Saturday Morning Sports Update

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

GAA

Attention turns to a busy afternoon for Kildare teams in Championship action.

In the Senior Ladies Football quarter-finals, Kildare travel to the Athletic Grounds to play Armagh.

Throw-in is at 1.45, with Ger McNally providing live updates throughout the game on More Music Sportsbeat with Diarmuid Byrne.

Later, Kildare play Tyrone in the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship.

Throw-in is at 3.30, and Daniel Maher will have live reports across More Music Sportsbeat.

In the Hanlon Concrete Senior Football League Division one semi-final, Celbridge play Moorefield at 6.

Earlier, Kilcock will play Nurney in the Division 3 final at 4, while Ballymore Eustace will play Monasterevin in the Division 4 final from 2.15.

Rathcoffey plays St. Kevins in the Reserve Division 5 Final from half-past-four.

Other fixtures in the All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship.

Waterford play Donegal in a relegation qualifier at 2, before Tipperary play Tyrone at 3.30.

Then in the quarter-finals, Kerry play Meath at 5.15, with Dublin playing Cork at 7.30.

In the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final, Cork play Galway at half-past 3.

And in Camogie, Waterford play Kilkenny in the Senior Championship Quarter-Finals from 1.

Soccer

In the World Cup, Argentina survived a major scare to reach the last 16 after beating Cape Verde 3-2 following extra-time.

Egypt also progressed, defeating Australia 4-2 on penalties after their tie finished 1-all.

Portugal edged past Croatia 2-1, Switzerland beat Algeria 2-nil, and Colombia saw off Ghana 1-nil.

The Round of 16 gets underway today.

Co-hosts Canada play Morocco at 6 this evening, before France play Paraguay at 10.

Tomorrow, Brazil play Norway from 9, then England are away to Mexico at 1am on Monday morning.

Rugby

In Rugby, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell insists Sam Prendergast has "earned the right" to start at out-half.

The Kildare 23-year-old has endured a challenging season, where he lost his place in the Ireland team to Jack Crowley during the Six Nations, and was behind Harry Byrne at Leinster for big games in Europe.

Ireland’s Nations Championship campaign begins at 11:10 against Australia.

Golf

In golf, Anna Foser is tied for third after the second round of the Women’s Open in Belgium.

The Dubliner carded a three-under 69 to move to four under overall, five shots off the lead.

Áine Donegan, Sara Byrne, and Olivia Mehaffey all missed the cut.

Racing

And racing today is in Naas from 1.22.