Champions League quarter-finals game played at the Camp Nou
SOCCER
A world record attendance was set for a women's club football game yesterday, as 91,553 fans watched Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-2 at the Camp Nou, in the Champions League quarter finals.
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Barca and Paris Saint Germain have booked their places in the last four - the semi-final line up will be completed tonight.
Wolfsburg host Arsenal in the second leg of their quarter final tonight.
The tied is poised at 1-1 after the first leg.
Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe should feature for the Gunners.
Lyon entertain Juventus with the Italian side holding a 2-1 advantage.
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Elsewhere, Galway United has been formally taken over by billionaire property developers Luke and Brian Comer, who have acquired 85% of the League of Ireland club.
GAELIC GAMES
It's been confirmed that the Munster senior football semi-final involving Cork and Kerry will be played in Killarney on the 7th of May, as Páirc Uí Chaoimh is unavailable and Páirc Uí Rinn does not meet capacity requirements.
Páirc Uí Chaoimh will host the next two Munster football championship matches involving both Cork & Kerry.
GOLF
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell begin their opening rounds at the Valero Texas Open later.
It's the penultimate tournament before the Masters.
McIlroy has already completed the bulk of his preparation for the first major of the year:
Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow are in the field for the first women's major of the year, the Chevron Championship in California, which tees off today.
FORMULA ONE
A race in Las Vegas will be added to the Grand Prix calendar in 2023, on a Saturday night in November of next year.
HORSE RACING
There is a National Hunt meeting at Naas today from 1.55pm.
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