Tuesday Morning: Action In Minor Football Championship Tonight

Minor A - quarter-final Raheens v Balyna & 3 semi-finals in Minor B, C & D

SOCCER

The Republic of Ireland squad are continuing their preparations for Saturday's Nations League match with Scotland in Glasgow.

Norwich City defender Leixlip's Andrew Omobamidele is out of the match with a groin injury, so Shane Duffy could be in contention to start.

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Scottish trio Grant Hanley, Jacob Brown and Jon McLaughlin have withdrawn from their squad ahead of Wednesday's game with Ukraine.

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France's World Cup preparations hit another bump last night.

The French Football Federation vowed to change its image rights agreements with their players as soon as possible.

It follows a row instigated by Kylian Mbappe.

The Paris Saint Germain forward refused to take part in a photoshoot involving the squad and one of their commercial partners.

Head coach Didier Deschamps is also under pressure over the fitness of Paul Pogba, whose brother has been charged over an alleged extortion attempt on the midfielder.

GAELIC GAMES

Games tonight in the Manguard Plus Minor Football Championship:

Minor A Quarter-Final

Raheens v Balyna at 7pm in Raheens

Minor B Semi-Final

Clane v O'Tooles at 8.15pm in Hawkfield (Pitch 1)

Minor C Semi-Final

Sallins v Confey at 7.30pm in Hawkfield (Pitch 2)

Minor D Semi-Final

Suncroft v Castlemitchell in St. Laurence's at 8.15pm

ROWING

Two more Irish crews are in action this morning at the World Rowing Championships in the Czech Republic .

First into the water, Galway's Katie O'Brien and Steven McGowan go in their heat of the para mixed double sculls.

Then, Lydia Heaphy competes in the first repechage of the women's singles sculls.

RACING

The Harvest Festival continues at Listowel this afternoon.

The first on an eight-race card is off at 1.25pm.

The going is good to yielding with the Edmund and Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes, a Listed flat race - the feature.

That goes to post at 4.20pm.