Friday Morning Sports Update

Keeping you up to date on GAA, soccer, golf and racing.

GAA

Last night in the 2026 UPMC Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 1 Broadford beat St Laurence's with a final score of Broadford 0-16, St Laurence's 0-06. 

SOCCER

The Asian Football Confederation has become the third association to call on FIFA to drop plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity.

Football's global governing body says the game is "not for sale" and there's been mis-reporting of their proposal.

The FAI is among the associations pledging to boycott the World Cup, putting the Republic of Ireland women's team's playoff against Kazakhstan in serious doubt.

Tributes have been paid to Italian football legend Franco Baresi, who has died at the age of 66.

Regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, Baresi won six league titles and three European Cups with AC Milan

He was also part of the Italy side that lifted the World Cup in 1982, and captained his country at the 1990 and 1994 editions of the tournament.

Shelbourne have set up a meeting with Dutch giants Ajax in the third qualifying round of the Conference League.

Despite a 2-1 defeat to Kalju in Estonia last night, John Russell's side were 6-4 winners on aggregate.

Bohemians scored all five of their penalties in a shootout against Ballkani in Kosovo, and will now face Danish outfit Midtjylland in the next round.

Shamrock Rovers can move 10 points clear at the top of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division tonight.

The Hoops travel to Drogheda United, fresh from a narrow defeat in their Champions League qualifier in midweek.

The other game tonight sees Dundalk host bottom side Sligo Rovers.


GOLF

Leona Maguire is back out on course for Day Two of the Women's Open.

The Cavan golfer has dropped back to three-over-par early in her second round.

Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand and Japan's Shiho Kuwaki lead the way on six-under.



RACING

It's Day Five of the Galway Races at Ballybrit, with the first of eight races goes to post at 5pm.