We’ll Leave It There So: Olympic hopes still alive, Rugby World Cup boost and all today’s sport

Fiona Doyle leads the Irish delegation at the World University Games. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO

HomeThe Irish hockey team remain on course for a place at the 2016 Olympics after a historic victory today.Conor McGregor told Conan O’Brien he didn’t blame Jose Aldo for pulling out of their scheduled UFC 189 bout.Ireland’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup was made a little easier with the withdrawal of a rival.Cork City manager John Caulfield said he wasn’t reading too much into two of his players squaring up to each other last night.There’s lots and lots of team news ahead of the weekend’s GAA action.

A close up of a tennis ball at Wimbledon. Source: PA Wire/Press Association Images

AwayA top Aussie Rules head coach was stabbed to death in his own home.The Premier League will experience Friday Night Lights next season as Manchester United and Aston Villa are forced to play a day early.Falcao has cut his hair and will play on loan at Chelsea next season.The ridiculous ‘mostly white’ rules caused more grief for players at Wimbledon.Aston Villa’s Fabian Delph seems happy to sit on the bench at Manchester City rather than captain his current club.The best thing we shared

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This game of head-tennis is outrageous.

On the record

New Zealand’s Richie McCaw speaks about the impact on concussion on his career and personal life.

The fixture listWimbledon continues and you can see the order of play right here.There’s plenty of GAA too with All-Ireland SHC Round 1 Qualifiers featuring Wexford v Cork, Wexford Park, 7pm, Laois v Dublin, O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 7pm and Clare v Offaly, Cusack Park, Ennis, 7pm.In football, Offaly  host Kildare at O’Connor Park, Tullamore at 2pm, Clare face Longford in Cusack Park, Ennis at 5pm, while Cavan and Roscommon go head-to-head at Kingspan Breffni Park at 5pm.There’s also four senior Camogie encounters, details of which you can find here.There’s three games in the Airtricity League Premier Division with Limerick, Longford and Sligo at home to Bray, Bohs and Galway at 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 7.45pm respectively.And if that wasn’t enough there’s boxing at the national stadium and it’s the first day of the Tour De France.Showbiz, baby!

Freddy ‘the next Pele’ Adu is now plying his trade in the Finnish fourth division.

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