Pádraig Harrington during today’s practice round in Rio. Source: James Crombie/INPHO
OlympicsThere was further disappointment for Fiona Doyle as she failed to qualify from her 200m breaststroke heat this afternoon.Bad weather in Rio caused the postponement of today’s rowing events.Michael Phelps won his 20th and 21st gold medals after pulverising fierce rival Chad le Clos to regain his 200m butterfly title before winning the 4x200m free with America.And Katie Ledecky bagged her second gold medal of the Games after powering to victory in the women’s 200m freestyle.New Zealand scraped into the Olympics 7s quarter-final thanks to Fiji’s dramatic victory over USA. A day before turning 43, American Kirstin Armstrong completed a hat-trick of gold medals with victory in the Women’s time-trial.
A view of the Carlisle Grounds ahead of Bray v Dundalk tonight. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
HomeLeinster head coach Leo Cullen has named seven internationals in his first squad of the season ahead of the province’s friendly with Ulster.Tipp defender Jimmy Feehan will again postpone a college trip to New Zealand if they win their All-Ireland senior football semi-final against Mayo on 21 August.Ex-Dublin forward Ray Cosgrove has hailed the growing maturity of Dublin attacking star Diarmuid Connolly.AwaySonny Bill Williams will miss the November Tests against Ireland after suffering an Achilles tendon injury suffered at the Rio Olympics.Everton have completed the transfer of Ashley Williams from Swansea City. After falling out with Real Betis manager Gus Poyet, Rafael van der Vaart has signed for Danish champions FC Midtjylland.Premier League champions Leicester City have secured the future of manager Claudio Ranieri until 2020.Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement to fight welterweight champion Jessie Vargas in November.Arsene Wenger admits Man United’s new signing Paul Pogba ‘ticks all the boxes’.Man United are set to sell two young defenders to Sunderland.The Best Thing We Shared Today