The Gaelic Grounds gets lit up before tonight’s Munster Senior Hurling League meeting between Limerick and Waterford.

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• Kilkenny hurling great Richie Powerannounced his retirement from the inter-county game.
• John Delaney‘s ‘canvassing’ of Tipperary voters is not a problem, according to the politician he was with at the time.
• Ireland head coach Joe Schmidtwill name his squad and a new captain tomorrow.
• A loss to Cork football as former selector John Corcoran passed away.
• Former Manchester United and Celtic midfielder Liam Miller has left Cork City.
• Munster’s Tyler Bleyendaal just can’t catch a break.
• An Irish international defender and striker were on the move in the transfer window today. 

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• Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open this morning, slipping the wrong side of a five-set thriller with Fernando Verdasco
• Clermont flanker Viktor Kolelishvili was slapped with a 14-week ban for a push on referee Wayne Barnes
• Wales, France and Scotland have named their squads for next month’s Six Nations. Wales face Ireland first up.
• Swansea defender Ashley Williams admitted that he had to hit the old Google to find out who his new manager was.
• Steven Naismith has moved to Norwich. Here’s all today’s transfer rumours

The best thing we shared

Former Munster stalwart James Coughlan picked up a ProD2 player of the season award (for last season), but if ever there was evidence that France can change a man, it’s in the Corkman’s green green pants.

On The Record

All forwards benefited from his first touch, skill and unreal vision.

– Henry Shefflin pays tribute to the ‘true natural’ Richie Power after he retired from inter-county hurling today.

Where we were today

Murray Kinsella was in Limerick to gauge the mood of Munster as they look to end a poor Champions Cup campaign on a positive.

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The Fixture List

The quarter-finals of Corn Uí Mhuirí will be played out across Munster tomorrow afternoon (throw-in 13.30 unless stated). In Killarney, St Brendan’s host PS Chorca Dhuibhne. Rochestown College take on Clonakilty CC in Newcestown, Ballincollig’s Coláiste Choilm meet High School Clonmel in Mallow and in Rathkeale, PS SL Rathmore do battle with St Fiannan’s of Ennis (13.45).

After that’s long over, you can settle in to watch some FA Cup third round replay action as Leicester and Spurs present the third part of their January trilogy at 19.45. Exeter City head for Anfield in the hope of heaping misery on Liverpool at 20.00.

Showbiz, Baby!

Steph Curry and his silky smooth Golden State Warriors handed Lebron James and the Cavs a serious beating last night.

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