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We’ll leave it there so: Di Maria signs, GAA stand firm and the rest of today’s sport

We’ve also got news of Dan Martin’s fifth place, the FAI Cup draw and Ireland’s Rugby World Cup bases.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheScore.ie brings you a round-up of today’s sports news…

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Dan Martin‘s brilliant start to the Vuelta continued with a fifth place on stage four to follow up yesterday’s agonising second spot.

Ciara Ginty picked up a silver medal for boxing at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing in the early hours of this morning.

The Irish team found out where they’d be based in Wales during next year’s Rugby World Cup group stage.

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The draw for the FAI Cup quarter-finals was made and Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk was the pick of the ties.

Jim McGuinness continues to build up Dublin ahead of his county’s clash with the defending All-Ireland champions on Sunday.

Away

Manchester United added Angel Di Maria to their squad for €75million but how he’s going to solve their defensive woes remains anyone’s guess.

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Real Madrid launched their new black third choice kit and everyone was confused as to why it looks like so much like a New Zealand rugby one.

Frank Lampard retired from international football prompting many to ask ‘didn’t he do that before the World Cup?’

The San Francisco 49ers will be hoping somebody kept a receipt as they were forced to relay the playing surface at their new $1.3billion stadium for the second time in a week.

The best thing we shared

Novak Djokovic is very, very good at tennis.

On the record

“There was a comment made about going deep into Munster territory. We are not talking about the days of Brian Boru and that you are going into someone else’s territory and you are in danger.”

GAA President Liam O’Neill puts paid to the idea that a move to Limerick benefits Kerry ahead of their semi-final replay with Mayo.

The fixture list

Dan Martin will go again on stage five of the Vuelta.

Arsenal will look to reach the Champions League group stages as they play Besiktas in the second leg of their play-off.

Showbiz, Baby!

The Sunday Game pundits are about to get very cold:

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“What’s he going to compare his oranges with”

Stuart Byrne column: €18k fine for Dundalk is extreme but punishment was merited

Angel delight: Manchester United bag Di Maria for British record €75m fee

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