OFF THE BALL
Chairman of the GAA’s Standing Rules Committee Jarlath Burns was on hand to trash out combating negative football on Off The Ball last night.
Derry v Dublin tonight at Croke Park. The death of Gaelic football.
— Jarlath Burns (@jburns834) March 28, 2015
Former England and West Brom star Jeff Astle's daughter Dawn explained how her father died from a degenerative brain disease caused by minor traumas linked to heading footballs.
Conor McGregor chatted to Off The Ball's Colm 'Wooly' Parkinson at yesterday's UFC event in Dublin, while Grantland writer Charlie Pierce explained the extraordinary world of college basketball's Final Four.
The BBC's South American football expert Tim Vickery charted Brazil's winning run since their World Cup disaster, while Roddy Collins and Stuart Byrne debated the merits of an Ireland call-up for Dundalk's Dane Massey.
GAELIC FOOTBALL
April Fool's Day or not, it's being reported that Dublin manager Jim Gavin drafted in basketball coach Mark Ingle in an effort to break down blanket defences.
According to The Irish Sun, Ingle was brought in during pre-season to work with players and even played basketball with them as part of their training to break down defensive systems.
Ulster Under-21 FC semi-finals:
Tyrone v Armagh (Brewster Park) 8.0;
Donegal v Monaghan (Healy Park) 8.0.
SOCCER
Wales slipped off the top of their Euro 2016 qualifying group last night - but only on goal difference.
Vincent Kompany was sent off as Belgium claimed a 1-0 win in Israel courtesy of a Marouane Fellaini tap-in, which was enough to see them move above Wales at the top of the Group B standings, with both sides tied on 11 points apiece.
Meanwhile, England came from behind to rescue a 1-1 draw with Italy in Turin.
Tottenham's Andros Townsend scored a second-half equaliser for Roy Hodgson's side after Southampton striker Graziano Pelle had headed Italy into the lead during the friendly at Juventus Stadium.
GOLF
Tiger Woods could be close to a comeback in time for next week's Masters, after the former world number one played 18 holes at Augusta National.
Woods has been taking time out until he feels his game is "tournament ready" again.
He fell out of the top 100 for the first time since 1996 earlier this week.
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