Friday Lunch Sports Update: SSE Airtricity Premier League Fixtures.

Friday, 22 July 2022 14:06

Ireland cricketers face New Zealand.

SOCCER

Dundalk will look to maintain their good home form in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division tonight.

The Lilywhites are unbeaten at Oriel Park - and host second-from-bottom Finn Harps.

UCD - who currently occupy bottom spot - take on Shelbourne in Belfield.

Both games kick off at 7.45.

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First Division leaders Cork City are away to Wexford this evening.

Galway United make the short trip to Athlone, while Waterford host Longford and Cobh Ramblers take on Bray Wanderers.

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England will find out their semi-final opponents at the women's European Championships tonight.

They'll play the winners of the meeting between Sweden and Belgium.

Kick off in Manchester is at 8pm.

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Brentford have signed former Burnley captain Ben Mee on a free transfer.

The defender has agreed a two-year contract with the Londoners.

Elsewhere, Dwight Gayle has left Newcastle to join Championship club Stoke on a two-year deal.

The striker spent six years at St James' Park after arriving from Crystal Palace in July 2016.

CRICKET

Ireland will look to avoid a series whitewash against New Zealand later.

They play the visitors in the third and final T-20 match of the series, having lost the first two encounters.

Play is due to get underway at Stormont at 4pm.

RACING

The going is good, good to firm in places this morning ahead of a seven-race meeting at Cork, where the first is off at 5.15pm.

It’s a half-five start for Down Royal’s seven-race card.