1. #TRAGEDY An Irishman was killed in a crash at the Isle of Man Supersport TT race yesterday.

The BBC reports that Derek Brien crashed during the opening lap of the event yesterday morning. Brien was an experience competitor and a former Manx Grand Prix winner.

2. #ITALIAN JOB Paul McShane will lead a much-changed Irish side against Italy in Liege tonight. there’s so much in that sentence that doesn’t seem quite right.

Robbie Keane has been sent on his holidays early and Trap has named an experimental side for the friendly against his own country.

The team is Forde, McShane, St Ledger, O’Dea/Kelly, Ward, Coleman, Andrews, Foley, Hunt/Lawrence, Keogh, Shane Long.

What do you think of that line-up?

3. #RANKINGS Pádraig Harrington dropped out of the top 50 golfers in the world yesterday.

Graeme McDowell’s 30th place at the Saab Wales Open has cost him three spots on the rankings while Rory McIlroy goes ahead of him into seventh.

4. #BALD AMBITION Have you seen the state of Wayne Rooney’s head?

5. #CAREER BREAK Former Chelsea  boss Carlo Ancelotti says he will take a one-year sabbatical.

The Italian was sacked by the Blues on the final day of the Premier League season and rather than return to Serie A or take a job with Aston Villa -as speculated this weekend – the one-time Milan boss will sit out the season.

6. #GOLDEN GRAHAM We still don’t know if this was a square ball. But there’s some good photographic proof here.