Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO

HomeDublin’s All-Ireland winning captain from 2011, Bryan Cullen, announced his retirement from inter-county footballer.Three-time Allstar winning Galway hurler, Damien Hayes, also retired.Jared Payne will return from injury for Ulster this weekend.Likewise, Marty Moore and Ben Te’o come back for Leinster.And Keith Earls is back on the bench for Munster.Away

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Daniel Sturridge is close to returning to the Liverpool starting team.Cesc Fabregas has denied trying to lure Lionel Messi to Chelsea.PFA chief Gordon Taylor has apologised for comparing the Ched Evans case to the Hillsborough victims.On the record

We spoke to former Leinster out-half Ian McKinley, who retired from rugby back in 2011 after losing sight in his left eye. With the help of protective goggles, McKinley has returned to professional rugby in Italy.

The best thing we shared

Surely this is Equatorial Guinea’s last chance at success with such an old group of players!

Where we we today

Our rugby reporter Murray Kinsella is at the Sportsgrounds for Connacht vs Edinburgh tonight.