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• The PRO12 is set to get underway and the Irish sides are ready, with Connacht, Ulster and Leinster naming their teams.
• Rory McIlroy has shown some promising early form at the BMW Championship.
• Reports today suggest that Tony McEntee is set to become the new Down football manager.
• Carl Frampton had his pre-fight weigh in today, and looked in ridiculously good shape.

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(Rory McIlroy tees off on the eighth hole during the BMW Championship)

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• Alex Ferguson has suggested that UEFA are considering introducing a ‘sin bin’ concept into football.
• Seattle Seahawks, the Super Bowl champions, have gotten their season underway with a blowout victory over Green Bay. 
• Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has criticised the Red Devils’ decision to sell Danny Welbeck to Arsenal.

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(Football pundit Paul Scholes has garnered a reputation for making controversial statements of late)

The best thing we shared

This photo, all the way from Mount Kilimanjaro, shows how dedicated some fans are when it comes to supporting Tipp.

On the record

“I think all the pressure is on me — but I always seem to perform best under pressure when it has been on in the past.

“I’ve sort of pulled it out of the bag and put in good performances so I’m expecting the same this time.”

Carl Frampton is feeling confident ahead of this weekend’s fight with Kiko Martinez.

Where we were today

Our reporter Murray Kinsella was and still is at Thomond Park to cover this evening’s clash between Munster and Edinburgh.

The fixture list

• New Zealand take on Argentina and Australia face South Africa in the Rugby Championship.
• There’s more PRO12 action, including Leinster’s visit to Glasgow and Ulster’s clash against Scarlets.
• Arthur Lanigan-O’Keefe is set to become the first Irish male to compete in a modern pentathlon world final tomorrow morning.
• Carl Frampton has an IBF World Super Bantamweight fight with Kiko Martinez  in Belfast tomorrow night.
• There’s ladies football action tomorrow afternoon, including the All-Ireland ladies senior football championship semi-final between Armagh and Cork.

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