GAELIC GAMES
The GAA recorded losses of 34 million in 2020 as the COVID 19 pandemic impacted on the organisation substantially.
Central revenues dropped from 73.9 million in 2019 to 31.4 million last year.
The Association's commercial director Peter McKenna has namechecked online streaming subscription service 'Amazon' as a player in the market for media rights to show games under the next agreement.
The current broadcast deals expire at the end of this year.
McKenna says there are many interested parties.
Director General Tom Ryan says full capacity crowds will be slow to return.
SOCCER
James McClean says online abuse aimed at him and his family won't silence him.
The Republic of Ireland international and his wife revealed earlier this week the full extent of the abuse they have been subjected to over the last few years.
The abuse included a threat to set their house on fire.
The FAI, PFA and Stoke have all offered their support to McClean and his family this week.
And McClean told OTB AM he has also had the support of his playing colleagues.
Liverpool have one foot in the Champions League quarter finals.
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool proved their "doubters wrong" by winning the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against RB Leipzig.
Goals from Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mane gave them a 2-nil victory over the German club.
The Premier League champions had lost their previous three matches.
The Liverpool boss understands why - before the game - some saw them as underdogs.
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Elsewhere, Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick at the Camp Nou, as Paris Saint Germain thumped Barcelona 4-1.
There are two more last 16 first legs down for decision tonight.
Porto entertain Juventus, and Sevilla face Borussia Dortmund.
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In the Premier League tonight, leaders Manchester City are away to Everton.
That game kicks off at 8.15.
It's preceded by the meeting of Burnley and Fulham at Turf Moor from 6.
Also at 6 o'clock, Celtic play Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership.
RUGBY
A third member of France's backroom team has tested positive for coronavirus.
Assistant coach William Servat is the latest staff member to contract Covid-19 after head coach Fabien Galthie and another unnamed person posted positive results yesterday.
All the players have returned negative tests, though, with France's next game against Scotland in rugby union's Six Nations next weekend.
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Munster head coach Johann van Graan is refusing to put a timescale on Joey Carbery’s return to action.
The out-half has increased his training load again this week as he nears the end of his recovery from an ankle injury.
It’s 13-months since Carbery last played competitive rugby.
TENNIS
Women's world number one Ashleigh Barty is out of the Australian Open, after suffering defeat at the quarter final stage.
She was beaten in three sets by Karolina Muchova (pr: Muck-oh-va) in Melbourne.
Muchova will now face American Jennifer Brady.
Russian Daniil Medvedev is into the last four of the men's singles after overcoming Andrey Rublev in straight sets.
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Andy Murray has pulled out of this week's ATP Challenger Tour event in Italy.
The former world tennis number one, who had to miss the Australian Open due to testing positive for coronavirus last month, was runner-up at last week's second-tier event.
Murray has opted to travel to Montpellier and prepare for the Open Sud de France which starts on Monday.
GOLF
Rory McIlroy has been elected as the first non-American to serve as chairman of the PGA Tour's player advisory council.
The former world golf number one beat Kevin Streelman and Scotland's Russell Knox to the job.
McIlroy, who will succeed Jordan Spieth ((pron: speeth)) next year, previously said he was standing for the role as his experience could help to improve the sport.
HORSE RACING
There is a meeting on the all weather today at Dundalk, with the first off at 2.20.
