Thursday Morning: Club Games In The Senior, Intermediate & Junior Hurling Championships

All games at 7.30pm

GAELIC GAMES

Starting off with local GAA this morning,

UPMC Senior B Hurling Championship - all games at 7.30pm

Sarsfields V Kilcock in Manguard Plus Hawkfield Pitch 1

Naas V Moorefield also in Manguard Plus Hawkfield, on Pitch 2

And in Leixlip, Éire Óg Corra Choill meet Celbridge 

UPMC Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi Finals

Broadford V Naas at 7.30pm in Broadford GAA.

UPMC Junior Hurling Championship Semi Finals

In Sallins, at 7.30pm - Wolfe Tones V Ros Glas 

SOCCER

17 year-old Republic of Ireland underage international Evan Ferguson scored one goal and set up another as Brighton beat Forest Green Rovers 3-0 in the Carabao Cup last night.

90+2’: A first senior goal for Evan, who flicks home Cam Peupion’s perfect pull back! 🇮🇪

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— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) August 24, 2022

Brighton will now go to Arsenal in the third round.

Among the pick of the other ties, Manchester City will face Chelsea, Manchester United are to host Aston Villa and champions Liverpool are to take on Derby.

All you need to know about the 2022/23 Champions League group stage draw 👇#UCLdraw | #UCL

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 24, 2022

A 1-0 victory for Rangers away to PSV Eindhoven has sent the Glasgow club into today's Champions League Group stage draw.

It's the first time Rangers will be in the hat since 2010.

They'll be joined by Celtic, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

The draw takes place at 5pm in Istanbul.

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At Tallaght Stadium tonight, Shamrock Rovers enter their Europa League play-off with Ferencvaros, 4-0 down from the first leg.

Whatever happens, the Hoops do have the consolation of Europa Conference League Group stage football.

Kick off is at 8pm.

In the Conference League play-offs, West Ham bring a 3-1 cushion to Denmark where they play Viborg.

Linfield are tied at 2 goals apiece with Latvian club RFS ahead of their match at Windsor Park.

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Elsewhere, Newcastle United are understood to be on the verge of signing Swedish international striker Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad for €70 million.

GOLF

Rory McIlroy is in the field for the Tour Championship, the final event of the PGA Tour season in Atlanta.

The Fed Ex Cup is up for grabs, and because he's the points leader, world number one Scottie Scheffler will start the tournament from 10 under par, two shots clear of the field.

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David Carey, Niall Kearney, Paul Dunne, James Sugrue, Cormac Sharvin and Jonathan Caldwell are in the line up for the Omega European Masters on the DP World Tour in Switzerland.

HORSE RACING

There are 8 races on the flat today at Navan, with the first of them underway at 1.15pm.