Monday Morning: Kerry v Galway All-Ireland Football Final; Naas EMS Copiers SFL Div 1 Winners

Naas beat Athy 1-13 to 0-12

GAELIC GAMES

Kerry will aim to win a record 38th All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title when they take on Galway in the decider on Sunday, 24th July.

The Kingdom ended their six-game Championship winless streak against Dublin yesterday, coming out on top in a dramatic semi-final by 1-14 to 1-13.

Kerry captain Seanie O’Shea sent a free from 50-metres between the posts in the last minute of injury-time at Croke Park.

Watch the Full-Time Highlights of Dublin v Kerry in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Final here on #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/gm3WxSSMpL

— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 10, 2022

While Galway are preparing for their first All-Ireland final since 2001.

Damien Comer hit the net twice as they beat Derry by 2-8 to 1-6 on Saturday evening.

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Yesterday, Naas were crowned EMS Copiers SFL Division 1 champions.

They beat Athy 1-13 to 0-12 in St. Conelth's Park, Newbridge.

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Results in the first round of the UPMC Senior Hurling Championship:

Celbridge 0-22 Ardclough 1-10

Maynooth 3-11 Coill Dubh 2-11

RUGBY

Peter O’Mahony chances of featuring in Saturday’s series decider against New Zealand have been boosted this morning.

The veteran back-row has come through his second head injury assessment following last weekend’s 23-12 victory against the All-Blacks.

O’Mahony will be cleared to play in Saturday’s third Test if he comes through another assessment tomorrow.

Garry Ringrose has been ruled out of match in Wellington due to a head injury.

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Keith Earls will skipper an inexperienced Irish side against the Maori All-Blacks tomorrow morning.

Five uncapped players will start - with Eadestown's Jimmy O’Brien, Suncroft's Cian Prendergast, Athy's Jeremy Loughman, Joe McCarthy & Ciaran Frawley, all handed a chance to impress.

Six of the eight replacements featured in last Saturday’s win against New Zealand, including out-half Athy's Joey Carbery and wing Mack Hansen.

TENNIS

Novak Djokovic insists he'll never stop loving Wimbledon after securing his seventh men's singles title with victory over Nick Kyrgios.

He came back from a set down to win a 21st tennis Grand Slam - and move within one major of Rafa Nadal's record.

It's Djokovic's first grand slam since being deported from Australia in January.

The 35 year-old says his punishment for not being vaccinated against Covid-19 took its toll on him mentally:

GOLF

Xander Schauffele has won the Scottish Open golf title.

He's warmed up for The Open by finishing a shot clear of fellow American Kurt Kitayama on 7-under-par.

Shauffele won the JP McManus Pro-Am in Limerick last week and also recently enjoyed victory at the Travelers Championship.