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(Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke, right, and his wife, Kyly, arrive to a media briefing following the death of fellow cricketer Phillip Hughes)

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• Irish duo Sean St Ledger and Noel Hunt have both joined Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich until January at least.
• Connacht’s academy products Darragh Leader and Denis Buckley have both signed two-year contracts with the province.
• The PFAI Player of the Year Christy Fagan has revealed he turned down English League One side Chesterfield to stay with St Pat’s.
• Martin O’Neill’s Ireland team remain 61st in the latest FIFA World Rankings.
• Les Kiss is hopeful that Chris Henry will return to rugby at some point in the future.

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(Pele pictured in 2011)

• The sporting world is in mourning, after the tragic death of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes.
• Brazilian footballing legend Pele has been transferred to a ‘special care’ unit after his condition reportedly worsened today.
• Night Games: Sex, Power and a Journey into the Dark Heart of Sport by Anna Krien has won the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year award
  
• The Australian Rugby Union has denied claims that their players were responsible for damage in the away dressing room in the Aviva Stadium following the team’s loss to Ireland last weekend.
• Real Madrid have agreed to cut the cross from the club crest after signing a three-year deal with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi.

The best thing we shared

This star-studded hurling video is pretty cool.

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On the record

“Who is Roddy Collins anyway? With the greatest respect to him, we all love him, he’s a great fella and all that sort of stuff but does his opinion matter to anybody?”

St Pat’s boss Liam Buckley doesn’t hold back in showing his unfavourable opinion of Roddy Collins.

The fixture list

• The Guinness Pro12 returns tomorrow, with Munster v Ulster the standout clash.
• The Irish Defence Forces are in action at the the CISM European Football Championship, as they take on the Netherlands.

Showbiz, baby!

These none-too-subtle tourists at last night’s Basel-Real Madrid game will give you a laugh.
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“It’s okay Roddy, we’re from Cork.”

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