Ireland have named their team to face France in the Rugby World Cup Pool D decider.

Both sides have qualified, but the loser is likely to face New Zealand in the quarter-finals.

Cian Healy starts over Jack McGrath at prop, Iain Henderson is surprisingly dropped to the bench with Devin Toner starting, while Keith Earls is at outside centre.

Ireland: R Kearney; Bowe, Earls, Henshaw, D Kearney; Sexton, Murray; Healy, Best, Ross; Toner, O’Connell; O’Mahony, O’Brien, Heaslip. Subs: Strauss, McGrath, White, Henderson, Henry, Reddan, Madigan, Fitzgerald.

Five British boxers are in action from 17:00 BST in the second preliminary round of the Worlds including European Gold medallist Joe Cordina and fighter/artist Joe Joyce. 

Amir Khan will be joining BBC Sport for coverage of the World Amateur Boxing Championships next week. Highlights of the championships will be on BBC One, Saturday 17, October, 13:00 BST.

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The good news for Liverpool today was that Jurgen Klopp is in and ready to take on the "most challenging job in football".

The bad news for Liverpool fans today is that Danny Ings has been ruled out of the European qualifier against Estonia with an ankle injury... 

The high didn't last that long did it...

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Seems like an outlandish claim, right? But by our calculations, it could be about to become reality.

Belgium, currently ranked third, are guaranteed to go top of the Fifa rankings if they win both their upcoming Euro qualifiers against Andorra (tomorrow) and Israel (Tuesday). That is because Argentina and Germany, the teams ranked above them, both lost last night.

The Red Devils were ranked 66th at the start of 2010.

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Who can forget that memorable BBC poolside interview with the emotional father of Chad le Clos after his son had beaten Michael Phelps to gold at the London Olympics in 2012?

Well, now Le Clos Jr has found a new sporting passion - and he wants to win on the racetrack as much as he does in the swimming pool.

“I am competitive in everything I do, even Fifa,” said the Olympic champion, whose horse, Unbelievable Chad, has already tasted victory.

Find out more about Chad's new passion here.

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Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger missed Germany's 1-0 defeat by the Republic of Ireland through injury on Thursday.

But coach Joachim Low does not think it will be a long-term problem.

"For Bastian it looks like he may not be able to make it in time for Sunday," Low said. "Two to three days, that's how long he needs to rest so it will be very, very tight."

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One event can change your life forever - and that certainly applies to Canadian diver and model Maxim Bouchard.In 2010, two years after retiring from professional diving, Bouchard competed in an event in the Philippines.The board collapsed under his feet, Bouchard fell 10 metres on to the concrete floor and was told one of his arms was paralysed for life.In 2015, he's back diving and ready to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.  

Listen to his story here.

Admit it - you can't stop staring at Joe Ledley's beard, can you? It is magnificent...

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BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent

David Gill, a Fifa vice-president and the vice-chairman of the FA, has written to Markus Kattner, Fifa’s acting secretary general, to request an emergency meeting of the governing body’s executive committee.

The BBC understands Gill requested the meeting be held as soon as possible.

Fifa are said to have acknowledged receipt of the letter.

Our chief football writer Phil McNulty has had his say on Northern Ireland's superb qualification for Euro 2016.

"It is a tremendous story of determination and team spirit - and France will surely be richer for their presence next summer," Phil says.

Read the whole feature here.

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Reading defender Jake Cooper has signed a new contract with the Championship club, keeping him at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2018.

The 20-year-old centre-back made his debut against Ipswich in August 2014, making 19 appearances last season.

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Leicester Tigers prop Michele Rizzo is set to be out for up to eight months after suffering a serious knee injury playing for Italy at the World Cup.

The 33-year-old is to undergo surgery on a torn anterior cruciate ligament later this month. 

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Northern Ireland legend David Healy has hailed the contribution of captain Steven Davis to the country's successful Euro 2016 qualification campaign.

Davis scored twice as Michael O'Neill's side clinched qualification with a 3-1 win over Greece.

"Steven Davis put in a man-of-the-match performance that was nothing short of amazing," he said. 

"I can't speak highly enough of him. He doesn't always get the plaudits he should over in England, but I call him the 'ginger maestro'. He's that good."