BOWL XLV And in a busy weekend of sport ahead, we can also look forward to the all-signing, all-dancing showpiece.

Here’s the five most memorable plays in the game’s history, the best half-time shows and the low-down on Dallas’s stripper shortage.

There’s much more here. Welcome to the NFL, baby!

3. #SUMMER IN THE CITY We were in the Aviva Stadium yesterday afternoon as Celtic manager Neil Lennon addressed the media.

He praised Paddy McCourt and heaped praise on the Airtricity League in general as he looked forward to the interesting-looking Dublin Super Cup.

4. #TEE-OFF The action continues in Qatar this morning as Martin Kaymer tries to find form. Follow the live leaderboard here.

5. #LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN It’ll be a busy weekend of GAA action with Dublin travelling to face Armagh. We’ll keep you up to date on the team news.

6. #FUNNY HA HA? Sitcom veteran and UFC emcee Joe Rogan teaches Georges St. Pierre a pretty impressive spinning kick.

Who knew that the current UFC Welterweight Champion (and the No 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world) didn’t know how to properly do a turning side kick?

We’ll have our regular MMA column in the morning.