Wednesday's Sport Update

Graham Shine to be appointed new Senior Ladies Football Manager, soccer updates including Fleetwood Town's win over Arsenal and Munster rule out Daly and O'Brien for this weekend's clash.

Kildare LGFA announced that Graham Shine will be appointed as the new Senior Ladies Football Team Manager.

The appointment is subject to official ratification at the full County Board meeting taking place today.

Shine, a native of Kerry with extensive inter-county management experience including previous spells with Clare, Limerick, and Kerry, is due to take over the reins of the Kildare senior squad.
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Last night in the Ladies Minor Championship, Division 1, Balyna played Maynooth with a final score of Balyna 4-18, Maynooth 1-05.

SOCCER

Fleetwood Town's winning boss Matt Lawlor admits his side didn't even practice penalties before knocking Arsenal out of the EFL Cup in a shootout. 

The League Two club shocked the Premier League champions last night to book their place in the quarter-finals, after the match finished 1-all in normal time.

Elsewhere Bradford City progressed to the quarter-finals with a 2-nil victory over Peterborough United.

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Bray Wanderers and UCD are through to Sunday's League of Ireland First Division play-off final

A 2-nil win over Longford Town last night saw the Students go through 4-nil on aggregate.

While Bray beat Kerry 3-nil to win the tie 5-1 over the two legs.

The winners of the play-off final will face the team that finishes 9th in the Premier Division for a place in the top tier.

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Chelsea face Roma tonight in the Women's Champions League 

Ireland captain Katie McCabe has only started two European fixtures for Chelsea so far this season

Other fixtures tonight see Bayern Munich take on Real Madrid, OL Lyon face Inter Milan, and Arsenal host Benfica 

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Barcelona have been fined six-hundred-and-two euro for their pursuit of Julian Alvarez

The Spanish FA have punished Barcelona for not notifying Atletico Madrid in writing before pushing to sign Alvarez 

The Argentina forward sparked a transfer saga over the summer when he said in an interview that he "wanted to fulfil his dream" of playing for Barcelona 

Alvarez has been frequently booed by the Atletico fans during the season.

RUGBY
Munster have confirmed that Shane Daly and Sean O'Brien will be unavailable for Saturday's URC clash with the Sharks.

Winger Daly was stretchered off during last weekend's interpro defeat to Leinster, and following return-to-play protocols after suffering concussion.

While O'Brien is ruled out with a groin issue.