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The main stand at the Galway Festival in Ballybrit. Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

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• Irish Olympic boxers Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan are through to the quarter-finals in their respective divisions at the Commonwealth Games after victories today. 
• The Galway Races began today with McKinley (7-1), Beckwith Star (12-1), Jamaica (4-9f), Quick Jack (4-1f), Expensive Taste (12-1), Timiyan (3-1) and Pincely Conn (7-1) all winners on Day 1. Check out the results and the best pics here.
• Limerick hurler Shane Dowling admitted that he was unsure whether his second goal in the All-Ireland quarter-final win over Wexford was legal.
• The Irish rugby team trained in France this afternoon ahead of their Women’s World Cup opener against the US on Friday.
• Team Ireland golfers Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are riding high in the early Olympic rankings with two years to go until Rio 2016.

Away

• The Southampton exodus continued today as promising young full-back Calum Chambers officially joined Arsenal for a reported £16m.
• Dan Carter has been named in a 31-man New Zealand squad for the Rugby Championship after his sabbatical ended.
• LeBron James’ homecoming in Cleveland is set to be in a season-opener against reigning NBA champions San Antonio Spurs, according to reports.

The best thing we shared

An incredible 41-shot table tennis rally from the Commonwealth Games.

On the record

If you’re ever thinking of taking singing lessons, let us know. We’d love to help you!” – Borussia Dortmund respond to Bastian Schweinsteiger’s apology after the German midfielder was filmed singing an chant which called the Bundesliga club “sons of bitches”.

Where we were today

TheScore.ie‘s GAA editor Fintan O’Toole made the short trip to Newstalk HQ as a guest on Monday Rewind this morning. Listen to the podcast here.

The fixture list

It’s Day 2 of the Galway Races and there is more action from the Commonwealth Games.

Showbiz, Baby!

Two AC Milan-loving pitch invaders managed to get close enough to Italian international Mario Balotelli to get a selfie with the striker during last night’s 5-1 defeat to Manchester City.

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“I’ll need to find myself one of those ‘no Wifi’ deckings.”