The National Basketball Arena in Tallaght is the place to be this week as it plays host to the All Ireland Schools Basketball League Finals.

The board of the FAI has now officially approved a formal bid to host Euro 2020 games at the Aviva Stadium but it will be September next year before a decision on the host cities for the tournament is taken.

HENRY SHEFFLIN is more than happy to play the long game right now.

GAA history will be made at Croke Park this evening with Hawk-Eye score detection technology trialled in Gaelic games for the first time.

LEOPARDSTOWN yesterday bowed to the inevitable and their St Stephen’s Day card has been postponed to Thursday, December 30.

THOMOND PARK cannot help but stir memories and while Ospreys at least have a good one to recall, the sight of Paul O’Connell warming up for action tomorrow may well remind the Welshmen of a darker hour in Limerick.

NERVES should not be an issue for Damien Varley at Thomond Park tomorrow, at least nothing compared to throwing a first lineout ball at a returning Paul O’Connell.

Relatives of a US Sunday school teacher arrested in the killing of an eight-year-old girl found stuffed into a suitcase said they are baffled by the accusations against the woman they know as a loving, single parent.