Thursday's Sports Update

Results from last nights U23 Hurling A & B semi finals, soccer results and LIV Golf is set to be wound down

GAELIC GAMES

Last night in the U23 Hurling B semi final it finished

Wolfe Tones 4-10 Kilcock 0-14

In the U23 Hurling A semi final it was

Maynooth 0-21 Celbridge 1-11

Tonight in the Minor Championship Division 1

Balyna play Celbridge with throw in at 7:45pm

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Westmeath goalkeeper Jason Daly announced his retirement from inter-county football last night

He won a Tailteann Cup and the 2026 Leinster Championship with his county

Westmeath GAA have thanked Daly for his "dedication and commitment" to his county during his career

SOCCER

Arsenal and Manchester City both picked up their third wins in this season's Champions League.

The Gunners held off a late fightback from Slavia Prague, for a 2-1 win.

While City got the better of R-B Leipzig, winning 3-2 in Germany.

Liverpool's unbeaten start to the competition was ended by Fenerbahce in Istanbul - 3-2 was how it finished there.

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In the Championship, Republic of Ireland international Jack Moylan scored a first-half hat trick for Cardiff last night.

West Ham fought back in that game, for a 3-all draw in Scott Parker's first game in charge.

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Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson will name his squad later for the final two games of their Nations League campaign.

Nathan Collins and Josh Cullen are expected to be recalled - they missed the last window through injury

The Boys in Green go to Austria on Saturday week, before finishing with the visit of Kosovo to the Aviva Stadium three days later.

GOLF

LIV Golf is set to be wound down after plans to secure new investment reportedly fell through.

The breakaway circuit had been searching for fresh funding after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund withdrew its backing earlier this year.

Several leading players have already left, and proposals for a revamped competition called LIV 2-point-0 are now expected to be abandoned.

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Rory McIlroy has just teed off at the Abu Dhabi Championship this morning.

The Masters champion sits third in the Race to Dubai standings, as he chases a record-equalling eighth title.

Sam Bairstow is the clubhouse leader on seven-under.