Tomorrow evening, Joe Molloy will take the next step in a lauded but relatively low-key career when he debuts as anchor of TV3’s Six Nations coverage. Even his dad has told him this one is huge so he is nervous, anxious not to ‘make a balls of it’, but also determined to trust the instincts that have made him a three-time radio sports broadcaster of the year.

The red cauldron of Munster Rugby simmered politely yesterday as boxing big hitters Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders squared up to each other at Thomond Park for the announcement of their world title fight there on September 19.

Boxing TV host Jim Rosenthal lost a legal bout with chef Heston Blumenthal today as a judge ruled he should not be refunded for a £1,300 (€1,550) meal which left him “disastrously” sick.

The Football Association will break new ground on Saturday when they stream a match involving one of the ’big four’ live on their website.