Tuesday Morning Sports Update

Keeping you up to date on GAA, soccer, boxing and tennis.

GAA

All-Ireland champions Kerry will make the trip to Kildare for Round Two B of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Derry will host Meath, Dublin are away to Cavan, and Monaghan will host Roscommon.

The losers of those ties will be eliminated from this year's Championship.

In Round 2A, the champions of Connacht and Leinster will square off at Pearse Stadium, with Galway drawn to face Westmeath.

Cork face a long trip to Donegal, Tyrone welcome Mayo to Omagh, and Louth will host Armagh.

The winners of the Two A matches will go directly to the quarter-finals, while the losers in Two A will be paired against the winning teams from round Two B.

The second-round games will be played over the weekend of June 13th and 14th.

SOCCER

The Republic of Ireland squad are training at Fota Island ahead of the final two games of their 2027 World Cup qualifying group.

First up for Carla Ward's side is the visit of The Netherlands to Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Friday

The Dutch will be without star striker Vivianne Miedema, but Denise O'Sullivan and Emily Murphy are unavailable for Ireland through suspension.

Martin O'Neill and Robbie Keane are reportedly both in the running to be Celtic's manager next season.

Ireland's record goal scorer Keane is being linked with the Scottish champions following his departure from Ferencvaros.

While O'Neill has indicated he's open to remaining in charge after leading the Hoops to a double this year, and it's believed he'll meet with chief shareholder Dermot Desmond in the coming days.

BOXING

Katie Taylor is set to take on Flora Pili for the WBC Super Lightweight title.

The Bray boxer will retire later this year, and plans to bow out with a homecoming fight at Croke Park.

The WBC confirmed last night that previous champion Sandy Ryan is pregnant, and has now vacated the title.

According to the governing body, Frenchwoman Pili will be Taylor's next opponent.

TENNIS

The quarter-finals of the French Open get underway at Roland Garros today.

Men's favourite Alexander Zverev goes up against teenager Rafael Jodar for a place in the last-four.

In the last eight of the women's draw, Mirra Andreeva faces Romania's Sorana Cirstea.

Marta Kostyuk and Elina Svitolina will play out an all-Ukrainian tie.