Sports Digest RUGBY: The Fijian second row, Ifereimi Rawaqa, who was due to arrive to Dublin and play with Leinster prior to last week's Celtic League match against Llanelli, may not now be coming to Ireland, reports Johnny Watterson.
Rawaqa was a member of the recent victorious Fiji team that won the World Cup Sevens in Hong Kong. After the tournament, the 24-year-old was ordered back to Fiji by the home union, which meant he missed the Celtic League match.
Leinster are reviewing the situation and given Blackrock second row Leo Cullen is back to fitness, there is considerable doubt over whether Rawaqa will now be coming to Ireland at all.
SNOOKER: Teenage prodigy Ding Jun Hui claimed another top scalp by stunning former world champion Peter Ebdon 5-0 to reach the third round of the China Open in Beijing yesterday.
The 17-year-old Chinese wildcard fired in breaks of 62, 72, 78 and 62 in just 100 minutes to advance to the last 16 of a ranking event for the second time this season, having got this far in last November's British Open.
Matthew Stevens crashed 5-3 to Ricky Walden who clinched the eighth frame with a break of 51.
MOTOR CYCLING: RTÉ yesterday announced details of the station's comprehensive coverage of this season's Moto GP World Championship, which starts on Sunday, April 10th. RTÉ will cover all 17 races live, plus highlights of each grand prix, and coverage will begin with a preview of the season on Saturday, April 2nd at 2.10pm on RTÉ Two.
Highlights programmes will also cover both 125cc and 250cc races. RTÉ recently secured the rights for exclusive live coverage of Moto GP for the next three seasons.
FORMULA ONE: Juan Pablo Montoya will miss this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix after injuring his shoulder, his McLaren team confirmed yesterday. The Colombian suffered a hairline crack in his shoulder in a tennis accident and has been advised to rest. His place at Sakhir will be taken by test driver Pedro de la Rosa while Alex Wurz will step in as third driver tomorrow.
ELITE ATHLETES: St Vincent's GAA club in Dublin will host an afternoon in the presence of elite Irish athletes at Mahony Hall, the Helix, DCU, on April 16th at 2pm. Interviews and question-and-answer sessions will be held with footballer Kieran McGeeney, hurler Henry Shefflin, athlete Catherina McKiernan, rower Sam Lynch, sailor Aaron O'Grady and golfer Padraig Harrington.
Tickets can be booked online at www.helix.ie or by calling 01-7007000.
