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• A week of retirements continued as Kilkenny’s Tommy Walsh announced his departure from the inter-county scene.  
• The Ireland rugby team was named as they look to complete a clean sweep of the November Internationals.
• Brian O’Driscoll and his wife Amy Huberman welcomed a future Ireland captain into the world.
• Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are tied for the lead at the final event of the European Tour season.
• Katie Taylor‘s march towards another world title continued with victory in her last-16 bout today.

Away

Dave Whelan welcomes Malky Mackay to Wigan but the chairman is in hot water himself. Barrington Coombs Barrington Coombs

• Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is in trouble over comments in an interview today.
• Robbie Keane is up against Obafemi Martins in the race for MLS MVP.
• Australia named their team for the clash with Ireland and there are four changes.
• Rising star Teddy Thomas has been dropped from the French starting XV after missing a training session.
• The NBA’s first openly gay player, Jason Collins, today announced his retirement from basketball.

On the record

“He always had that in him, you could see that he always had that in him from when he would stare up at me from the reserve bench giving me daggers as to why I wouldn’t put him in.”

- Michael Cheika talks bout his sometimes difficult relationship with Johnny Sexton.

The best thing we shared

As you can see below, it looks very unlikely that the Buffalo Bills will host their NFL game with the New York Jets this weekend. Somewhere beneath all that snow is a stadium.

The fixture list

• Katie Taylor will look to secure a semi-final spot in the World Championships.
• Munster, Connacht and Ulster are all in Pro12 action tomorrow night.
• Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry will attempt to continue their good start to the Dubai World Championship.

Showbiz, baby!

It’s a good thing Arsenal are doing so well on the pitch, otherwise they wouldn’t get away with stuff like this. Oh, wait…

People who leave gigs early are the worst!

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Allstars, shinty, All-Irelands, blood injuries, Cody and New York – Tommy Walsh’s hurling career