The All-Ireland football series was launched in Killarney today. Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE / SPORTSFILE

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•  Ireland’s team of 88 athletes jetted off for LA this morning ahead of the Special Olympics World Games.
• Paul Dollery took a look at what lies in store next for Ireland’s MMA stars.
• The second fastest man in the world, Yohan Blake will be competing at Santry Stadium this Friday night.
• Leinster and Ireland back row Sean O’Brien will lend a hand to a special fundraiser for injured Berkeley victim Aoife Beary this Saturday.
• After his Open Championship heroics, Paul Dunne has jumped 719 places in the world rankings, but is set to remain amateur for the time being.
• The new season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will star Conor McGregor, will be available to Setanta Sports subscribers in Ireland.
• TG4′s new ad for the ladies football championship has caused quite a stir.

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• Raheem Sterling made his first appearance for Man City this morning. The €70m man scored City’s opener, but only after an embarrassing slip with his first touch for the club.
• Manchester United‘s friendly in California tonight will have a minute silence beforehand, in memory of the victims of the Berkeley tragedy last month.
• Some incredibly famous sports memorabilia is going up for auction next month.
• Phillipp Lahm says his Bayern Munich team mate Thomas Muller is not guaranteed to stay with the club amid interest from Manchester United.
• Team Sky used today’s rest day at the Tour de France to release performance data of Chris Froome, and hit back at “wildly wrong” claims.

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On the record

“I’ve seen the pictures and he’s got to turn towards the flag like everybody else has and he recognises that.”

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis says he has spoken to James McClean after the winger’s refusal to face the English flag in a recent friendly.

Where we were today

•  Fintan O’Toole was in Killarney Legion GAA club today, speaking to Kerry’s James O’Donoghue, Dublin’s Philly McMahon, Monaghan captain Conor McManus, and Mayo’s Cillian O’Connor.

The fixtures list

• Dundalk’s Champions League adventure continues with their second leg of the second qualifying round, at home to BATE Borisov. Kick off is 7.45pm and is live on RTE2.
• Celtic are also in Champions League action. They travel to Iceland to take on Stjarnan, with a 2-0 lead after the first leg.
• Chelsea take on the New York Red Bulls in a pre-season friendly in New Jersey.
• Stage 17 of the Tour de France sees the pelaton travel the 161km from Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup, with a category 1 climb and two category 2s.

 Showbiz, baby!

• US Women’s star Alex Morgan is going to be on the front cover of FIFA 16, and some people just can’t handle it.

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