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Home Ireland’s team of 88 athletes jetted off for LA this morning ahead of the Special Olympics World Games.Paul Dollery took a look at what lies in store next for Ireland’s MMA stars.The second fastest man in the world, Yohan Blake will be competing at Santry Stadium this Friday night.Leinster and Ireland back row Sean O’Brien will lend a hand to a special fundraiser for injured Berkeley victim Aoife Beary this Saturday.After his Open Championship heroics, Paul Dunne has jumped 719 places in the world rankings, but is set to remain amateur for the time being.The new season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will star Conor McGregor, will be available to Setanta Sports subscribers in Ireland.TG4′s new ad for the ladies football championship has caused quite a stir.Away
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Raheem Sterling made his first appearance for Man City this morning. The €70m man scored City’s opener, but only after an embarrassing slip with his first touch for the club.Manchester United‘s friendly in California tonight will have a minute silence beforehand, in memory of the victims of the Berkeley tragedy last month.Some incredibly famous sports memorabilia is going up for auction next month.Phillipp Lahm says his Bayern Munich team mate Thomas Muller is not guaranteed to stay with the club amid interest from Manchester United.Team Sky used today’s rest day at the Tour de France to release performance data of Chris Froome, and hit back at “wildly wrong” claims.
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Where we were today
Fintan O’Toole was in Killarney Legion GAA club today, speaking to Kerry’s James O’Donoghue, Dublin’s Philly McMahon, Monaghan captain Conor McManus, and Mayo’s Cillian O’Connor.The fixtures listDundalk’s Champions League adventure continues with their second leg of the second qualifying round, at home to BATE Borisov. Kick off is 7.45pm and is live on RTE2.Celtic are also in Champions League action. They travel to Iceland to take on Stjarnan, with a 2-0 lead after the first leg.Chelsea take on the New York Red Bulls in a pre-season friendly in New Jersey.Stage 17 of the Tour de France sees the pelaton travel the 161km from Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup, with a category 1 climb and two category 2s. Showbiz, baby!
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IRELAND BEAT WALES 35-21 at the Millennium Stadium to start their World Cup warm-up series. Here’s how we rated their individual involvements.
Felix Jones: 7
Didn’t put a foot wrong all afternoon and was rewarded with a second-half try as he got on the end of a lovely Simon Zebo pass.
Andrew Trimble: 8
Celebrations after Earls’ try. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
Only got just over half an hour on the pitch, but his impact was telling. Massive hit for the Earls try and was superb on kick chase.
Keith Earls: 8
An excellent return to the international game as Earls finally got to play under Schmidt. A few errors, but his attacking contributions were brilliant.
Darren Cave: 8
No huge busts but did the effective carrying expected of an inside centre. Did his World Cup hopes no harm with a muscular display against Scott Williams.
Fergus McFadden: 7
Very lively in the opening exchanges and nearly helped to set up Eoin Reddan for an early try. Less involved in the second half, but always delivered when called on.
Paddy Jackson: 6
Early use of the boot appeared to be a tactical call, although we would love to see him back his running and passing instincts. Kicked four from seven off the tee, and had one or two other slight mistakes in open play. Remains an excellent option for World Cup.
Eoin Reddan: 8
Full of energy and his passing was superb. Conor Murray is the first choice in this position, but Reddan has the ability to change games with his pacy skills.
Jack McGrath: 7
Part of an excellent scrum effort against an underpowered Welsh unit and as effective as ever around the pitch.
Richardt Strauss: 8
Strauss gets wrapped up. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO
Busy outing for the Leinster hooker despite his stint on the sideline for a Head Injury Assessment. Powerful in contact and efficient at the set-piece.
Mike Ross: 8
Has started every single Ireland game since Joe Schmidt took over and this was the latest demonstration of why. A totem in the scrum and good at ruck time too.
Donnacha Ryan: 8
Brings impact to every collision he’s involved in, and constantly seeks out the next one. Looking in good shape as the World Cup looms.
Iain Henderson: 7
Didn’t get the chances to run one-on-one that allow him to fully thrive, but got through his work-rate duties in the second row very well.
Jordi Murphy: 7
Another who was quietly effective with a very low error count. Got through more defensive work than most and was also strong in the lineout.
Tommy O’Donnell: 8
Fingers across the country are crossed for the Tipperary man after his late injury. Was brilliant before that, intelligent and hard-working in all aspects.
Jamie Heaslip: 9
Yep, Ireland got a trophy for this win. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
On another level to every other player on the pitch. Schmidt might look to wrap him in cotton wool now before the World Cup. Faultless.
Replacements:
Rory Best: 7
An impressive cameo when Strauss was being assessed and then finished the game strongly.
Dave Kilcoyne: 7
Came on and helped to ensure that Ireland’s scrum dominance did not fade. Several good carries too.
Michael Bent: 6
Used at tighthead as Schmidt studied his options for the final 31-man squad. Did his prospects no harm with a busy shift in defence.
Dan Tuohy: 6
Another who was called upon repeatedly in defence late on, looked to be in fresh form physically.
Chris Henry: 6
The Ulsterman was binned. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO
Unlucky to be binned for a perceived breakdown offence, but was everywhere when on the pitch.
Kieran Marmion: 6
Passed well during his 13-minute stint on the pitch and made a couple of tackles.
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Ian Madigan: 7
Didn’t get long to impress but one break down the right stood out, as did an excellent right-handed pass.
Simon Zebo: 7
Was handed an easy try by Tommy O’Donnell’s awareness, though his pass for Jones’ try was excellent.
Trimble, Ryan and Earls excel in Ireland’s impressive win in WalesSchmidt’s Ireland make powerful start to World Cup prep with victory in Wales
The non-televised live events this weekend will feature the last matches for The Shield and The Riott Squad.
The Shield will be no longer after Dean Ambrose leaves WWE at the end of this month and their final match will be airing tomorrow live on the WWE Network as part of The Shield: The Final Chapter special. Their match against Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley and Baron Corbin will be from Moline, Illinois and the party will start at 9:30PM ET. Also airing on the same broadcast will be Finn Balor defending his Intercontinental title. The Shield defeated Mahal, Corbin, and Lashley last night at the house show in St. Louis, Missouri. Mahal replaced McIntyre after the Scot had trouble flying out from his location.
Meanwhile, The Riott Squad is also doing their final matches after Liv Morgan was drafted to Smackdown, effectively splitting the band. The trio have been a group ever since they moved to the main roster in 2017.
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Laura Lempika attend un heureux événement. La candidate de télé-réalité de 31 ans est enceinte de son premier enfant, fruit de ses amours avec Nikola Lozina. Et elle a décidé de ne rien cacher à ses abonnés. La candidate des Marseillais VS Le Reste du monde a donc créé une chaîne YouTube pour parler des joies et des peines de la grossesse, sans tabou.
C’est le 19 juillet 2020 que Laura Lempika a lancé sa chaîne LaulauBabyShow et qu’elle a dévoilé sa première vidéo. Ses fans ont donc appris qu’elle avait mis quelques mois pour réaliser son rêve de tomber enceinte : “Pour certaines femmes, c’est plus simple de tomber enceinte. Pourquoi ? Le facteur numéro 1 : le stress. J’ai mis énormément de temps… Enfin huit mois pour tomber enceinte. (…) Inconsciemment, on va bloquer sur l’idée de tomber enceinte et au final, on est déçue chaque mois quand on voit débarquer les ragnagnas. Mais il faut lâcher prise, chose que j’ai réussi à faire au fur et à mesure. Oubliez que vous voulez avoir un enfant.“
Afin de maximiser ses chances, la grande amie de Manon Marsault a installé une application afin de savoir quelle était la meilleure période pour tomber enceinte. Elle a également soulevé ses jambes après chaque rapport sexuel, une technique qui serait efficace pour que les spermatozoïdes trouvent plus facilement le bon chemin. “Ne vous excitez pas dès le premier jour de retard de règles. Je l’ai déjà fait, j’étais comme une dingue à appeler mes copines. Mais ça arrive à tout le monde d’avoir du retard. Donc attendez au moins une semaine“, a-t-elle averti ses abonnées.
Tous les mois j’étais déçue et ça me foutait le moral en l’air
Malgré quelques faux espoirs, Laura Lempika a eu le bonheur de tomber enceinte et a donc dû l’annoncer à son fiancé Nikola Lozina. “J’ai fait un petit jeu comme les enfants à l’école. Dans une main je n’avais rien et dans l’autre j’avais le test. Je lui ai demandé au réveil de choisir l’une des mains et il a trouvé celle où était le test“, a-t-elle révélé. Elle s’est ensuite confiée sur ses trois premiers mois de grossesse assez difficiles entre nausées, fatigue, changements d’humeur et changements de silhouette. “J’ai toujours eu très peu de cellulite. Le jour où vous êtes enceinte, jambonneau party. La cellulite arrive avec sa couronne. Ça vous met de mauvaise humeur. Et j’ai gonflé comme un ballon d’hélium“, a-t-elle conclu. Mais elle relativise en se disant que prochainement, elle accueillera sa fille ou son fils.
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Une fois sa vidéo postée, Laura Lempika a remercié ses fans de leur soutien sur Snapchat. Elle est également revenue sur un point de sa vidéo qui a beaucoup fait réagir : le stress que peuvent ressentir les femmes qui souhaitent avoir un enfant. Afin de rassurer les personnes qui la suivent, la brunette a dévoilé comment elle avait réussi à lâcher prise : “A un moment donné ça m’a saoulée. Je me suis dit qu’il viendrait quand il viendrait. Le problème c’est que tous les mois j’étais déçue et ça me foutait le moral en l’air. Même Niko à un moment donné, je sais que ça le minait grave. Tout était bon, test gynéco et tout. Mais c’était à force de bloquer dessus. Quand vous ne bloquez plus dessus et que vous vous laissez vivre, ça arrive. Je me suis concentrée sur mon mariage du coup, j’ai pensé à autre chose et c’est venu.“
C’est le 12 juillet dernier que Laura Lempika et Nikola Lozina ont annoncé cette grossesse sur Instagram. “C’est avec une immense joie et beaucoup d’émotion qu’après 4 longs mois d’attente je vous annonce que bientôt nous serons 3. Bientôt une nouvelle page s’écrit …….la plus belle réussite de ma vie… Je t’aime Nikola Lozina. Nous sommes les plus heureux du monde merci mon dieu“, avait écrit Laura en légende d’une photo dévoilant pour la première fois son baby bump. Le futur papa avait quant à lui écrit : “Merci à la femme de ma vie d’avoir réalisé mon rêve : devenir papa .. Je vais enfin connaître le bonheur de fonder ma famille…“
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L’ancien rugbyman fait l’objet d’une plainte pour vol et violences, selon les informations du Canard enchaîné publiées mercredi. Les faits se seraient déroulés le 5 juillet 2020, dans une boutique de chapeaux de Sanary-sur-Mer, dans le Var : Christophe Dominici s’en serait pris à une vendeuse avant de saccager le magasin et de prendre la fuite avec un chapeau.
L’ex-sportif toulonnais de 48 ans se serait rendu, torse nu, dans cette boutique pour y acheter un Panama. L’ancien ailier aurait voulu acheter “le chapeau le plus cher” du magasin, avant de négocier pour repartir avec et revenir le payer plus tard. Face au refus de la vendeuse, Christophe Dominici aurait laissé éclater sa colère au point de retourner le magasin, la pousser au sol et s’enfuir avec dans les mains… un chapeau en dentelle. Poursuivi par deux autres commerçantes, il aurait finalement abandonné son butin et disparu. La vendeuse aurait ensuite appelé la police. Elle a bénéficié de 5 jours d’incapacité temporaire de travail (ITT).
Ces dernières semaines ont décidément été compliquées pour Christophe Dominici, puisqu’en plus de cette plainte, l’ancien international tricolore a vu les négociations pour le rachat du club de rugby de Béziers échouer, le 13 juillet dernier. Le rugbyman était le principal intermédiaire d’investisseurs émiratis.
Déjà en 2017, l’ancien joueur du Stade français était au coeur de rumeurs concernant de présumées violences conjugales sur sa femme Loretta Dinaro après une soirée arrosée à leur domicile, dans les Hauts-de-Seine. Finalement, le couple avait “fermement” démenti, se disant “plus soudé et amoureux que jamais, soucieux de protéger le cercle familial ainsi que ses enfants”.
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On ne présente plus Philippe Etchebest ! Depuis plusieurs années maintenant, il s’est imposé comme une figure incontournable de la chaîne M6, animant certains des plus grands rendez-vous des Français avec Top Chef ou encore Cauchemar en cuisine. Mais, en dehors de ses nombreux tournages et de son travail dans ses restaurants, le chef étoilé trouve encore le temps d’assouvir une autre de ses passions : la musique.
Fan de rock depuis toujours, l’époux de Dominique a même monté son propre groupe, intitulé Chef & The Gang et avec lequel il parvient à se produire de temps à autre, comme lors de la fête de la Musique en 2018 par exemple. Pendant le confinement, il s’était même distingué par une reprise de Led Zeppelin avec Louis Bertignac, une autre de Let It Be et encore une de Queen et David Bowie. Philippe Etchebest se positionne à la place du batteur, un rôle qui lui va à la perfection, lui qui aime donner le tempo et surtout taper du pied, comme on peut le constater lors de ses différents passages télé.
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Jeudi 23 juillet 2020, il a eu la chance de remonter sur scène avec ses camarades musiciens et a donné un concert d’été en plein air à Pessac près de Bordeaux. Et, comme vous pouvez le voir dans notre diaporama, l’as des fourneaux prend toujours autant de plaisir à rencontrer son public et à reprendre les tubes de ses groupes préférés. Et, malgré la menace du coronavirus qui plane sur le pays et dans le monde entier, ils sont nombreux à s’être déplacés pour venir les applaudir. “J’ai réalisé un rêve d’enfant, jouer avec mon groupe Chef & The Gang”, confiait-il, ému, l’année dernière.
Philippe Etchebest semble décidément réussir tout ce qu’il entreprend. Car oui, rappelons qu’en plus de sa capacité à jouer de la batterie et à préparer de délicieux plats, il a également été un sportif de haut niveau. C’est un ancien boxeur et joueur de rugby à XV, qui a notamment disputé la saison 1986-1987 du Championnat de France de rugby à XV avec le Club athlétique béglais. En outre, il a été désigné meilleur ouvrier de France en 2000 et élevé au rang de chevalier de la Légion d’honneur en 2012. Un beau palmarès qui force le respect !
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LEINSTER HAVE CONFIRMED that Leo Cullen has been appointed head coach of the province on a two-year contract.
The former lock had been in the role on an interim basis after Matt O’Connor was removed at the end of last season and the province have now acted to make Cullen’s position permanent.
Cullen had been made permanent as head coach. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO
Cullen informed Leinster’s players of his decision to accept the offer at a squad meeting this morning in UCD.
Leinster have also confirmed that Kurt McQuilkin’s short-term contract as defence coach has been extended to a two-year deal. Girvan Dempsey is on a short-term contract as backs coach until after the World Cup, while John Fogarty had previously been appointed as scrum coach.
Richie Murphy will re-join the set-up as skills and kicking coach after his involvement with Ireland’s World Cup campaign.
37-year-old Cullen won three Heineken Cups as the province’s captain, earning a total of 221 caps before moving into the position of forwards coach last season following his retirement from playing.
Cullen certainly didn’t expect to find himself as head coach at this early point in his new career, but Leinster are confident that the Wicklow man was the ideal candidate to succeed O’Connor.
“It was a thorough and robust interview process and we took our time to ensure that this was the case. The process included the input of all relevant stakeholders, and ultimately Leo was the best candidate that we interviewed.
Cullen drove Leinster to three Heineken Cup titles as captain. Source: Graham Stuart/INPHO
“This is an exciting time for Leinster Rugby. We have great talent coming through our sub and full academy. We had 25 players called up to provisional World Cup squad and we have signed players during the summer that our supporters can get really excited about.
“I am sure I echo everyone’s sentiments when I wish Leo and the lads the very best of luck over the coming season.”
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FROM HERE ON in, the Rugby World Cup gets real.
Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
After two opening Rugby World Cup warm-up fixtures of low to medium intensity, today’s meeting with a full strength Wales (kick-off 2.30pm) and next weekend’s trip to Twickenham promise to be full on.
Head coach Joe Schmidt has so far been able to avoid making cuts to his squad for September. That will change soon too.
In truth, it has been an impressive use of resources from Schmidt. Rather than risk alienating any player by cutting them loose early, the Kiwi has kept a large group very close to him. Those who appeared to be early casualties were brought back from brief provincial spells, back under the wing of Team Ireland.
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This weekend, the time when many would counsel cotton wool for any player not in the last chance saloon, Schmidt has named a blend of certain starters and fringe hopefuls to face Wales. Meanwhile, he has sent two Lions back to their provinces along with a versatile prop and the 2014 Six Nations Player of the Year.
The message from Schmidt is clear: the window of opportunity is still wide open until he sits down to make the hard calls on Saturday night.
“Probably not,” says Paul O’Connell when we asked if he had played in a more competitive squad.
“It’s a great thing to have. We’re all about preparation and how we train and training at a certain level and a certain intensity.
“The competition in the squad adds to that. You regret a mistake in training almost much as a mistake in a match. That’s a great place to be when you’re trying to prepare really well for games.”
Today’s game will be Paul O’Connell’s last international on home soil. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
The heady combination of that internal competition, Schmidt’s attention to detail and a cycle-defining tournament coming across the horizon must surely bring a burdensome pressure. Perhaps not for O’Connell, but for some of the less experienced, less decorated players around him.
“The way we deal with pressure is we prepare as well as we can, which allows us to play a certain way. Then you deal with the consequences of that performance,” explains O’Connell.
It’s a short-term approach that Schmidt has always pushed upon his players. Worry about today’s job, tomorrow will look after itself.
“It’s very hard to recognise if somebody’s buckling under pressure. I think sometimes you can get your preparation a little bit wrong and maybe that’s easy to recognise and you can help someone from that point of view.
“Particularly from a line-out or set play point of view it’s easy to recognise if someone is missing something, to help him out and vice-versa. So that’s something everyone does across the board.
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“The way we do little things in scrum and line-out change from week to week and it’s important we help and communicate with eachother.”
The focus on the here and now is even more apparent when Irish players are posed the inevitable ‘Can Ireland win the World Cup?‘ question. We are past the period when Ireland players feel they have to publicly declare that they are reaching for the stars lest anyone think they’re settling for second best. Schmidt’s squad have back-to-back Championship medals and an ingrained culture of improving on every facet of the game from one week to the next.
“We haven’t thought about that question or spoken about that to anyone,” captain O’Connell assured the baying press after his final Captain’s Run on Lansdowne Road.
“That’s probably not the answer you want, but that’s how we’re preparing and how we are living week-to-week. It works for us and we’ll stick to it.”
Wales it is then. And any remaining fears from supporters who stumped up to go and watch a warm-up fixture might fade when listening to O’Connell’s mindset.
“We’re not holding anything back anyway.
“Everyone’s trying to take their opportunities and everyone else is trying to put everyone else in a position to that their opportunities.
“There’s no holding back. I say it all the time, we don’t get too far ahead of ourselves. I’m sure management have a long-term plan, but as players we don’t. We have a heavy emphasis on what’s right in front of us and we work really hard at that.”
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Ireland
15. Rob Kearney
14. Dave Kearney
13. Luke Fitzgerald
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. Keith Earls
10. Johnny Sexton
9. Conor Murray
Connacht’s Nathan White wins his second cap today. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
1. Jack McGrath
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Nathan White
4. Iain Henderson
5. Paul O’Connell (capt)
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Jamie Heaslip
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16. Sean Cronin
17. Dave Kilcoyne
18. Tahdg Furlong
19. Donnacha Ryan
20. Sean O’Brien
21. Eoin Reddan
22. Paddy Jackson
23. Felix Jones
Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
Wales
15. Leigh Halfpenny
14. Alex Cuthbert
13. Scott Williams
12. Jamie Roberts
11. George North
10. Dan Biggar
9. Rhys Webb
1. Gethin Jenkins
2. Ken Owens
3. Tommy Francis
4. Bradley Davies
5. Alun Wyn Jones (capt)
6. Dan Lydiate
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Talupe Faletau
Replacements
16. Scott Baldwin
17. Paul James
18. Aaron Jarvis
19. Luke Charteris
20. James King
21. Gareth Davies
22. Rhys Priestland
23. Hallam Amos
Referee: Craig Joubert
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