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• Cian Healy is part of an all-international front row for Leinster as they take on the Scarlets.
• And Donnacha Ryan is back in the Munster team for the first time in 11 months.
• Robbie Keane was named by Sports Illustrated as the best import in MLS history.
• The first-ever GAA World Games began in Abu Dhabi today.
• Jon Walters said if anyone ever spat at him they would be ‘eating their supper through a straw’.
• Joseph Duffy said he might drop to featherweight after his UFC debut – the same weight class that Conor McGregor fights in.

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• Sepp Blatter says teams should be relegated if their fans sing racist chants.
• Paul Scholes has blasted Mesut Ozil’s effort levels at Arsenal.
• Another country has announced a rival bid to Ireland’s attempt to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

The best thing we shared

Doing wrestling moves into a swimming pool will never not be immense fun.

On the record

“People always ask me would I like to go professional. Of course I would but we’re not there yet. We are a good bit off. At the moment I would just like us to get more time together as a team. We come together in January and you only have four weekends to gel. I would love for us to have a November international and a camp then. At the moment we live in each others pockets between January and March and then don’t see each other until the following January.”

Ireland women’s rugby captain Niamh Briggs spoke to The42 about the prospect of potentially going professional one day.

Where we were today

The42′s Ben Blake is at Oriel Park for the League of Ireland opener tonight.

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The fixture list

• The League of Ireland returns, with teams playing their opening games tonight and tomorrow.
• There is Pro12 action as all four provinces travel to Wales to face the regions.
• The FA Cup quarter-finals take place tomorrow and Sunday, with Liverpool v Blackburn taking place in two days time.
• Ireland face Zimbabwe tomorrow morning in a crucial Cricket World Cup group game.
• The European Indoor Championships are taking place at the moment and there are a host of Irish athletes involved over the weekend.

Showbiz, baby!

Can an Allstar hurler be a good baseball player? Here’s a first glimpse at Jackie Tyrrell’s attempt.

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