Tuesday Lunch Sport

Sexton Cleared to Play; Ronaldo No Show for Training; Dettori Gets Gosden Curragh Oaks Mount

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton is available to play in Saturday's second test against New Zealand in Dunedin.

The out half, who went off injured in the first half in Auckland - has passed a head injury assessment - and trained today.

Paris Saint Germain have confirmed manager Mauricio Pochettino has left the club after 18 months.

The former Spurs boss won the French title by 15 points last season, but PSG were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.

Former Nice boss Christophe Galtier will take over the position.


Manchester United are said to be 'unsure' if Cristiano Ronaldo will fly out with the squad for the club's pre season tour of Thailand and Australia.

He has not returned for training amid reports that he wants to leave Old Trafford.


Karamoko Dembele is leaving Celtic andsigning for French top-flight club Brest.

The 19-year-old's Celtic Park contract expired this summer and he has signed a four-year deal with Brest.

There were high hopes for Dembele at Celtic.  In 2016, the attacking midfielder turned out for the under-20s at the age of 13.

Shamrock Rovers begin their Champions League campaignwithout a handful of key players this evening.

Maltese champions Hibernians are in Tallaght Stadium for the first leg of their first qualifying round tie.

Rovers midfielder Danny Mandroiu is on the way to Lincoln City, while Jack Byrne and Graham Burke miss the game through injury.

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In the men's quarter-finals at Wimbledon today, top seed Novak Djokovic plays Italian, Jannik Sinner.

Ons Jabeur is the highest seed left in the women's draw, and she plays Marie Bouzkova (pr: Boze-kovva) today.

And there's an all-German meeting of Tatjana Maria and Jule Niemeier
 

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The Kildare Ladies football minor team for tomorrow night’s Leinster final against Meath has been named (and is elsewhere in this section)

The game will be in Kinnegad, and throw-in is at 7.30pm

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In local GAA tonight in the Tom Cross Transport Junior Football Championship, Group 2 in Manguard Plus Hawkield Pitch 1, Ardclough vs Kildangan at 7:30

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It's been confirmed that Frankie Dettori will ride 'Emily Upjohn' in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks at the Curragh later this month.

Dettori has partnered the unbeaten daughter of Frankel in four of her five starts, a recent issue between him and Gosden had seen Dettori replaced on some mounts.