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Vincent Voorn on Quinlan at the Dublin Horse Show today. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO

HomeClare manager Davy Fitzgerald has been admitted to hospital in Dublin following a check-up in a Galway clinic last night.Coach John Kavanagh expects Conor McGregor to win his rematch with Nate Diaz so decisively that there will be no talk of a third bout after UFC 202.Dundalk are confident of a victory in their Champions League qualifier tie against FH Hafnarfjordur tonight (kick-off 8.15pm, live Eir Sport 1). A win would secure €1.2m in prizemoney for the SSE Airtricity Premier Division champions.Connacht have released their new kit for the upcoming season and it’s got a hooped design.

The pack climbs during the 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 184.5km from Bern to Finhaut-Emosson in Switzerland. Source: AP/Press Association Images

Click Here: papua new guinea rugby shirtsAwaySam Allardyce is expected to be confirmed as England’s new manager by the FA tomorrow morning.Former UFC featherweight title contender Chad Mendes has been handed a two-year suspension for testing positive for a banned substance.Premier League new-boys Middlesbrough have signed former Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo on a season-long loan from Valencia.Germany striker Mario Gomez has decided to leave Turkish side Besiktas due to the political turmoil in the country.UFC heavyweight star Mark Hunt has laid into the organisation and called for his fellow fighters to get unionised to protect their rights in the wake of his defeat to Brock Lesnar at UFC 200.That news came on the same day it was announced that Lesnar returned a second positive drugs test from the 9 July bout.Former 100m champion Kim Collins will compete at his sixth Olympic Games in Rio after the sprinter settled issues with the St Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee.Two South African rugby players have tested positive for banned substances during routine testing.The International Olympic Committee has revealed it will take up to a week to decide on whether or not to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics.Liverpool have completed the signing of Augsburg defender Ragnar Klavan for a fee of £4.2m (€5m). 

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