(Ireland’s William Porterfield tries to run out Darren Sammy of West Indies)
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- Ireland’s cricketers opened up their World Cup campaign with a hugely impressive win over West Indies. Read all the reaction to this magnificent result here.
- In an unexpected turn of events, DJ Carey’s IT Carlow have been thrown out of the Fitzgibbon Cup, paving the way for Mary I to return.
- Ronan O’Gara has apologised for a remark he made about his wife on Friday’s Late Late Show.
- Irish scrum-half Peter Stringer has announced that he’s leaving Bath at the end of the season.
- Ireland striker Andy Keogh is understood to be “embarrassed” following his arrest in Adelaide at the weekend.
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(Lance Armstrong is set to lose $10million)
- Rangers are allowing Celtic’s upcoming Europa League opponents to train at their ground.
- French lock Pascal Papé has been cited for his involvement in the incident that led to Jamie Heaslip’s injury at the weekend, which has ruled the latter out of Ireland’s upcoming clash with England.
- It’s been revealed that disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has to pay back $10million to SCA Promotions for his well-documented indiscretions.
- Man United manager Louis van Gaal says he will prioritise signing a midfield player in the summer.
The best thing we shared today
Check out the Austin Stacks fans’ colourful invasion for the All-Ireland club semi-final in Portlaoise at the weekend.
On the record
“I was addicted to it, I tried to stop it and I cut it out completely. I went from such a high on sugar and stuff like that to a dramatic low.”
Irish golfer Peter Lawrie partially blames a fizzy drink addiction for his sudden dip in form.
Where we were today
GAA Editor Fintan O’Toole was in Croke Park for the Under 21 All-Ireland Championship launch.
The fixture list
- In the GAA Fresher Football Division 1 Championship final, UCD face UCC, while in the Connacht GAA PPS Senior A football championship quarter-final, St Jarlath’s, Tuam take on St Colmans.
- The Champions League returns tomorrow night, with Chelsea facing PSG and Bayern Munich up against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Showbiz, baby!
Former England international David Bentley is set to train with one of Ireland’s most famous Gaelic football teams.
He’ll slip going up the steps and there’ll be lots of ironic laughter.
Well done cricket team, awesome result! As for ROG….brilliant.
“Cricket is the only game where you can actually put on weight when playing” – Tommy Doherty. … Classic!