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Kildare Camogie squad, managed by Limerick legend Joe Quaid, are understood to have been operating off a skeleton squad for most of this year

GAA

It is understood that the Kildare intermediate camogie squad had not trained collectively in over a month before the decision was taken to pull the Lilies out of the All-Ireland intermediate championship.

In a hard-hitting letter to clubs in the county on Tuesday night, the Kildare Camogie team hit out at what they say is the "disrespectful" county board decision to withdraw them from the championship against their wishes.

The Lilies, managed by Limerick legend Joe Quaid, are understood to have been operating off a skeleton squad for most of this year with just enough players available to make up a team for the bulk of their Division 3A League campaign.

It is believed the team haven’t trained together since early April.

Average numbers for training this year are said to have been between 10 and 15 per session, a major drop on last year with a string of players unavailable this year due to travel and others moving away from home.

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The Leinster under 20 hurling championship final will be between Wexford and Offaly.

Wexford rallied late to beat defending champions Kilkenny by 1-18 to 2-13, while Offaly were 1-19 to 2-12 winners over Dublin.

In the Electric Ireland Munster minor football championship this evening - Cork and Kerry go head to head in a quarter final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

The phase one final is between Tipperary and Limerick in Mallow.

Both games throw in at 7pm.
 

SOCCER

Inter Milan have one foot in the Champions League final.

They beat their neighbours AC Milan 2-0 in the first leg of their semi final at the San Siro last night.

The second leg takes place next Tuesday.


In the Europa League semi final first legs tonight, Roma play Bayer Leverkusen and it's Juventus versus Sevilla.


In the Conference League this evening, West Ham host A-Z in the first leg of their semi final at the London Stadium.

The other last four encounter involves Fiorentina and Basel.

All of this evening's games kick off at 8pm.


Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu says this season has been a learning curve.

After being an ever present for Southampton, he was recently dropped by manager Ruben Selles in favour of Alex McCarthy and the club are set to be relegated from the Premier League.


GOLF

The two Irish players in the Soudal Open on the DP World Tour are Gary Hurley and John Murphy.

David Horsey is the early leader in Antwerp on 3 under par.

Seamus Power is in the field for the Byron Nelson tournament on the PGA Tour, which starts in Texas later.

Stephanie Meadow takes part in the Cognizant Founders Cup in New Jersey.


CYCLING

Cork's Eddie Dunbar is 13th on general classification ahead of stage six of the Giro D'Italia in Naples today.

Andreas Leknessund of Norway wears the leader's pink jersey.


HORSE RACING

There's a meeting over jumps at Clonmel from 4.45.