Sunday Morning Sports Update

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

GAA

Defeat for Kildare camogie in yesterday’s Premier Junior All Ireland semi final.

Cavan won by 2-12 to 1-9 in O’Connor Park Tullamore.

You can hear the full interview on this afternoon’s More Music Sportsbeat from 2, and again on tomorrow evening’s Kildare Scoreboard from 6.25pm.

Naas and Allenwood are Hanlon Concrete Senior Football League Division 1 and 2 champions.

In yesterday’s finals, Naas beat Moorefield by 24 points to 1-17, while in Division 2, Allenwood beat Leixlip by 1-24 to 4-9.

Its All Ireland senior hurling final day with Limerick and Galway throwing in from 3.30pm.

Favourites Limerick have won 8 Munster titles since 2013 and 5 All Irelands since 2018 under John Kiely.

Galway’s last All Ireland senior win was under current manager Micheál Donoghue in 2017.

Kerry have been handed a boost ahead of the All Ireland football final against Mayo next Sunday.

Captain Paul Geaney has declared himself fit.

He missed the semi-final win over Dublin last weekend with a calf strain.

Galway will face Kerry in the All Ireland ladies football final.

The Westerners beat Kildare conquerors Armagh by 2-16 to 1-9 in Thurles.

Rugby

Following yesterday’s Nations Championship 40-21 defeat by New Zealand, Andy Farrell admitted his side made things difficult for themselves.

In the post match conference, he said: "We're disappointed with ourselves, we're full of pride because of the fight, but we're disappointed with how it unfolded”.

He said the two sides are certainly closer than the result indicates.

Four Kildare players took part, all having good games: Eadestown’s Jimmy O’Brien on the wing, while Tadhg Beirne captained the side, Suncroft’s Sam Prendergast at out half, and Athy’s Jeremy Loughman who came off the bench at prop.

Golf

In golf at the Open Championship, Sam Burns on 10 under par, is 2 ahead of Ryan Fox and Si-Woo Kim.

Burns followed his 2nd round 62 with a 65 yesterday.

Shane Lowry had a 69, to lie 4 under par.

Rory McIlroy also shot a 69, he’s 1 under.

Soccer

In the World Cup, England secured their best finish at a World Cup since they lifted the trophy in 1966 by beating France in a remarkable third place play-off.

They bounced back from the semi-final defeat to Argentina, to beat France 6-4 in Miami.

Argentina and Spain meet in this evening’s final, kick-off at 8pm.

It’s the first time the champions of South America and European champions meet in a World Cup final.

Athletics

Mark English has run an 800 metres personal best at the London Diamond League.

The Donegal athlete clocked 1 minute 42-point-97 seconds to finish runner-up and break the one minute 43 second barrier for the first time.

Sarah Healy was third in the 3,000 metres with a personal best.

Formula One

Formula One world championship leader Kimi Antonelli has pole position for today's Belgian Grand Prix.

He'll share the front row with Red Bull's Max Verstappen, while his Mercedes team-mate George Russell will go from third.

Defending champion Lando Norris finished 3rd in qualifying, but was demoted to 13th by a grid place penalty.

Racing

And racing today is in The Curragh from 1.40.

A reminder that More Music Sportsbeat begins at 2pm, with Diarmuid Byrne and will have all today’s sports action updates as it happens.