Friday Lunch Sport Update

Ireland Relay Women in Euro Final; Leixlip Canoeist Jenny Egan In Action Later; Club Football Championships, Soccer.......... Weekend Preview Programme this evening, 6.30pm

The Irish women's 4x400-metre relay team has qualified for tomorrow's final at the European Championships in Munich.

Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley ran an national record time of 3.26.06 in finishing second in their heat.

Louise Shanahan advanced to the 800-metres final by placing third in her semi-final.

Leixlip’s Salmon Leap Club’s Jenny Egan has her women's kayak semi-final this afternoon.

Ciara Mageean and Mark English will both be in action on the track tonight in the 1500-metres final and 800-metres semi-final respectively.
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GAA
The county club football championships reach the final Group Stage games over the weekend.

There are 4 games in the Tom Cross Transport JFC tonight.

 In Group 1 in Manguard Plus Hawkfield on Pitch 2 at 7.30, Ballykelly play Kill, while on Pitch 1 at 8, it’s Grangenolvin v Robertstown.

 At 8pm in Raheens, Rathcoffey play Straffan.

In Group 2 at 7.30 in St Laurence’s, Athgarvan play Rheban.

 Last night Castlemitchell defeated Kildangan 2-11 to 0-6.

Tomorrow, from 12 noon to 7pm, Kfm will have live updates from all the senior and intermediate games and score updates of the Junior games, in association with Pat Keogh Skoda, the Midlands No. 1 Skoda Dealer since 1996.

In the UPMC IHC, last night: Maynooth 1-14 Ardclough 2-6.  Broadford 3-16 St Laurence's 0-8.

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SOCCER

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Casemiro is set to leave the club.

The Brazilian midfielder is being heavily linked with a 70-million Euro move to Manchester United.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says that Roberto Firmino is fit for Monday's Premier League game against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Darwin Nunez is suspended after being sent off against Crystal Palace on Monday.


Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White from Wolves for a club record fee.

The 22-year-old has agreed a five-year deal, with the transfer reportedly costing 25 million-pounds, plus add-ons.

Gibbs-White is reunited with manager Steve Cooper, who he played for as England won the under-17 World Cup in 2017.

 

Derry City have the chance to cut the gap to SSE Airtricity League leaders Shamrock Rovers to five-points this evening.

The Candystripes go to Drogheda United ahead of Rovers match against second-place Dundalk on Sunday.

There's two Dublin derbies with Shelbourne welcoming Bohemians to Tolka Park and St Pat's going to UCD.

The 8pm kick-off sees Finn Harps and Sligo Rovers meet at Ballybofey.

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GOLF

Shane Lowry is two shots off the lead heading into today's second round at the BMW Championship.

The former Open champion will tee off from five-under-par at 6.25pm Irish time.

Seamus Power is out in the same group from level-par while Rory McIlroy heads into day two at three-under.

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HORSE RACING
Today’s racing is in Killarney from 4.05 and in Kilbeggan from 4.25

There’s racing tomorrow in the Curragh and in Naas on Sunday

REMINDER: to join Paul Power for the Weekend Sports Preview, from 6.30 this evening:  previewing the weekend senior, intermediate and junior club football championship, Airtricity, Premier League and KDFL soccer; Ireland Rugby women vs Japan and the weekend racing action.