Barca step closer to Berlin
Barcelona are all but through to the last four of the Champions League after they brushed away Paris-Saint Germain at the Parc des Princes.
Luis Enrique’s side are now favourites to lift the competition after strikes from Neymar and a brace from Luis Suarez gave Barca a brilliant 3-1 win.
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In last night's other quarter-final Bayern Munich left themselves mountain to climb if they want to reach the semi-finals for the fourth consecutive season after they failed to recover from an early Ricardo Queresma brace and were beaten 3-1 away at Porto.
In a quite stunning revelation it has emerged that the fire at Bradford City's Valley Parade which killed 56 football fans in 1985 was one of at least nine blazes at the businesses of then chairman Stafford Heginbotham, according to a book released by a survivor of the disaster, Martin Fletcher.
FAI chief executive John Delaney was at Croke Park yesterday at the Irish Sports Council's annual funding event, but he refused to be drawn on FAI issues, including on whether Ireland would be vacating Gannon Park on the completion of the new Abbotstown training complex.
Naming rights a possibility for Croke Park
Also present at the event was the GAA's association director general Paraic Duffy, who admitted the association could one day be open to the idea of selling the naming rights to Croke Park and that other grounds, such as Pairc Ui Chaoimh, might be considering naming rights in the near future.
Clare footballers have welcomed Davy O'Halloran, who left the hurling panel last month after a disciplinary issue with manager Davy Fitzgerald, into the county's football squad.
Meanwhile tributes have been flowing in after the death of Dave Billings, aged 63, who was seen as an immensely influential character within Dublin GAA.
Tipperary hurler Michael Cahill missed most of the county's championship run last summer with a hip cartilage injury but is approaching full fitness following an operation in January.
The most talked about team in the world
Leinster’s date with destiny in Toulon looms large and Matt O’Connor’s side are under no illusions of the sheer size of the task awaiting them in Marseille.
Gerry Thornley spoke to Jimmy Gopperth as he prepares to face what he regards to be "probably the most talked about team in the world".
Hoping to be involved at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday is flanker Kevin McLaughlin, who has been out of action since undergoing shoulder surgery after last December's game against Connacht.
The IRFU are set to deliver a message to the Minister for Communications Alex White urging him not to consider listing Six Nations matches and making them exclusively available on terrestrial television, a move they feel would lead to the financial ruin of Irish Rugby.
Ireland ready for Malahide in May
Ireland welcome England to Malahide for a one-day international on Friday May 8 and it is a source of frustration for William Porterfield's side that fixtures like these are few and far between in their calendar.
Rio qualification a tough ask
Meanwhile Irish athletes now know exactly what they need to do in order to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games and the standards are higher than expected, writes Ian O'Riordan.
Spieth hoping for no Masters hangover
Jordan Spieth is set to make his first appearance since donning the green jacket at Augusta in the RBC Heritage with Rory McIlroy's world number one slot firmly in his mind, while Bubba Watson is looking to bounce back from his disappointing Masters defence with victory in the Shenzhen International.
What to watch out for:
Golf
Sky Sports 4, 5.30am-10.30am, China Shenzhen International
Sky Sports 4, 8pm-11pm, Harbour Town RBC Heritage
Tennis
Sky Sports 3, 9.30am-5.30pm, ATP Monte-Carlo Masters
Cricket
Sky Sports 2 from 2.30pm, 1st Test, D4 West Indies v England
Football
3e from 7.30pm, ITV4 from 7.30pm, (8.05) Vfb Wolfsburg v Napoli
Setanta from 7.50pm, (8.05) Sevilla v Zenit
Setanta 1 from 8pm, BT Sport 1 from 8pm, (8.05) Dynamo Kiev v Fiorentina
BT Sport 2 from 8pm, (8.05) Club Brugge v Dnipro
