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Tallaght's Rhasidat Adeleke finished 4th in the 400 metres final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest

ATHLETICS

Rhasidat Adeleke finished 4th in the 400 metres final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last night.

The 20 year old from Tallaght ran to a time of 50 point 1-3 seconds as she just missed out on a medal.

Limerick's Sarah Lavin set a new national record by clocking 12 point 6-2 seconds in the semi finals of the 100 metre hurdles.

At the moment, Brendan Boyce is competing in the 35 kilometre walk.

Later this evening, Mark English lines up in the semi finals of the 800 metres.

And Brian Fay is in the heats of the 5000 metres.

Very measured and philosophical reaction from @rhasidatadeleke to her fourth place finish. Didn’t realise how much earlier the collegiate season started! @vmsportie pic.twitter.com/XEpHSm5iUS

— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) August 23, 2023

GAELIC GAMES

In locals fixtures:

In the Auld Shebeen Athy Intermediate Football championships Group B Round 2

• Caragh v St Kevin's

Manguard Park Pitch 2 - 7:30 PM

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• Rathangan v Round Towers GAA Club Kildare Town

Manguard Park Pitch 1 - 8:00 PM

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Tom Cross Transport Junior Football Championship Group A Round 5

• Milltown v Rathcoffey

Séan Tierney Park  7:30 PM

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• Grangenolvin v Ardclough

Stephen O'Rourke Park 7:30PM

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Tom Cross Transport Junior Football Championship Group B Round 5

• Cappagh v Rheban

Paddy Martin Memorial Park  7:30 PM

• Robertstown v Kill

Monasterevan 7:30PM

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Raymond Galligan is to become the new manager of the Cavan senior footballers.

The goalkeeper will replace Mickey Graham and be handed a 3 year term.

Galligan has assembled an elite backroom team, with Eamonn Murray, Stephen O'Neill, Gary Rogers and Catherina McKiernan to be involved.


GOLF

Rory McIlroy competes in the Tour Championship in Atlanta this week.

It's the final event in the race for the PGA Tour's Fed Ex Cup, which McIlroy won last year.

He tees off his opening round at East Lake just before 7pm Irish time.


On the DP World Tour, Shane Lowry, Padraig Harrington and John Murphy are in the field for the Czech Masters in Prague.

Germany's Matti Schmid is the early leader on 4 under.


SOCCER

Ollie Watkins scored a hat trick as Aston Villa beat Hibernian 5-nil in their Conference League play off first leg last night.

Hearts are at the same stage of the competition and will be hoping to do better than their Edinburgh rivals.

They play PAOK Salonika at Tynecastle this evening from 7.45.

Republic of Ireland international Jamie McGrath could feature for his new club Aberdeen this evening.

They are away to Swedish side BK Hacken in the play off round of the Europa League.

6pm is the start time.


HORSE RACING

The first of 8 races at Killarney begins at 4.20.

A 7 race card at Leopardstown gets underway at 4.35.

The Yorkshire Oaks is today's feature at York's Ebor meeting - that race goes to post at 3.35