Sport Headlines June 27th

The Boys in Green will return home to a heroes welcome this evening.

Martin O'Neill's side will fly into Dublin airport to be greeted by their fans.

O'Neill will hold a press conference at their training base in Versailles before they depart.

Here's a snippet of what O'Neill had to say following Ireland's defeat to France.

A downbeat Martin O'Neill had this to say following #IRL's defeat to hosts #FRA #EURO2016 #SSNHQ https://t.co/CTrthKPsK5

— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) June 26, 2016

France now face the winners of England and Iceland who play at 8pm tonight, while Spain take on Italy at 5.

Meanwhile the Match of the Day boys weren't going to let Thierry Henry forget his handball against Ireland in 2009

You didn't think we'd let Thierry Henry off without mentioning THAT moment did you? #IRL #bbceuro2016 https://t.co/2opi19193y

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) June 26, 2016

Lionel Messi has announced he's retiring from international football at the age of 29

The Argentina forward says he's quitting after defeat to Chile in the Copa America final.

Messi made 112 appearances for his country, scoring 55 goals.

It's reported this morning that Manchester United have agreed a fee of 26 million pounds for Borussia Dortmund's Hendrikh Mkhitaryan.

The attacking midfielder scored 11 goals in 31 league appearances this season.

Staying with transfer news and it's also reported that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will have a medical at Manchester United next week.

The Round 2B Football Draw takes place this morning. 

Round 1B winners Offaly, Fermanagh, Longford and Limerick will face the defeated "B" side Provincial semi-finalists, Kildare, Donegal or Monaghan, Cork and Mayo.

A separate draw will be made for home advantage and where two teams have met previously in this year's provincial championship the winner of the provincial game shall have home advantage.

The games will take place on the weekend of July 9th and 10th.  

Novak Djokovic begins his quest to claim three Wimbledon titles in a row this afternoon.

The defending men's champion is first up on Centre Court at 1pm against Britain’s James Ward.

The Spanish women's second seed, Garbiñe Muguruza, who was runner-up to Serena Williams last year, is next on against the Italian Camila Giorgi.

Then seven-time winner Roger Federer will play Argentinian Guido Pella.

On No1 Court, five-times champion Venus Williams will face Donna Vekic and Kei Nishikori will take on Sam Groth.