Tuesday Morning Sport, With Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

The Republic of Ireland collected their first points in Group B of Euro 2024 having beaten Gibraltar last night

SOCCER

The Republic of Ireland collected their first points in Group B of Euro 2024 qualifying last night.

Mikey Johnston, Evan Ferguson and Adam Idah all found the net in a 3-nil win over Gibraltar at the Aviva Stadium.

James McClean captained the hosts on the occasion of his 100th cap.

Happy 34th Birthday to James McClean 🎉🤩 pic.twitter.com/uTyGH2Hnmn

— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) April 22, 2023

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Next up for Ireland is a meeting with France on September 7th, before the visit of the Netherlands to Dublin three days later.

The French lead the standings with four wins from four, after their 1-0 defeat of Greece last night.

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Northern Ireland slumped to a 1-0 defeat at home to Kazakhstan in Group H last night.

Wales' woes continued in Group D, after a 2-nil loss to Turkey.

There was better news for England, with Gareth Southgate's side enjoying a 7-nil win at home to North Macedonia.

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Scotland will look to preserve their 100 per cent start to Group A this evening.

Steve Clarke’s side welcome Georgia to Hampden Park tonight.

Elsewhere in that group, Norway face Cyprus.

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The Kuwait FA has rejected claims one of their players racially abused an Irish player during yesterday's friendly in Austria.

Ireland were leading 3-0 in the second-half when the game was abandoned, after an alleged racist remark towards a member of the Irish squad.

In a statement last night, Kuwait said the game was stopped due to 'excessive roughness and tension' between the players.

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Four League of Ireland clubs will learn how their European campaigns will begin today.

Shamrock Rovers are seeded for the first qualifying round draw of the Champions League.

Dundalk are seeded for today’s first qualifying round draw in the Conference League, but Derry City and St. Pat’s are both unseeded.


ATHLETICS

Israel Olatunde is among the Irish athletes in action today on day one of the European Team Championships in Poland.

He goes in heat-A of the men’s Division 3 100-metres.


RACING

There’s a seven-race card at Wexford this afternoon.

The first goes to post at twenty-to-2.