It's been a busy few days in the sporting world, and the Sunday papers had a wide selection of coverage, from Ireland's loss to Wales to Billy Walsh's on-going negotiations with the Irish Amateur Boxing Association.
Cliona Foley and James Horan took a look at the back pages to see what was making waves and how the different stories were being covered.
With Dublin taking on Mayo, Horan gave his view on what the players will be up to this morning in advance of one of the biggest games of their inter-county careers, highlighting that most of them will probably be plugging in their headphones and getting their head in the right space. However, Horan did reveal that he was "a bit of a mod at heart" and talked about a few of his favourite bands.
The tone of the rugby coverage, as pointed out by Foley, was perhaps a little bit too generous in how they rated Ireland's performance in yesterday's loss against Wales. That lead to a look at the controversy over GAA coverage this week too, with the topic of whether or not there has been a turn against the northern teams from the "southern media".
One of the biggest stories all week has been the news that Billy Walsh could be leaving the IABA with the Olympics just around the corner, something that could well prove to be a crippling blow to Ireland's medal hopes. Many of the papers covered this topic, highlighting that the this isn't a question of money but rather autonomy, something which is also an issue in professional sports, with the idea of a transfer committee getting the final say in soccer becoming prevalent.
Finally, with Mo Farah's win again at the IAAF World Championships this week, the conversation turned to the way that the BBC covered his rise, as well as the rivalry between Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin, which was "far too simplistic" according to Foley, who also highlighted that athletics in general has "serious problems to sort out".
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