Friday Morning: Grangenolvin V Kill In Junior Football Championship Semi-Final Tonight

Friday, 16 September 2022 08:21

By Ciara Noble @niaracoble

File image: Hawkfield Centre of Excellence - Bernard Geraghty via @KildareGAA/Twitter

Throw-in at 8pm, in Hawkfield

GAELIC GAMES

Action this evening in the Tom Cross Transport Junior Championship

Semi Final:

Grangenolvin V Kill

Throw-in, in Manguard Plus Hawkfield, at 8pm.

SOCCER

Stephen Bradley says his Shamrock Rovers players must move on quickly from last night's Conference League defeat.

The Hoops sit bottom of Group F this morning following a 3-0 defeat away to Gent.

Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo scored the goals as Manchester United collected their first points in Europa League Group E.

Erik Ten Hag's side were 2-0 winners away to Moldovan champions Sheriff.

Aston Villa are four games without a win as they resume their Premier League campaign at home to Southampton this evening.

Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest play host to Fulham.

TENNIS

Roger Federer has announced he is to retire from tennis at the age of 41.

The 20 time grand slam champion will quit after the Laver Cup in London this month.

The Swiss has thanked his supporters.

GOLF

Matt Fitzpatrick leads on 6 under par having completed his first round at the Italian Open in Rome.

Rory McIlroy heads the Irish challenge on 4 under par.

Leona Maguire is 3 over par following her opening round at the LPGA Tour's Portland Classic, 10 shots off the pace.

RUGBY

The new United Rugby Championship season gets underway this evening.

Benetton and Glasgow Warriors kick-off at 5.30pm, in Treviso.

RACING

There's a seven-race card at Downpatrick this afternoon, with the first off at 1.50pm.

While the all-weather track at Dundalk hosts an eight-race card, and the first is off at 4.55pm.

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