Saturday Sport

Irish Rugby beat New Zealand in Wellington

RUGBY

Ireland have beaten the All Blacks to win a series in New Zealand for the first time.

Andy Farrell's side won the final test by 32 points to 22 in Wellington.

Tries by Josh van der Flier, Hugo Keenan and Robbie Henshaw helped Ireland into a 22-3 lead at half time.

But New Zealand fought back - and with Andrew Porter yellow carded - the All Blacks scored three tries of their own to cut the deficit to three points.

A Rob Herring try, converted by Johnny Sexton - gave Ireland a 10 point cushion - and that was enough.

𝗪𝗘'𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗧!

HISTORY MADE ✖ 2⃣

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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) July 16, 2022

GAELIC GAMES

 It is busy day for County Football.

Raheens and St. Laurence's begin the Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship Preliminary Round action at St Conleth’s Park at 12.00

That will be followed throughout the afternoon by games between ‘Clogherinkoe and Sarsfields’   ‘Moorefield and Naas’ and ‘Maynooth v Round Towers’.

KFM will have live updates from all of the those games.

Ger McNally will describe the action

Celbridge is the venue for the game between Clane and Confey at 6.00

There are five Auld Shebeen Bar Athy Intermediate Football Championship Preliminary Round games down for decision at Manguard Plus Hawkfield.

Seamus Dillion will have updates from all five, starting at noon with the game between Leixlip and Ballyteague

 That will be followed by ties between ‘Suncroft and Allenwood’,  ‘Kilcullen and Two Mile House’, ‘Sallins and Ballymore Eustace’, and ‘Rathangan and Monasterevan’.

It's semi-finals day in the TG4 Ladies Football Championship at Croke Park.

Defending All Ireland champions Meath take on Donegal from 4 o'clock.

Before that, Kerry play Mayo at 2pm.

FBD Semple Stadium is the venue for today's Glen Dimplex Camogie Championship quarter-finals.

Waterford play Limerick from 3.15.

And that's followed by the clash of Kilkenny and Dublin at 5.30.

GOLF

On 10 under par, Rory McIlroy is just three shots off the lead heading into the third round of the Open at St Andrews.

Australia's Cameron Smith is the man to catch.

McIlroy tees off at 3.45 this afternoon.

Shane Lowry and David Carey were the only other Irish golfers to make the cut.

Lowry is 4 under and tees off at 1.05, with Carey starting his third round at 2.10 from 5 under.

ATHLETICS

Ireland's 4 x 400 metres mixed relay team finished 8th in the World Championship final in Oregon.

Tonight, Tom Barr goes in the fourth of five heats for the men's 400 metre hurdles.

SOCCER

Dundalk's title challenge faltered again last night.

They needed a second half Daniel Kelly strike to rescue a 1-1 draw at St. Patrick's Athletic, and are nine points off leaders Shamrock Rovers.

Liam Burt's second half strike gave Bohemians a 1-nil win away to Drogheda, the first time they have won back-to-back league games this season.

First Division leaders Cork City were left frustrated by ten man Galway last night - it finished goalless at Turner's Cross.

Waterford hammered Cobh Ramblers 5-nil at St. Colman's Park.

While Treaty United won 2-nil at ten-man Bray.

There's one game in the First Division tonight, as Longford Town entertain Athlone Town.

The Women's National League resumes this afternoon, with the meeting of Dublin rivals Peamount and Shelbourne taking centre stage.

That game kicks off at PRL Park at 5pm.

Wexford Youths are away to DLR Waves from 4.

Sligo Rovers play Athlone at 2 o'clock and there are two matches starting at 6pm - as Bohemians face Treaty United and Galway host Cork City.

CYCLING

Today's fourteenth stage of the Tour de France culminates in the picturesque setting of Carcassonne.

The peloton will have a third category climb with which to contend just before the finish.

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaar holds a lead of over 2 minutes in yellow.

RACING

The Juddmonte Irish Oaks is the feature of today's eight-race card at The Curragh.

That's off at 3.45, with the first going to post at 1.30.