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Conor McGregor has been pulled from his upcoming fight at UFC 200 as confusion continues to reign as to whether the Irish fighter has retired or not.

The stakes have been raised by UFC president Dana White who urged McGregor to clarify his teasing social media update or it will be Jose Aldo fighting Frankie Edgar for a vacant featherweight title.

‘The man is still an animal’ – Jamie Heaslip has heaped the praise on new Irish defence coach Andy Farrell.

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Leinster’s Fergus McFadden has been suspended for three weeks after his dangerous hit on Damien Hoyland during the province’s win over Edinburgh last weekend.

Dublin football manager Jim Gavin has said that the team’s nomadic existence will continue and they have no plans to use the new National Games Development Centre as their new training base.

Ireland U16 captain Lee O’Connor has joined Manchester United from Waterford, following in the footsteps of John O’Shea.

Away

Celtic are on the lookout for a new manager as Norwegian Ronny Deila will step down at the end of the season.

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Republic of Ireland assistant boss Roy Keane has immediately been linked with the role and admitted this morning that a return to management was a short-term objective.

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has signed a new five-year deal with Bayern Munich.

The Best Thing We Shared

“Possibly the best goal I’ve ever scored”, Padraig Amond tweeted this morning.

The former Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers’ attacker grabbed a hat-trick as Grimsby beat Woking 3-1 on Tuesday and this was the pick of the bunch.

It’s now 30 for the season for the Carlow native. What a brilliant season he’s having.

On The Record

I can’t speak for them but I sort of knew from our point of view we were starting to chip away. Now from a mental point of view, I don’t know from their point of view, but the one moment when Johnny Sexton lined up that goal it would have sealed it. But the fact that it didn’t open the door for us and you could see our guys, we had been offered the opportunity. But that’s that moment in sport. If he had been offered that again he would probably have got that goal. If we had that moment again maybe we wouldn’t have scored the [Ryan Crotty] try. That’s what intrigues you.”

Murray Kinsella has been speaking to the iconic former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw about that fateful day in Dublin and a lot more.

The Fixture List

Another Premier League fixture down for decision as Arsenal host West Brom.

Kick-off at the Emirates is 7.45pm.

Showbiz, Baby!

UCC student Phil Healy‘s incredible anchor leg at the Irish University Athletics Association Championships at the weekend has gone viral.

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Roy Keane faces stiff competition as other bruised managers make eyes at Celtic

A pair of former League of Ireland players have made the grade in America this week