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Manchester United players standing in an open-topped bus cheer during the team’s victory parade to celebrate winning the Premier League for the 13th time. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/Getty Images Swansea provide Moyes with first test

Defending champions Manchester United head for South Wales on the opening day of the season

Gale Force Ten ridden by Joseph O’Brien (left) leads on the way to winning the Jersey Stakes ahead of Montiridge ridden by Richard Hughes during day two of the Royal Ascot meeting. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA Gale Force Ten gives O’Briens a dream start

Opening race of day two provides third winner at Royal Ascot

George North dives over for his second try during the match between Combined Country and the British & Irish Lions at Hunter Stadium. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Lions can look to North for first test

The Welsh wing has recovered from a hamstring injury and will be available to face Australia

John Higgins was a 5-1 winner over Dechawat Poomjaeng at the Wuxi Classic. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images David Morris makes last 16 at Wuxi Classic

Kilkenny player faces possible clash with Ali Carter

South Africa’s Lonwabo Tsotsobe (R) is caught from the bowling of England’s Stuart Broad during the ICC Champions Trophy semi final match at The Oval. Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters England on cusp of Champions Trophy final

South Africa dismissed for 175 in One Day semi-final at The Oval

Soccer

Joe Kinnear (right) with Derek Llambias (left) during the 2008-2009 season. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire Llambias resigns post at Newcastle

His decision comes just one day after the club confirmed Joe Kinnear as director of football

Manchester United players standing in an open-topped bus cheer during the team’s victory parade to celebrate winning the Premier League for the 13th time. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/Getty Images Swansea provide Moyes with first test

Defending champions Manchester United head for South Wales on the opening day of the season

 

Gaelic Games

Peter Canavan: will be selling crazy again to the Fermanagh players. Photograph: Andrew Paton/Inpho Turning the season around for the qualifiers is where managers really earn their salt
  • Sport
  • Darragh Ó Sé
  • June 19, 2013, 12:00

Everything you’ve been preaching has to be reworked to get everyone believing again

Cork’s Daniel Goulding in action against Clare’s Ger Quinlan in the Munster football championship at Ennis last week. Munster has proved football’s most caste-ridden province. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho Traditional rigid system of inequality imprisons the modern GAA
  • Sport
  • Seán Moran
  • June 19, 2013, 09:00

Ailing championship structure badly in need of a revised format

Rugby

George North dives over for his second try during the match between Combined Country and the British & Irish Lions at Hunter Stadium. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Lions can look to North for first test

The Welsh wing has recovered from a hamstring injury and will be available to face Australia

Lions’ captain Rory Best looks dejected after his team’s defeat to the ACT Brumbies at Canberra Stadium yesterday in Canberra, Australia. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Lions’ duo Rob Kearney and Rory Best rue the consequences of ignominious defeat to buoyant Brumbies

Players fail to enhance their reputation with Test places at stake

Golf

Paul Dunne: broke the course record at Princes as he secured a place in matchplay stages of the British Amateur Championship. Photograph: Pat Cashman. Dunne breaks course record at Princes with stunning 65 in British Amateur Championship
  • Golf
  • June 19, 2013, 01:00

East of Ireland champion one of six Irish players to make it into the strokeplay stages

Ardglass golfer Cormac Sharvin. Photograph: Pat Cashman O’Donovan among early leaders at British Amateur Championship
  • Golf
  • June 17, 2013, 20:28

Lucan golfer and Close champion Sharvin among 20 Irish trying to qualify for matchplay stages

Racing

Camelot: can return to winning ways in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho Camelot has too much class for his Prince of Wales’s rivals

O’Brien star was beaten by Al Kazeem at the Curragh but can gain his revenge at the Royal meeting

Dawn Approach, ridden by Kevin Manning (left), lands a thrilling St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. Jim Bolger’s Dawn Approach crowned king in St James’s Palace thriller

Ireland reign supreme on opening day of Royal Ascot with four winners, including the three Group Ones

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