GAELIC GAMES
Tipperary have named an unchanged side for Sundays All Ireland semi final with Kilkenny in Croke Park.
Lorrha's Patrick Maher starts at centre half forward
Lar Corbett is at wing forward while Shane Maher and Brendan Maher are in midfield with Noel McGrath at corner forward.
Kilkenny
will name their team tonight and Brian Hogan is expected to return to
centre back after missing their quarter final win over Limerick through
injury.
The Irish Examiner are reporting that Eamon Fitzmaurice will take over as Kerry manager.
According
to the paper the 35 year old has agreed in principle to take over from
Jack O'Connor who quit in the wake of their defeat to Donegal.
Fitzmaurice is the county's current under 21 manager and will leave that position should he take the senior role.
There's
a crunch match for Drumcullen and Tullamore in the Aidan Bracken
Building Design Offaly Senior Hurling Championship this evening
The loser of the game at O'Connor Park will face a relegation playoff, throw in this evening is 7pm
Westmeath defeated Offaly in the New York Junior Football Championship last night to book their place in the last eight
CAMOGIE
Offaly's camogie team will aim to spring a shock against reigning All-Ireland Champions Wexford at Nowlan Park tomorrow
It's
a first ever All-Ireland Senior Semi Final for the Faithful and they're
drawing strength from their display against the Models in this year's
Leinster Final
Tomorrow's semi final throws in at 4.15 and we'll
have updates on Midlands 103 with thanks to Ryan's pharmacy of Rhode,
Daingean and Edenderry
SOCCER
Robin van Persie will complete his move to Manchester United this morning
United
need to get last year's Premier League top scorer registered by noon if
he's to play in their season opener with Everton on Monday
Thomas Vermaelen has taken over as Arsenal skipper while Arsene Wenger admits Alex Song could be moving to Barcelona
Asked
whether the midfielder could be sold and new signings brought in,
Wenger said: "Both could happen, but my focus is on the Sunderland game.
"Midfield is an area where we have much more freedom to make decisions."
Gaston Ramirez says Southampton have agreed a club record €19m deal with Bologna to sign him.
The 21-year-old had been approached by Tottenham, Liverpool and Inter Milan earlier this summer.
But
now newly-promoted Southampton are on the verge of a huge coup by
landing the midfielder, who has just played at the Olympics for Uruguay.
Noel McGee, Brian Gill and Stephen Last remain doubtful for Athlone Town's trip to SD Galway tonight
The
trio have been struggling with injuries in the past couple of weeks,
while Niall Scullion returns from suspension and Neil Harney has
recovered from the knee injury he sustained against Waterford
Athlone drew away to second placed Waterford last weekend, SD defeated rivals Mervue
Kick off at Terryland Park is 7.45
There's' five games tonight in the Airtricity league Premier division
St
Pats host Bray, UCD meet Cork City, Derry take on Bohemians , Drogheda
meet Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne welcome leaders Sligo Rovers.
The games at Hunky Dory's Park and Tolka Park kick off at 8 while the rest start at 7.45.
RUGBY UNION
Athlone's
Robbie Henshaw has been picked to start at outside centre for
Connacht's pre season friendly with Harlequins at the Stoop tomorrow
Henshaw
is handed a start after impressing against Exeter last week, his Buccs'
teammate Jack Carty has been named among the replacements by Eric
Elwood
Former Ulster flanker Willie Faloon is set to make his debut in the match
GOLF
Glasson's Colm Moriarty missed the cut at the Ecco Tour Championship overnight
Swede Klas Eriksson leads on home soil by 4 shots on 12 under par
ATHLETICS
Laois
teenager Robbie Lyons is the youngest member of Transplant Team Ireland
which is flying out to Croatia later for the 7th European Transplant
and Dialysis Games.
The Swan 18 year old is joined by fellow local
athletes Alison Honner of Portlaoise, Niall McAuliffe from Abbeyleix,
Edenderry's Declan Guing and Shane Lafferty from Athlone.
The games kick off in Zagreb with tomorrow's opening ceremony,
Team
captain and organ transplant recipient Harry Ward says they hope to
follow in the footsteps of the Irish athletes at the London Olympics.
AFL
It's make or break for Zach Tuohy's Carlton when they take on Essendon tomorrow morning
Portlaoise
native Tuohy starts in the full back line for the Blues who need to win
their next three games to keep their AFL finals hopes alive
Essendon
are also in the hunt for a place in the top 8 and Carlton boss Brett
Ratten says there'll be no quarter given at the MCG
CRICKET
A finger injury has ruled John Mooney out of the Ireland squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Finals
Laois cricket club will face Knockharley in The Wallace Cup Final
at the North Kildare Club on Sunday while the Laois' third team are
also in a Midlands Cup Final on Sunday
The 3rds take on Bagnalstown in The Dick O’Neill Cup at Clongowes
RACING
This evening's seven race card at Tramore has been cancelled due to waterlogging on the track
It was set to be the first meeting of the festival at the Waterford venue
While the Midlands track, Kilbeggan, is set for upgrading works in the next year
The stableyard will be extended with 55 new stableboxes
Construction is due to commence at the end of the year with the project grant aided by Horse Racing Ireland
Last Saturday's card drew 6000 patrons to the Westmeath venue, their second biggest crowd of the summer
The seventh meeting of the season takes place next Friday
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