Saturday sport: Galway into All-Ireland Hurling final after beating Cork

The Tribesmen reached their first final since 2018 after Conor Cooney's goal sealed the win.
Saturday sport: Galway into All-Ireland Hurling final after beating Cork

GAA

Galway have booked their place in the All-Ireland Hurling final.

The Leinster champions beat Cork by 2-26 to 1-18 at Croke Park on Saturday afternoon.

Cork lost their captain, Darragh Fitzgibbon, to a second yellow card.

The Tribesmen reached their first final since 2018 after Conor Cooney's goal sealed the win.


Kilkenny are into the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship.

Two goals from Katie Nolan have helped the Cats to edge out Waterford by 2-19 to 1-19 after extra-time at Croke Park.


Armagh are into the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship for the first time since 2020.

Aimee Macken scored 2-3 in their 3-9 to 1-12 win over Kildare.

 

Rugby

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says his players showed "character" in the second half of their win over Australia.

Tom Clarkson's try late on secured a comeback 33-31 victory over Joe Schmidt's Wallabies in Sydney.

Ireland had trailed by 12-points in the first-half of their opening game in the Nations Championship.

Soccer

Canada Head Coach Jesse Marsch says Morocco will be formidable opposition in tonight's last 16 World Cup game in Houston.

The co-host nation have to beat the team that knocked out the Netherlands on penalties in Monterrey.

In the late game tonight, France face Paraguay for a place in the quarter-finals.

Tennis

Iga Swiatek'sWimbledon title defence is over.

Last year's champion has been knocked out of the tournament in the third round by Alexandra Eala of the Philippines.

2022 winner Elena Rybakina lost in straight sets to 25th seed Elise Mertens.


Serena Williams has withdrawn from the women's doubles at Wimbledon alongside her sister Venus.

The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion suffered a knee injury during her first-round exit against Maya Joint on Tuesday.

She's posted on Instagram saying she's "heartbroken" not to be taking part.

Racing

Aidan O'Brien's Constitution River has led home an Irish 1-2-3 in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

The pre-race favourite pulled clear under jockey Ryan Moore to win by three lengths.

A Boy Named Susie was second, with Hawk Mountain third.

Golf

Padraig Harrington is now four shots off the lead on moving day at the US Senior Open.

The two-time winner is three-under-par after five holes of his third-round, with George McNeill leading at seven-under.

F1

F1 World Championship leader Kimi Antonelli his won his first sprint race at the British Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton was second in the Ferrari and McLaren's Lando Norris, third.

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