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• It was a decent day on the track for Sinead Denny and Brian Gregan at the European Championships.

Craig Lynch and David Gillick were unable to escape their 400m heats. Karen Delvoije / INPHO Karen Delvoije / INPHO / INPHO

• Kerry’s Mick Finnucane, the last-surviving player from the 1947 All-Ireland final in New York has died.
• A Limerick snooker player has been banned after admitting spot fixing.
• Galway have named their team for Sunday’s Connacht final.
• Mark Kennedy has left his role with Ipswich to take up a coaching job with Man City.

Away

• Oscar Pistorious was handed a six-year jail sentence by a South African court today for the killing of Reeva Steenkamp.

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• Lionel Messi and his father will likely face suspended sentences for tax fraud.
• Here’s your condensed packet of all today’s football transfer news.
• Roger Federer gave Marin Cilic a two set head-start in today’s Wimbledon quarter-final, but battled back to face Milos Raonic in Friday’s semi.
• With the England job vacant, Alex Ferguson is giving his big SAF seal of approval to Sam Allardyce.
• Greg Van Avermaet took stage five of the Tour de France and the yellow jersey.

On The Record

He isn’t flexible and doesn’t come out. When he runs, it’s just ‘thud, thud, thud…”

– Fly goalie enthusiast Fabien Barthez does not rate Joe Hart.

Where We Were Today

The42‘s resident swimwear model Ryan Bailey took up the offer of a training session with Rio-bound diver Oliver Dingley.

The Fixture List

Before all the European football, six Irish golfers will tee off in the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart and eight athletes will be in action at the European Championships. Tori Pena will fly the flag first in the pole-vault at 8.35am and Amy Foster will feature in the women's 100m heats at 11.15am.

The second Euro 2016 semi-final will pit France against Germany (8pm). But closer to home Cork City host Linfield in their Europa League qualifier, while Cliftonville and Glenavon are at home to Differdange and KR Reykjavik (all 7.45pm).

Showbiz, Baby

Tipperary's Colin O'Riodan is living the life as a Sydney Swan in the AFL, rubbing shoulders with Zac Efron and yer man from Workaholics.

10 years after All-Ireland win, 6 years after Connacht glory, what brought Roscommon boss back?

They meet tomorrow night, but 1982 remains the 'scar' on Franco-German football relations