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Donegal’s Karl Lacey celebrates Donegal’s victory over Mayo in last year’s All-Ireland final. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho Lacey hoping to be central to Donegal’s plans for big Tyrone clash

Footballer of the Year has battled back from a serious hip injury to be in the frame for Sunday’s showdown

John Afoa: looks set to recover from his hamstring injury for Saturday’s final. Photograph: Darren Kidd/Presseye/Inpho Joe Schmidt and Mark Anscombe keep cards close to chests for Pro12 final
  • Rugby
  • May 22, 2013, 02:00

John Afoa only major doubt for Ulster while Brian O’Driscoll looks fit to start for Leinster

Olympic gold Mndallist Katie Taylor, with Marino College Dublin pupils Jessica Kirwan and Abuduhl Alsfadi at the launch of the Sky Sports Living for Sport initiative. Photograph: David Maher/Sportsfile Katie Taylor plans to fight professionally

Olympic gold medallist is hoping to fight in the World Boxing Series later this year

Robbie Keane: will not be available to Giovanni Trapattoni for England and Georgia games. Photograph: Inpho. Robbie Keane to miss Republic’s games with England and Georgia

LA Galaxy decline to let their captain miss league games as they struggle with form

Eventual stage winner Sam Bennett of An Post Chain Reaction lies behind team-mate Shane Archbold as they enter Adare, Co Limerick, during stage three of the An Post Rás yesterday. Photograph: Inpho Sam Bennett delivers stage win in An Post Rás

An Post rider blasts home for victory as leader Hawkins crashes out of race while Bialoblocki grabs yellow jersey

 

Gaelic Games

Galway football manager Alan Mulholland: One of the problems of an early championship exit is the length of time that stretches out before the qualifiers start. Photograph: Inpho Up to Galway’s footballers now to rediscover their pride in the qualifiers
  • Sport
  • Seán Moran
  • May 22, 2013, 10:00

Players must decide how much they want redemption after the thrashing by Mayo

Kieran Donaghy: “If you feel fit and you feel healthy and strong and you never had any real injuries, bad injuries, if you’re enjoying what you’re doing, why stop?” Photograph: Inpho Kerry’s Kieran Donaghy not taking Tipperary threat lightly

Versatile Kingdom star looking forward to a good year under Eamonn Fitzmaurice

Soccer

A Dortmund fan holds up a poster of head coach Jürgen Klopp prior to the Bundesliga encounter with Bayern Munich in Dortmund on May 4th. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP Photo/Getty Images Jürgen Klopp’s wonderful project plays Wembley

Borussia Dortmund’s exhilarating play and their intriguing coach have captured the imagination ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final

Robbie Keane: will not be available to Giovanni Trapattoni for England and Georgia games. Photograph: Inpho. Robbie Keane to miss Republic’s games with England and Georgia

LA Galaxy decline to let their captain miss league games as they struggle with form

Rugby

Andrew Trimble sees this weekend as a major point in Ulster’s evolution. “It’s a chance to lay claim to being the best side in Ireland.” Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho Andrew Trimble seeks final piece of validation for Ulster in Pro12 final

Beating Leinster in decider will prove Ulster have truly arrived as a force

John Afoa: looks set to recover from his hamstring injury for Saturday’s final. Photograph: Darren Kidd/Presseye/Inpho Joe Schmidt and Mark Anscombe keep cards close to chests for Pro12 final

John Afoa only major doubt for Ulster while Brian O’Driscoll looks fit to start for Leinster

Golf

Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley explains at a press conference at Wentworth why he will have three wild card picks at Gleneagles next year. Photograph: Getty Images McGinley keeps Ryder Cup format tinkering to a minimum but does opt to bring his wild card picks back up to three

Qualifying structure to remain the same apart from giving himself an extra pick

Peter Dawson, chief executive of the R&A at a press conference on Tuesday to explain the banning of anchored stokes. Photograph: Getty Images Golf governing bodies signal an end to the anchoring of putters

Belly-putters and long-putters to be phased out by January 2016

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Racing

Johnny Murtagh on Viztoria wins the European Breeders Fund Athasi Stakes at the Curragh earlier this month. Photograph: Inpho Eddie Lynam issues upbeat bulletin on star filly Viztoria ahead of Irish 1,000 Guineas

Curragh manager Paul Hensey has no plans yet to water Classic ground

Encke lands last year’s St Leger at Doncaster, denying Camelot the much coveted Triple Crown. BHA say there’s no reason to disqualify St Leger winner Encke

Spokesperson insists any banned substance would have been detected at the time

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