• We're joined live in studio by Leinster and Ireland fly-half Ian Madigan at a challenging time for the 24-year-old.
• John Giles puts the microscope on the Premier League title race and may have a thing or two to say about Mourinho's "horse" analogies.
• With the Allianz Hurling League starting soon, we hear what Podge Collins of Clare and Kilkenny’s Tommy Walsh had to say to Gizzy.
• Donn McClean previews the weekend's racing.
• Irish Independent's Garry Doyle joins us to run through the big stories on the Football Show
• Our European football correspondent Graham Hunter will talk Barcelona olive branches to Johan Cruyff and a new TV deal which could close the gap between the top two and the rest in La Liga.
• We've also got another event for Gizzy to explain in our Guide to Sochi.

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