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Cork and Dublin make changes ahead of semi-final
Both Cork and Dublin show changes to their teams for Saturday's All-Ireland hurling semi-final at Croke game, with throw-in set for 17:00 BST, will be broadcast live on BBC Two NI, as well as the iPlayer and BBC Sport Munster champions welcome back team captain Rob Downey who has recovered from a hamstring injury to slot back in at centre-back as Cormac O'Brien drops out due to a quad another of the three changes from their penalty shootout win in the provincial decider last month, Niall O'Leary returns at corner-back in place of Damien Cahalane with his groin injury attack, Declan Dalton is another coming back from injury having recovered from the hamstring problem that forced him out of the Limerick game, but a similar issue means Seamus Harnedy is absent for the is a further boost for Pat Ryan's team as Ger Mellerick is fit for a place on the bench, having been absent last month due to a fractured manager Niall O Ceallachain has also made changes for Saturday's semi-final as the red card picked up by team captain Chris Crummey in the win against Limerick in the quarter-final means he is suspended this Burke, who scored five points from midfield in the victory against the Treaty, deputises at centre-back, with Conor Donohoe returning from his own suspension to partner Brian Hayes at attack, Darragh Power is preferred to Diarmaid O'Dulaing and will start at wing-forward with Cian O'Sullivan moving into the Hetherton - who found the net as a second-half substitute against Limerick - is again held in reserve, while Donal Burke is another named on the bench and will provide a noted attacking option for Dublin if called Patrick Collins; Niall O'Leary, Eoin Downey, Sean O'Donoghue; Ciarán Joyce, Rob Downey, Mark Coleman; Tim O'Mahony, Darragh Fitzgibbon; Diarmuid Healy, Shane Barrett, Declan Dalton; Patrick Horgan, Alan Connolly, Brian Brion Saunderson, Damien Cahalane, Ger Millerick, Tommy O'Connell, Ethan Twomey, Luke Meade, Brian Roche, Jack O'Connor, Shane Kingston, Robbie O'Flynn, Conor Sean Brennan; John Bellew, Paddy Smyth, Conor McHugh; Paddy Doyle, Conor Burke, Andrew Dunphy; Conor Donohoe, Brian Hayes; Rian McBride, Fergal Whitely, Darragh Power; Sean Currie, Ronan Hayes, Cian O' Eddie Gibbons, Donal Burke, Colin Currie, Paddy Dunleavy, Daire Gray, John Hetherton, AJ Murphy, David Lucey, Paul O'Dea, Diarmaid O Dulaing, Conal O Riain.
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Fernandez and Tamburlini share Irish Women's Open lead
Women's Irish Open first round leaderboard-6 B Fernandez (Esp), C Tamburlini (Swi); -5 A Swayne (USVI), L Woad (Eng), Screen (Eng), L Pettersson (Swe), M Sagstrom (Swe), M Rhodes (Eng)Selected others: -3 C Hull (Eng); -2 G Hall (Eng) -1 L Maguire (Ire); +2 A Nordqvist (Swe).Full leaderboard Spain's Blanca Fernandez and Switzerland's Chiara Tamburlini carded opening 67s to share the Women's Irish Open lead after the first round at Carton trio Lottie Woad, Mimi Rhodes and Hannah Screen are among a group one shot back, but home favourite Leona Maguire is five off the tricky conditions that fluctuated between showers and sunshine, with a swirling wind added to the mix, it was Fernandez and Tamburlini who made the best of it to lead the had seven birdies and a single bogey in their round, with Tamburlini picking up a shot on three of the last four Order of Merit leader Rhodes, world number one amateur Woad and Screen on five under were Swedish pair Lisa Patterson and Madelene Sagstroem, plus Alexandra Swayne, who is representing the Unites States Virgin Islands, with the sextet just one shot off the pace in a packed just two strokes separate the top 19 players with another 11 just a further shot back, including the best of the home challengers Emma Fleming, who claimed the Victorian Amateur Championship in Australia last endured a frustrating day on the greens, but the Cavan woman remains in contention having ended day one with a 72, tied with three other Irish players on one-under-par.A number of Maguire's Solheim Cup team-mates started strongly with Sagstrom posting the best round of the five, while England's Charley Hull (-3) and Georgia Hall (-2) are well in contention heading into day two,Sweden's Anna Nordqvist, though, has work to do having finished the day on two over.
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Conlan blocking out jibes for 'last roll of the dice'
Belfast featherweight Michael Conlan believes he is "probably one of the most trolled fighters" in boxing but will not allow online jibes to distract him from his goal of reaching the top as a come up short in his two previous world title challenges, the 33-year-old admits this is his "last roll of the dice" as he prepares to build towards a third title will take on England's Jack Bateson in Dublin on 5 September in the second fight of a comeback that began in Brighton with a points win against Asad Asif Khan and improved his record to to that, the Olympic bronze medallist had spent 16 months out of the ring following his third pro defeat to Jordan Gill in December 2023 and had pondered retirement."I'm well used to it," he said of the online abuse."I'm a very selfish person when it comes to this game. It's very hard. "I've missed an awful lot of my own kids' lives, so the dedication is there for everybody to see. "The only person I'm doing it for is myself, my missus and my kids, to give them the best life I possibly can. It's legacy - that's what I want." 'Boxing will never love you back' Professional boxing is a cruel mistress and Conlan has endured some tough moments through the course of his career, none more so than in March 2022 when on course for victory against then WBA champion Leigh Wood and he was knocked out in the 12th round. Harsh lessons in the ring have helped give him a fresh perspective and now he acknowledges that, while still in possession of inner confidence, he is aware that he is not infallible inside the squared circle."Boxing is a sport which you can love as much as you want, but it will never love you back," he said."When you're younger in the fight game, ego is huge. You think you're unbeatable and you're never going to lose, but not everybody's Floyd Mayweather."Boxing can humble you, especially when you lose. You're losing in front of thousands, millions watching around the world. It's hard. "You get people talking. It's not a nice feeling but once you realise words are just words, the only way they affect you is if you let them."The 2015 world amateur champion has a route mapped for the next year and should he safely navigate the test posed by Bateson, he plans to return later in the year to fight "maybe in Belfast, Dublin or even New York" with the hope that could then open the door to another world title he is savvy enough to now know that such plans are worthless should he be defeated on 5 September."Jack's a tough opponent, so I think it's the right fight at the right time."If I was to lose and, listen there's every possibility in that, I would happily say that's it but until then I'm not done."I want to get a world title. If I don't reach it, I don't reach it, but I'm going to do everything I can to make sure I reach that goal."
