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GAELIC GAMES
Eddie Gibbons: ‘The Clare game is a good opportunity to put things right’
Dublin goalkeeper says Munster teams are often ‘put on a pedestal’ compared to Leinster sides
Draw for Round 3 of the All-Ireland football series to take place on Monday
Round 2A losers to face 2B winners in final matches before All-Ireland quarter-finals
Meath master Joe Sheridan backing Royals to regroup against Derry
Robbie Brennan’s men face a tough test as they enter last-chance saloon of Celtic Park
RUGBY
Tommy O’Brien and Maggie Boylan pick up Leinster’s player of the year awards
The winger won three awards on the night at Leinster Rugby Ball
James Lowe is box office. Leinster and Ireland do not have a winger of his ilk
Lowe will leave Leinster for Suntory Sungoliath in Japan this summer after nine years at the province
Ireland name 30-man squad for World Rugby Junior World Championship in Georgia
Andrew Browne’s side have been drawn in Pool C alongside England, Argentina and the USA
SOCCER
‘I feel like I am representing two countries’: Crumlin born Pico Lopes ready for World Cup debut
Hoops’ skipper born and raised in Crumlin where local send-off on Monday ‘one to remember’
Somali referee Omar Artan to officiate Uefa Super Cup after being denied US entry for World Cup
Uefa said it wanted to show its respect to Omar after he was removed from the referee roster for the World Cup
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Group stage tables, the route to the final and the race for the golden boot
World Cup Group K guide: Cristiano Ronaldo makes his latest bid for glory with Portugal
World Cup Group J guide: Lionel Messi ready to strut his stuff in Argentina’s title defence
World Cup Group L guide: Well-balanced England outfit must not be paralysed by caution
Ken Early: Gianni Infantino rolls out the platitudes and gratitudes in press conference
GOLF
Rory McIlroy with ‘work to do’ on his driving; Nelly Korda wins US Women’s Open
JT Poston wins Memorial, with McIlroy in tied 12th at Muirfield Village
Shane Lowry’s putting woes on final hole sour his second round at Memorial
Irish golfer three putted from inside three feet on 18 for a disappointing double bogey en route to 73
Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy recover from rocky starts to finish under par at Memorial Tournament
Lowry carded a two-under 70 and McIlroy a one under 71 to trail early clubhouse leaders on five under
RACING
Stewards decision to declare Benvenuto Cellini a Derby non-runner opens potential can of worms
Christmas Day wins O’Brien a 12th Epsom Derby but aftermath dominated by ‘extraordinary act of self-sabotage’
Christmas Day delivers jockey Ronan Whelan the ultimate Derby present
Aidan O’Brien lands 12th Epsom Derby despite long-time favourite Benvenuto Cellini blowing race at the start
Christophe Soumillon waiting to pounce in Epsom Derby if Ryan Moore picks wrong again
Aidan O’Brien targeting 12th ‘Blue Riband’ victory with four runners while his son Joseph runs James J Braddock
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Westmeath meeting ambition with effort in drive for place at the top table
Captain Ronan Wallace says gruelling preseason work behind Westmeath’s newfound endurance
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