SEÁN CAVANAGH’S selection as Irish captain for the upcoming International Rules Series in Australia won’t dilute Tyrone manager Mickey Harte’s vigorous opposition to the re-establishment of contact between the GAA and the AFL.

LAST year’s Cork captain Alan Browne, now happily concentrating on club activity, has words of advice for his former team-mates ahead of Sunday’s Guinness Munster SHC semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds.

Captain Cook - revered by many as the man who ‘‘discovered’’ Australia - may be muscled off a Sydney municipality’s logo by a dolphin because he is deemed dated and offensive to Aborigines.

England’s tour to North America has been thrown into jeopardy after talks broke down between club owners and the Rugby Football Union.