- Dublin will be hoping to make home comforts count when they face Laois in the first round of the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
- Philly McMahon and Michael Darragh Macauley are close to a comeback. The pair returned to training pitch last week.
- John McEnroe’s comments about Serena Williams have caused controversy after he claimed she would struggle on the men’s tour and would rank 700th in the World.
- The search for Sam Allardyce’s successor came to an end yesterday as Frank De Boer was appointed as Crystal Palace’s new manager.
- All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has fired another missile in his war of words with Warren Gatland.
PICTURE: 'Stand out, play well and you will be looked at' - Robbie Henshaw knows he can still make it into the Test XV for the British and Irish Lions