GOLF
Offaly's Shane Lowry is 2 under at the Texas Open after an
overnight opening round 70, that's three shots off the lead
Padraig Harrington says the tough course suits him, the
Dubliner is just one shot off the lead after a 4 under 68.
Rory McIlroy hit a level par score of 72.
GAELIC GAMES
Kilkenny county board have confirmed that Brian Cody is
taking a break from team affairs for a number of weeks after undergoing
pre-planned cardiac surgery yesterday.
Martin Fogarty and Michael Dempsey will be taking charge of
the Senior Hurling Panel and Cody is expected to be back on the sideline for
the Cats Leinster Championship game with Offaly this summer
Laois football manager Justin McNulty has made three changes from the side that beat Longford ahead of Sunday's trip to Wexford in Division Two of the National Football League
Kevin Meaney comes into the midfield to replace Conor Boyle; Meaney scored two points when introduced as a half time sub in the win over Longford last time out
The other switches are in the forwards with Conor Meredith and Colm Kelly coming in and Padraig Clancy and Billy Sheehan coming out of the team
Laois need to beat Wexford combined with a Westmeath win
against Derry and hope that Galway win against Armagh
if they're to secure a final place
Eoin Culliton is in goal
The full back line is Peter O'Leary, Denis Booth and Paul
Begley
The half backs are Darren Strong, John O'Loughlin and
Padraig McMahon
Meaney and Brendan Quigley are in midfield
Ross Munnelly, Conor Meredith and Colm Begley are the half
forwards
The inside forwards are MJ Tierney, Gary Walsh and Colm
Kelly
While Donie Kingston has returned to the panel, Kingston left last week
but has since returned and trained with the squad last night.
We'll have commentary on Sunday with thanks to MW Hire and
Gerry Browne Jewellers Trophy Centre Portlaoise
SOCCER
Town, who are unbeaten in the First Division so far this
season, are without strikers Philly Gorman and Noel McGee for the 7.45 kick off
In the Paddy Cotter Cup Quarter Finals this evening Willow Park
It's being reported that Richard Dunne may not receive a new
deal from Aston Villa.
The Ireland
defender is likely to miss the rest of the season with the groin injury that
his kept him out since last summer.
Villa boss Paul Lambert says Dunne’s injury is one of the
most frustrating that he's ever scene.
According to the Irish Independent LA Galaxy, New York Red
Bull and Malaga
are among those interested in the 33 year old who's out of contract at the end
of the season.
Tottenham also have a tough task ahead of them after they
were held to a two-all draw with FC Basel at White Heart Lane .
The Swiss side went two-nil up at White Heart Lane after goals from
Valentin Stocker and Fabian Frei but Spurs fought-back with goals from Emmanuel
Adebayor and Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Gareth Bale was stretchered off during the final stages with
an ankle injury but Spurs boss Andre Villas Boas only expects the Welsh forward
to miss two games.
Joey Barton has been summoned to appear before the ethics
committee of the French Football Federation after launching a twitter attack on
Paris St Germain's Thiago Silva.
The Marseille midfielder described the Brazilian as an
"overweight ladyboy" during a trademark rant and PSG have now
threatened to take legal action against him.
Former Inter Milan defender Taribo West has been accused of
lying about his age throughout his playing career.
The Nigerian, who also played for the likes of AC Milan and Derby County
RUGBY UNION
Wasps welcome Leinster to Adams Park
Head coach Joe Schmidt has made four changes to his side in
the wake of last Saturday's disappointing defeat to Ulster at the RDS. Gordon D'Arcy
returns to the centre where he's joined by fit-again Fergus McFadden.
The other two changes are in the pack with team captain Leo
Cullen replacing Quinn Roux in the second-row, while Sean O'Brien comes into
the back-row in place of Shane Jennings.
The Ireland
winger has returned to training in recent weeks after surgery on a knee injury,
but he wasn't expected to make his return to competitive action for several
weeks.
Mark Anscombe will name his team at lunchtime, but he's now
expected to hand the winger the number 23 jersey while Dan Tuohy is also set to
start despite a back spasm he suffered in training and prop John Afoa has
returned from New Zealand
after the birth of his daughter.
Clermont Auvergne head coach Vern Cotter become the latest
man to rule himself out of running to succeed Declan Kidney.
The New
Zealand born coach was one of the names
being linked with the job and he was seen as one of the candidates that could
boast of coaching experience in both hemispheres.
But Cotter has told a French radio station that he's
committed to Clermont and intends to honour his contract with the Top-14 side,
which currently has a year left to run.
The former Canterbury Crusaders assistant coach has also
been linked with a possible return to Super Rugby at the end of next season.
TENNIS
The opening singles match between James McGee and Harri Heliovaara gets underway at three in Castleknock, followed by the meeting of Colin O'Brien and Jarkko Nieminen.
HANDBALL
They face
SWIMMING
Lance Armstrong has withdrawn from a Masters Swimming
Championship in his home town in Texas .
The disgraced former cyclist was hoping to return to competitive sport at the
event but has taken himself out of the field after objections from swimming's
world governing body, FINA.
Armstrong had entered in three distance events because the
competition isn't covered by the same drug testing rules but FINA sent a letter
to organisers today - insisting that the event is under the jurisdiction of the
World Anti-Doping Code.
PARALYMPICS
The family of Oscar Pistorius has denied that the Paralympic
champion is already back in training as he awaits trial on charges of murdering
his girlfriend.
The Blade Runner was photographed this week running on a
track but a statement from his family insisted that the 26-year-old has merely
been out running on a number of "isolated occasions" while his agent
said that the athlete had simply been out for a jog.
RACING
There's two Grade One races at Aintree today
Sprinter Sacre and Flemenstar clash in the Melling Chase is
at five past three while At Fisher's Cross is the favourite for the Sefton
Novice's Hurdle at a quarter past four
Gigginstown's Road to Riches is also a contender in the race
Ahead of Saturday's Grand National, 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup
winner, Imperial Commander will carry the top weight while Ruby Walsh has
chosen to partner the Willie Mullins' runner "On His Own".
But champion jockey Tony McCoy has opted to ride Colbert Station.
Last year's runner-up, Sunnyhillboy has been loaded with an
extra 10-pounds this year, which appears to have swayed McCoy's mind.
Sam Waley Cohen will be on board Castletown Geoghegan horse
Oscar Time
Oscar time, trained by Martin Lynch, was second to
Ballabriggs in the race in 2011
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