Tuesday Morning Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

Shamrock Rovers must overturn a 1-nil deficit to advance to the second round of Champions League qualifying tonight.

GAA

Last night in local fixtures:

In the UPMC Intermediate Hurling Championship;

Coill Dubh 0-15 V St. Laurence's 1-9

Naas 1-25 V Ardclough 1-3

Éire Óg Corra Choill 2-14 V Maynooth 2-11

UPMC Junior Hurling Championship Group A

 Wolfe Tones 2-20 V  Leixlip 0-19

 Clane 4-13 V  Round Towers 1-10

Group B

Ros Glas 1-23 V Naas 1-9

Confey 7-24 V Kilcock 0-3

SOCCER

Republic of Ireland midfielder Ruesha Littlejohn says they're not looking beyond Thursday's World Cup opener against Australia.

The Girls in Green continue their preparations today ahead of the game in Sydney.

There are also games to come against Canada and Nigeria in Group B.

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Shamrock Rovers must overturn a 1-nil deficit to advance to the second round of Champions League qualifying tonight.

Stephen Bradley's side are in Iceland for the second leg of their tie with Breidablik.

Jack Byrne and Neil Farrugia will both miss out for the visitors through injury.

Kick-off is at 8.15pm.

Copenhagen await the winners in the second qualifying round.

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After becoming the first woman to manage a professional men's team in the football league, Hannah Dingley's missed out on the permanent Forest Green Rovers manager's job.

The League Two club have gone for David Horseman, who assisted Southampton boss Ruben Selles last season.

Dingley will remain in charge for the next two friendlies against Coventry and Everton Under21s.


ATHLETICS

Rhasidat Adeleke makes her professional debut this evening.

The 20-year old Tallaght resident is in the field for the 200-metres event at the Hungarian stop on the Continental Tour.

Adeleke will come up against reigning 200-metre world champion Shericka Jackson.

That race takes place at 6pm.

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Australia's Victoria state has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Its premier, Daniel Andrews, says the 12-day tournament will cost too much money.

They'd initially budgeted 1-point-4 billion pounds to stage the event in five regional cities - but he claims recent estimates put the potential cost as high as 3-point-7 billion.

Organisers have called the decision "hugely disappointing".


CYCLING

Jonas Vingegaard takes a 10-second lead into today’s individual time trial on the Tour de France.

Stage 16 includes a second category climb on the 22-kilometre route from Passy to Combloux.


RACING

It’s the second day of the July festival at Killarney.

A seven-race flat card gets underway at 5.15.