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Keane urges calm ahead of Euros new

Robbie Keane has told his Ireland team-mates to relax as they prepare to launch themselves into Euro 2012 battle.

Sir Alex Ferguson in health scare

By Mark Ogden

Alex Ferguson was treated in hospital last Saturday after suffering a nosebleed which, according a close friend of the United manager, left him in "tremendous pain".

Brendan Fanning: Driven by the fear of not winning

By Brendan Fanning

It's not well known, but in the changing room in the Millennium Stadium 12 months ago, as soon as the Leinster players and squad members made it back there from their celebrations on the pitch, they huddled up tight and took a vow of abstinence with a view to what was coming the next weekend.

Manager hunt could be over for Liverpool

By Press Association

Liverpool's hunt for a new manager could be over after it emerged that Roberto Martinez was set to announce his future plans on Tuesday.

Jim Glennon: O'Driscoll epitomises a Leinster side whose hunger is not sated

I've spent the best part of the last week trying to put the events, and indeed the achievement, of last Saturday at Twickenham into context and, in all honesty, I've struggled.

Euro 2012: Manager won't gamble on squad fitness

Ireland fly to Tuscany this morning, hoping to escape the microscopic examinations of the past week but knowing that things are only going to become more intense.

Old-school Harry furthers his education

THREE days before they beat Fermanagh in the Division 4 league final, the Wicklow footballers held what you might term a typical Harry Murphy training session. It was raw, honest and 32 players hopped to his every instruction.

Dermot Crowe: Reassurance in his restoration

By Dermot Crowe

ON the day Lar Corbett's return to the Tipperary hurling panel was announced, Thurles Sarsfields faced Moycarkey-Borris at Holycross in the mid championship.

Green tinge to European Tour's celebration of success

Irish players have led a golfing revolution, says Dermot Gilleece

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Seduction of Guardiola to require patience and time

Pep Guardiola did not exactly ride off into the sunset but as footballing departures go this might just have been the next best thing.

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Gaelic Football

Donaghy's absence a mystery because Kerry can't afford to be without him this summer

Selecting a talisman on the bench doesn't help Kerry prospects, writes Páidí ó Sé

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Hurling

Today's championship previews

Munster SHC, Limerick v Tipperary, Semple Stadium 4.0

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Rugby

McLaughlin gets the call to replace injured Ferris

Fixtures between Ireland and the Barbarians are dodgy affairs. There's a decent chance of coming second, and being embarrassed, and roughly the same odds apply to losing players you'll want for whatever tour follows.

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'I've taken my eye off ball' -- Rory

RORY McILROY certainly knows how to win, but Holywood's world No 1 could learn from Padraig Harrington when it comes to coping with frustration, disappointment and defeat.

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Horse Racing

Where are they now?

Frances Crowley

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With progress comes hope

On Wednesday, Natalya Coyle, a 21-year-old modern pentathlete from Tara, Co Meath, boarded a flight for Amsterdam, the first step of a long-haul journey that would take her to the teeming city of Chengdu in south-west China.

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Hodgson ready for first England match

Hodgson takes charge for Saturday's friendly with Norway in Oslo, the latest in a long line since Ramsey in 1963 to try to galvanise a set of players whose ability has thus far translated into a single major international honour.

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Norway enjoying 'underdogs' tag

England have travelled to Norway with new Manager Roy Hodgson for a friendly ahead of the European Championships in June. Fulham full back John Arne Riise says he's delighted to see his former Liverpool team mate Steven Gerard captain England and Blackburn's Morten Gamst Pedersen expects England to be very organised under Hodgson.

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Irish players prepare to pack bags for Euro 2012

Republic of Ireland stars preparing to pack their backs for Euro 2012 training base have been making the most of the summer sunshine in north county Dublin. There is a small matter of their Euro 2012 farewell friendly against Bosnia first. Shane