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• Andy Lee is ready for a ‘firefight’ as he defends his WBO middleweight title against Kid Chocolate this weekend.
• The Cork county board insist that no State funding has been withheld from the Páirc Uí Chaoimh redevelopment.
• Ian Madigan says Isa Nacewawould be ‘a fantastic signing’ if he returns to Leinster.

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• Are you ready for The Masters Par 3 competition? Rory McIlroy has tasked Niall Horan with caddying for him this evening.
• Kildare will not review the position of manager Jason Ryan until after the Championship is done.
• Simon Zebo can’t wait to join forced with Francis Saili at Munster.

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• A legend of two codes of rugby, World Cup and Heineken Cup winner Brad Thorn finally retired today.
• Norwegian prodigy Martin Odegaard’s dream move to Real Madrid has turned a little sour.
• Saracens could be without a crucial part of their breakdown threat for the Champions Cup semi-final against Clermont.
• This UFC legend reckons Conor McGregor’s approach to the Aldo fight could be ‘smart or very dumb’

 The Best Thing We Shared

Another regular day in the League of Ireland with a sensational goal from Waterford United’s Brian Nolan.

Where We Were Today

Sean Farrell (not pictured) was hanging out in Donnybrook while these Leinster players were endorsing their summer camps.

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On The Record

Directly after the incident there are some things I was hazy on. I remember everything that happened now.

Fergus McFadden talks us through the concussion he suffered on Saturday against Bath.

The Fixture List

The US Masters tees off a 12.45pm Irish time tomorrow afternoon. Here’s when Ireland’s finest will be on the Augusta National course.

Closer to home, there’s the EirGrid Munster under 21 football championship final with Cork taking on Tipperary in Semple Stadium at 7.30pm.

Showbiz, Baby!

Ireland’s hero of Euro 2012 Sean St Ledger will neither confirm nor deny if he’s shaken off Taylor Swift yet. Or, for that matter, if they’re ever ever ever ever getting back together.

“She’s not been to a game, as of yet. I’m thinking that she might come to one of the New York ones. We’ll see.”

Hmmm.

It’s too hot for football.