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Talk of Henry move hots up
Soccer News: Thierry Henry is set to quit Arsenal
for Barcelona, according to reports in France this morning, but
there was a furious denial from the striker's agent, Jerome
Anderson, yesterday. p
Referees committee defends system
Gaelic Games: The GAA have responded swiftly to the criticisms of the referee assessment system made by Kilkenny hurling manager Brian Cody after Sunday's defeat of Offaly in the Leinster semi-final. p
Brennan ban reduced but five years still harsh
Rugby: Independent Appeal verdict Trevor Brennan's life ban from playing rugby was reduced on appeal to five years yesterday by an ERC-appointed independent Appeals Committee. p
Gaelic Games 
Tipperary have no plans tomake emergency call to Maher
Tipperary manager Michael Keating has ruled out calling up former All Star full back Philip Maher on an emergency basis for next Saturday evening's Munster hurling semi-final replay against Limerick in Thurles. pBrennan denies making error on rule book
GAA president Nickey Brennan has rejected an allegation that he misquoted the rule book in respect of the Graham Geraghty controversy last week. The Meath player had been seen on television striking Dublin defender David Henry in two separate incidents. p
Cork wait on court decision
Cork City could yet have Colin Healy and Gareth Farrelly available for Friday night's Ford- sponsored FAI Cup game with Shelbourne if the Court of Arbitration for Sport finds in their favour at a hearing in Lausanne today. pDays of the great cup upsets behind us
Emmet Malone On Soccer pSoccer Shorts
A roundup of today's other stories in brief p
Grewcock a World Cup doubt
Rugby Round-up: Bath's England lock Danny Grewcock has been suspended for the opening weeks of next season after being found guilty of punching Clermont lock Thibault Privat in last month's European Challenge Cup final. p
Oakmont not what you remember
Philip Reid details the history of the course and how a clandestine operation by the greenkeeping staff has returned it to its original, linksy design that runs hard and fast 3rd Hole 5th Hole 13th Hole 2nd Hole pCurley puts an end to Kilpatrick's recent run
Top qualifier Richard Kilpatrick was dumped out of the Golfsure-sponsored Irish Amateur Close Championship in the big shock of the opening day of matchplay at Cork yesterday. pHarrington expects severe test
"Fore!" Padraig Harrington's first action from the bunker in the short game practice area at Oakmont Country Club yesterday was to blade a shot over the green, narrowly missing the lone figure standing ankle deep in rough on the far side who had been practising a rescue shot that likely will be commonplace in this 107th US Open. His second action was to yell out a warning, and then to raise his hand in apology. pA Howell of frustration
Is there a more injury-prone player? David Howell yesterday withdrew from the US Open, not because of the back injury that has plagued his season but due to a wrist strain suffered while hitting balls on the range as part of his rehabilitation. pIrish Ladies great dies
The death has occurred of Clarrie Reddan (née Tiernan) after a short illness, just three weeks before her 91st birthday. pPoor starts becoming a disturbing and damaging theme
Ladies European Tour: Martina Gillen's Diary This week's painful lesson is not to compound one error with another one pDaly's troubled life hits all-time low even by his standards
Caddie's Role: There is something of the rock-and-roll lifestyle of the golf tour that appeals to young hopeful professionals. If you win a tournament in America you are an instant millionaire and you are afforded a status that could make those who are not prepared a little heady with success. p
Crippling blow as Fallon will face trial
Kieren Fallon will face trial on corruption charges in the Old Bailey in London next September after the controversial jockey's application to have those charges dropped failed yesterday in the High Court. pMullins fancies a 'Triumph' in France
Willie Mullins will have two chances to secure a third success in the French Champion Hurdle this weekend but the top Irish trainer believes his best chance of success will come in France's equivalent of the Triumph Hurdle. p
Windies earn some honour in defeat
Cricket Third Test: England beat West Indies by 60 runs yesterday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead into the final match of the series which is due to begin at the Riverside on Friday. Handsome enough then and, with his 21st victory in charge, it makes Michael Vaughan the most successful of all England captains. pO'Brien needs to raise the batting bar
Cricket Column: Tomorrow's match against Glamorgan at Stormont is Ireland's final game of the 2007 Friends Provident Trophy campaign. It's a good time to take stock of what we've learnt since the team came back from the Caribbean. pMcCarthy hot on the heels of O'Connell
Sailing: Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race A forecast of fresher winds yesterday delivered some respite for the 27 crews in the Dún Laoghaire to Dingle Race as they prepared for the second night at sea in the 300-mile race. pSpurs close in on championship
Basketball NBA finals: The San Antonio Spurs withstood a furious late charge by the Cleveland Cavaliers to claim a 103-92 victory yesterday morning and take a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals. pBallesteros not on list
Golf: Former champion Seve Ballesteros was the most notable absentee yesterday from a list of 2,425 players who entered for next month's British Open. p
