- Rory McIlroy to miss Dubai Desert Classic
- Three uncapped players in Joe Schmidt's Six Nations squad
- James Cronin out for 8-8 weeks with a finger injury
- Kerry legend Aidan O'Mahony retires from intercounty football
- Wenger charged by FA over fourth official shove
- Hull City issue positive update on Ryan Mason
- Nadal, Raonic, Dimitrov and Goffin advance to Australian Open quarter finals
- Serena Williams and Karolina Pliskova among the winners in women's 4th round
21.25
Munster prop James Cronin is facing a race against time to be fit for the province's Champions Cup quarter final against Toulouse.
The 26-year-old has undergone surgery on the finger injury picked up in Munster's 22-10 Pool 1 win against Racing 92 on Saturday.
The province have confirmed the Corkman will be out for between 6 and 8 weeks, potentially giving him less than a fortnight to prepare for the quarter final.
18.40
Rory McIlroy's preparations for the Masters have taken another huge blow, with the confirmation he'll miss next week's Dubai Desert Classic.
McIlroy suffered a stress fracture in his ribs en-route to a second place finish at the BMW South Africa Open just over a week ago.
The world number 2 sat out the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship at the weekend, and is now set to rehabilitate the injury over the next few weeks, meaning he'll miss the Dubai Desert Classic, which he's won on two previous occasions.
Rory McIlroy has confirmed he will not play next week's @OmegaDDC as he continues to recover from a rib injury.
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) January 23, 2017
16.15
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been charged with misconduct by the FA.
The Gunners boss appeared to shove fourth official Anthony Taylor after being sent to the stands late in Arsenal's win against Burnley yesterday.
Wenger was enraged when the Clarets were awarded a late penalty, but his side still came away with a 2-1 win after Alexis Sanchez also converted from the spot in the 97th minute.
Wenger has since apologised for his reaction.
WATCH: Arsene Wenger appears to push fourth official Anthony Taylor during Arsenal's dramatic win over Burnley. https://t.co/YvBLCT90VD pic.twitter.com/SWdjlV2cel
— Sky Football âš½ï¸ (@SkyFootball) January 23, 2017
13.23
Hull City have confirmed that Ryan Mason has been speaking to club officials in hospital about the incident that left him with a fractured skull.
He underwent an operation last night after a sickening clash of heads with Chelsea's Gary Cahill during their 2-0 defeat to the leader at Stamford Bridge.
The club say Mason will remain in hospital to be monitored over the next few days.
🔶◾ | Superb show of love from the #FootballFamily last night!
We would like to thank you all for your messages of support for @RyanMason
— Hull City (@HullCity) January 23, 2017
12.55
Rafael Nadal is through to the Australian Open quarter finals.
The 14 time grand slam winner booked his place in the last eight, beating Gael Monfils in four sets, 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4.
He'll continue his bid for a first Grand Slam in nearly three years against Milos Raonic in the quarter finals.
The third seed saw off Roberto Bautista Agut in four sets.
Elsewhere 11th seed David Goffin advanced, coming from a set down to beat Dominic Thiem in four.
His quarter final opponent will be Grigor Dimitrov, who also had a four set win against Novak Dkjokovic's conqueror Denis Istomin.
Rafa's night 🇪🇸🙌@RafaelNadal defeats @Gael_Monfils to head into his 9th #AusOpen quarterfinal!
#7TENNIS https://t.co/QwfJVvU5lJ— #7TENNIS 🎾 (@7tennis) January 23, 2017
In the women's draw, Serena Williams' hunt for a 23rd grand slam is still alive, she beat Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic 7-5 6-4.
Britain's 9th seed Johanna Konta awaits her in the quarters after a straight sets win against Ekaterina Makarova.
There were also fourth round wins for fifth seed Karolina Pliskova, and unseeded Croat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.
#SAPStatOfTheDay: @SerenaWilliams makes 10th straight Grand Slam Quarterfinal! #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/1yutrL4FS3
— WTA (@WTA) January 23, 2017
12.00
Kerry centre back Aidan O'Mahony has announced his retirement from intercounty football
The Rathmore clubman departs the intercounty scene with a phenomenal haul of five All Ireland titles, eight Munster titles, three National Leagues and two All-Star Awards.
O'Mahony played 70 times in championship football since making his debut against Cork in 2004.
The 36-year old said: "I feel the time is now appropriate for me to step away from the Kerry team.
"It’s been an absolute honour for me to wear the green and gold jersey for Kerry for the past 14 years at senior level and I leave having great respect for all the talented players I have shared my footballing career with. I am extremely grateful for all the support my teammates gave me down through the years and I have made friendships for life."
In an amateur game the most professional player I ever played with. Cherished memories with great cara @GmailMahony pic.twitter.com/rOAlZCuvR0
— Marc Ó Sé (@osemarc2) January 23, 2017
Andrew Conway, Niall Scannell and Rory Scannell the three uncapped players in Joe Schmidt's squad for the opening two rounds of the Six Nations.
Schmidt has named squad of 40 for the first two rounds, with Scotland first up at Murrayfield on February 4th.
Jonathan Sexton will link up with the group, despite picking up a calf injury at the weekend, but once again there's no place for Ian Madigan, whose international hopes for the immediate future look to be over.
Some of the notable inclusions include Leinster's Dan Leavy, James Tracy and Jack Conan, Munster's Billy Holland and Ulster's experienced winger Tommy Bowe.
Your Irish squad for R1 and R2 of the #6nations 🇮🇪 Congrats to the 3 new caps: Conway and the 2 Scannell brothers. #TeamOfUs #rugbyunited pic.twitter.com/Uq4tM5LTpm
— #rugbyireland (@RugbyIre) January 23, 2017
