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United still await offer for Smith
SOCCER: Manchester United are still waiting to receive a formal offer for unsettled striker Alan Smith.Although the wrangle over Carlos Tevez' proposed move to Old Trafford is heading for the High Court, United are working on the assumption the Argentina striker will join them before the August 31st transfer deadline. p

McShane teams up with Keane
SOCCER: Paul McShane, West Bromwich Albion's Republic of Ireland defender, became Roy Keane's latest signing for Sunderland last night but, during a frank assessment of the club's place and power in the transfer market, the manager said he would not be pursuing efforts to sign Hearts' goalkeeper Craig Gordon or Wigan's Leighton Baines. p

Waterford recall Murray in defence
GAELIC GAMES: Waterford have recalled defender James Murray for Sunday's All-Ireland hurling quarter-final against Cork - the only change from the team that beat Limerick in the Munster final. Ian O'Riordan reports. p

Slattery aiming to find some consolation
GOLF/Players' Championship of Europe: Lee Slattery hopes success at the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of Europe can soften the blow after his home was flooded. p

Gaelic Games

Looking to get back on track
A fully recuperated Tom Kenny tells Gavin Cummiskey this year has been like no other for Cork's hurlers. p
Reale's return is 'a huge boost' for Limerick
There aren't many reasons Limerick have been pronounced marginal favourites to beat Clare in Sunday's All-Ireland hurling quarter-final, but one of them must be the return of Damien Reale. His resumption in the starting line-up is significant, not just for the Limerick defence but the entire team. p
Lack of reprieve should whet appetite
Mostly Hurling: Cork weren't handed the script before their recent game with Tipperary. When the draws were made for the quarter-finals it seemed like the Rebels would be playing Wexford. This was great news on Leeside, writes John Allen p
Barry Murphy says draw 'very tough' on Waterford
Former Cork manager Jimmy Barry Murphy believes it's "very tough" on Waterford as they prepare to face the Rebels again in Sunday's All-Ireland hurling quarter-final. p

Soccer

Platini plan rejected
Europe's top leagues have rejected Uefa president Michel Platini's plans to change the rules for Champions League qualification. p
Kirby back for St Patrick's
FAI League of Ireland: Having missed last week's 0-0 draw with Drogheda United because of a hamstring strain, Roy O'Donovan is hoping to be fit to lead Cork City's attack at St Patrick's Athletic tonight. Strike partner John O'Flynn is out, also with a hamstring strain, though winger Liam Kearney should have recovered from a calf injury to make his return. p
Fulham get O'Donovan
Cork City will finalise the sale of Roy O'Donovan to Fulham today but the club's star player will remain in Ireland on loan for the remainder of the domestic season. p
Eriksson gets down to work
Sven-Goran Eriksson was showing off his skills as a linguist at Manchester City's training ground yesterday, translating into Spanish for Martin Petrov and Portuguese for Geovanni, as the club showed off their latest recruits. Petrov, a Bulgarian international, has become Eriksson's fourth summer signing in a €7 million move from Atletico Madrid. p

Golf

Faldo shows some old flair
Senior British Open: Nick Faldo's first round since joining the senior ranks was one to remember as he finished in a tie for the lead after the first round of the Senior British Open. p
Mahan makes the most of early start
Canadian Open: American Hunter Mahan soared to the top of the leaderboard with three eagles in the Canadian Open first round at the Angus Glen Golf Club yesterday. Mahan, who overshadowed the other early starters, charged two shots clear with a record-equalling nine-under-par 62. p
Three-way tie in France
A birdie at the final hole gave rising US star Brittany Lincicome a share of the first-round lead at the Evian Masters in France yesterday. p

Racing

Decado to take his chance in Sussex
The home focus next week may be on Galway but the Kevin Prendergast-Declan McDonogh team could have Group One ambitions elsewhere at Goodwood after Decado was one of only nine entries left in the BGC Sussex Stakes yesterday. p

Other

Dual focus needed as race gets left behind
CYCLING/Tour de France: Just as in the scandal-hit Tour of 1998, there were two Tours de France going on yesterday. There was a cycle race between Pau and this attractive little town north of Toulouse, where Britain's David Millar managed fifth after a sterling day-long escape, and there was a parallel "event", a nether world of police inquiries and manouevrings among the powers that be. p
Locals fail to read the obituaries
Tour de France: The Tour de France party lives on despite the death of the race after a long illness, writes Richard Williams in Castelsarrasin. p
Irish pair ready to return to action
CYCLING: Irish ProTour professionals Nicolas Roche and Philip Deignan are both expected to return to competition in the Polynormande race in France on Sunday week. Roche (23), has been training at home in the south of France and will compete there, then the two day Paris-Corrèze event on August 8th-9th. p
Ferrari angry as McLaren are let off
FORMULA 1: Ferrari reacted with anger yesterday after the World Motor Sport Council let their rivals McLaren off without penalty in the espionage controversy that had threatened to undermine the British team's push towards the formula one world championship. p
Ireland get off to faltering start
ROWING: Ireland's campaign at the Under-23 World Championships in Scotland got off to a faltering start yesterday. All of the five crews face into repechages today at the Strathclyde venue, having failed to make it directly to semi-finals or finals. p
Learning to adapt a small price to pay
SAILING: David O'Brien cautions against over-regulation of the sport after the recent incident on Dublin Bay. p
Breen and Devaney in action
MOTORSPORT: Niall Breen (Dundalk) and Michael Devaney (Dublin) race in rounds 13 and 14 of the British International Formula Three Championship on the Belgian Grand Prix road circuit of Spa Francorchamps on Sunday. p
Levova and Bull stay on course for title triumphs
TENNIS: Top seeds Alex Bull of Britain and Bulgarian-born Mariyana Levova, who is soon to be registered as an Irish player, are on course to clinch the Boys' and Girls' International Tennis Federation's junior singles series following yesterday's semi-finals at the Donnybrook club in Dublin, writes Pat Roche. p

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United still await offer for Smith

McShane teams up with Keane

Waterford recall Murray in defence

Slattery aiming to find some consolation

Looking to get back on track

Reale's return is 'a huge boost' for Limerick

Lack of reprieve should whet appetite

Barry Murphy says draw 'very tough' on Waterford

Platini plan rejected

Kirby back for St Patrick's

Fulham get O'Donovan

Eriksson gets down to work

Faldo shows some old flair

Mahan makes the most of early start

Three-way tie in France

Decado to take his chance in Sussex

Dual focus needed as race gets left behind

Locals fail to read the obituaries

Irish pair ready to return to action

Ferrari angry as McLaren are let off

Ireland get off to faltering start

Learning to adapt a small price to pay

Breen and Devaney in action

Levova and Bull stay on course for title triumphs

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