Wednesday Morning Sport; With Joe Mallon Motors Sallins Rd., Naas

Wolves have parted company with manager Julen Lopetegui.

SOCCER

Wolves have parted company with manager Julen Lopetegui just days before the start of the new Premier League season.

The Spaniard departs Molineux after nine months in charge.

Lopetegui was understood to be frustrated with a lack of new signings this summer.

Former Bournemouth boss, Gary O'Neil, is expected to be appointed as his successor.

Wolves' first game of the new campaign is away to Manchester United on Monday evening.

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Gillingham caused the shock of the night in the first round of the EFL Cup as they knocked out Southampton.

The League Two side were 3-1 winners against their Championship opponents.

Elsewhere, Republic of Ireland under-19 international Zak Gilsenan was on the mark for Blackburn in their 4-3 win over Walsall at Ewood Park.

Ronan Maher, Oisin McEntee and Ross Tierney all found the net for the visitors.

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Arsenal are expected to finalise a deal to sign goalkeeper David Raya from Brentford today.

The Spaniard is in the final year of his contract at the London club and a deal worth in the region of 35-million euro has been agreed.

Brentford boss Thomas Frank says they've been expecting Raya to move on all summer.

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Robbie Keane's Maccabi Tel Aviv are back in European action this evening.

The former Republic of Ireland captain has taken his side to Cyprus to play AEK Larnaca in the third qualifying round of the Conference League.
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GAELIC GAMES

Brian Dooher and Fergal Logan have been handed a new term in charge of the Tyrone senior footballers.

The pair signed a three year deal. at a county board meeting last night.

Dooher and Logan succeeded Mickey Harte in late 2020 - and guided Tyrone to the All-Ireland title the following year.

Their All-Ireland campaign came to an end this season at the quarter-final stage, where they lost to Kerry.
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SHOW JUMPING

The Dublin Horse Show begins at the RDS today.

The event will last for five days, with the Nations Cup taking place on Friday.
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RACING

There's a seven-race card at Sligo this evening.

The first is off at 5:05pm.