Friday Morning Sports Update

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

GAA

In the Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship tonight Moorefield play Naas in Cedral St Conleths Park from 7.45pm.

At the same time in Manguard Park Pitch 2 Ardclough play Ballymore Eustace.

From 8pm In Manguard Park Pitch 1 Clane play Johnstownbridge.

SOCCER

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal must prove themselves all over again as they begin the defence of their Premier League title tonight.

The champions start the new season at home to newly-promoted Coventry City and have strengthened with the signings of Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis.

The new season gets underway at the Emirates Stadium from 8pm.

There's also plenty of action in the League of Ireland Men's Premier Division tonight.

Bohemians are chasing a first league win in three, and welcome Derry City to Dalymount Park.

Second-placed St Patrick's Athletic travel to Drogheda United, and Dundalk host Galway United

Those games get underway at 7.45pm.

There's a crucial clash at the bottom of the table from 8pm with Sligo Rovers at home to Waterford.

It's a busy night in the League of Ireland First Division

Finn Harps are at home against Cobh Ramblers, UCD travel down to Kerry, Treaty United host Cork City, and Athlone Town travel to Wexford.

All games kick off at 7.45pm.

Shamrock Rovers are locked at 1-all with Finnish side KuPS after the first leg of their Conference League qualifier playoff.

The visitors cancelled out Enda Stevens' opener five minute from time at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Stephen Bradley's side head to Finland next week needing a win - they've lost all three of their away legs in Europe so far this season.

Brighton were held to a goalless draw by Tromso in Norway.

Rangers will take a narrow 1-nil lead to Czechia next week after coming out on top against Jablonec.

GOLF

Rory McIlroy is in a share of the lead heading into Day Two of the BMW Championship.

The Masters champion carded 64 yesterday in Missouri to sit on six-under-par.

Wyndham Clark and JJ Spaun are also among the five players tied for the lead after the opening round.

McIlroy is back out on course at around 3:45pm - Irish Time.


HOCKEY

The Ireland men's and women's hockey teams are heading home from the World Cup after missing out on the quarter-finals.

The women's team were unable to get the required win over Belgium - the tournament co-hosts ground out a 2-1 win.

While two goals in the final quarter saw the men's side fall to a 3-1 defeat to Spain.