Monday Lunch Sport

SFC Semi finalists Decided; IFC & JFC Results; Reece James Signs New 6 Year Deal at Chelsea, Diego Costa Signing for Wolves; Nadal in action at US Tennis Open

The semi final line-up for this year’s Joe Mallon Motors SFC has been completed following the weekend’s games.

On Friday night, Athy beat Clogherinkoe 3-18 to 1-12 in Round Towers GAA.

On Saturday, Celbridge booked their place in the last four with a 1-9 to 0-8 win over Johnstownbridge.

Yesterday Clane beat Eadestown 3-16 to 1-9.

Reigning champions Naas produced a superb comeback in the second half to beat Sarsfields in the last quarter final tie.

Trailing by 6 points at the break, Naas, down to 13 for parts of the 2nd half, following the red carding of Darragh Kirwan in the 38th minute and a black card for Alex Beirne in the 44th minute, with a superb game-high 7 points from Eamonn Callaghan emerged winners by 1-14 to 1-11

The semi final pairings are Clane vs Athy and Naas vs Celbridge to take place in a fortnight.

In the Auld Shebeen Bar IFC, Castledermot beat Monasterevan 1-8 to 0-9 and in the Tom Cross Transport JFC Robertstown 1-12 Ballykelly 1-6, Kill 1-16 Athgarvan 0-8, Grangenolvin 1-14 Cappagh 0-5.

SOCCER

Chelsea wing-back Reece James has signed a new six-year contract with the Premier League club.

The deal will reportedly see his wages increase to 290-thousand euro a week and will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2028.

James joined the club 16-years ago and the 22-year-old has already racked up 128 appearances for the Blues.

Diego Costa will have a medical at Wolves tomorrow.

The former Chelsea striker is able to sign outside the transfer window, as he's a free agent having left Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro

In the English Championship this evening, Sunderland can move up to fourth.

Tony Mowbray's side play Middlesbrough, who have just one win from their first seven games

TENNIS
At the US Tennis Open, Rafa Nadal plays fellow Spaniard 22nd seed, Frances Tiafoe.

In the women's singles, top seed Iga Swiatek  plays Jule Niemeier of Germany.

2020 beaten finalist Victoria Azarenka plays 2016 runner up Karolina Pliskova in the last 16

RACING
Today’s racing is in Galway from ten-past-four.