We'll Leave It There So: Earls' injury, Nico's new team and the rest of today's sport

We’ll also have news on Conor McGregor and Niall Quinn.

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

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The bad news keeps piling up for Munster as Keith Earls is ruled out for up to four months after surgery today.
Nico Roche has made the move to Team SKY where he’ll try to help Chris Froome win back the Tour de France next year.
There was sad news with the death of two promising GAA players in traffic accidents in Louth and London.
Dublin footballer Johnny Cooper released a statement thanking people for their support following a knife attack on the player.
Padraig Harrington said he would love to follow in Paul McGinley’s footsteps and be the Ryder Cup captain in the future.

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Manchester United’s injury crisis continues with Ander Herrera the 11th first team player to be ruled out.
The NFL are in more hot water after a Muslim player was allegedly penalised for praying after scoring.
Morgan Parra really needs to work on his diving skills.
Niall Quinn will help Fulham choose their new manager as part of a selection committee.

On The Record

“I’m really excited and I think I’ll benefit from the training and development. I can learn a lot and I’m convinced they’re the perfect team for me. I hope I can bring my own experience and share it with the other riders there.”

Nicholas Roche spoke to us today following his move from Saxo Bank to Team Sky.

Where we were today

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Murray Kinsella was in the University of Limerick to chat to some of the Munster players ahead of this week’s clash with Leinster.

The best thing we shared

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Antonio Cassano is no Andrea Pirlo but still, woof!

The fixture list

Slim pickings but we’ve another night of Champions League action on Wednesday with highlights tomorrow including Atletico v Juventus, Arsenal v Galatasaray and Basel v Liverpool.

Showbiz, baby

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Not only did Conor McGregor find out he’s now a top five fighter in the UFC, but 317,400 tuned in to see the Irish fighter on 3e some 40 hours after he beat Dustin Poirier.