Friday Morning Sports Update

GAA, soccer and swimming are the action in this morning's sport update

GAA

There are two games down for decision for two Kildare teams this weekend.

Tomorrow in the 2025 AIB Leinster Senior Football Final, Athy are in Croke Park to play Ballyboden at 4.30pm.

Kfm will provide live coverage Saturday’s match.

On Sunday, in the Leinster Club Junior Final, Clane play Davidstown Courtnacuddy at 1.30pm.

This morning’s Kildare Today from 10.45 and this evening’s Sport Preview Show at 6.25 will preview the games.

SOCCER

West Ham are two points from Premier League safety after scoring late to earn a 1-all draw with Manchester United.

Hosts United missed the chance to move level on points with fourth placed Chelsea - and were booed off at full-time.

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The Republic of Ireland will learn their potential World Cup opponents this evening.

Washington plays host to the draw for next summer's tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico - before the Village People bring the ceremony to a close with Y-M-C-A.

Ireland will face Czechia in the semis finals of the European qualifier play-offs next March.

RUGBY

Ulster will look to continue their strong start to the season when they kick off their Challenge Cup campaign tonight.

Richie Murphy's team have won four of their opening five matches in the United Rugby Championship.

French club Rassing are the visitors to Belfast in their first game in the pool stage.

SWIMMING

Daniel Wiffen says it was an 'amazing' feeling to successfully defend his European 15-hundred metres swimming title.

The Olympian produced a strong last 500-metres in last night's final to claim gold at the Short Course Championships in Poland.

Wiffen is back in the pool later for the heats of the 800-metres.

John Shortt can add to his 200-metres backstroke gold - he's in the men's 100-metres medal race this evening.

Ellie McCartney was fastest in qualifying yesterday for tonight's women's 200-metres breaststroke final.

GOLF

Rory McIlroy has made the weekend at golf's Australian Open after shooting a three-under-par second-round 68.

The Masters champion had three birdies on his last four holes to move to two-under-par.

McIlroy is seven shots behind halfway leaders Daniel Rodrigues and Rasmus Neergaard-Peterson in Melbourne.

MOTORSPORT

Lando Norris insists he's not feeling under any extra pressure going into Formula One's title deciding weekend in Abu Dhabi.

He'll be crowned champion for the first time if he finishes third or higher.

Anything less could see his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri or Max Verstappen take the trophy.