Saturday sport: Ireland clinch last-minute win against Australia in Nations Championship

Rugby

Ireland got the win with a try in the closing minutes against Australia in Sydney.

The game finished Ireland 33, Australia 31 in their Nations Championship clash.

Thomas Clarkson, Cian Prendergast, Josh van der Flier, Jamison Gibson-Park and Hugo Keenan with the Irish tries.

Clarkson scored the winning try in the 77th minute, with Prendergast slotting over the conversion.

Earlier, New Zealand got the better of France in a thrilling clash in Christchurch, winning 34-32.

This evening, England go up against world champions South Africa at Ellis Park.

Soccer

The World Cup reaches the last-16 stage this evening.

Tournament co-hosts Canada face 2022 semi-finalists Morocco in Houston from 6pm.

There is a 10pm kickoff in Philadelphia, as France go up against Paraguay for a place in the quarter-finals.

England's next World Cup game against Mexico will kick off as scheduled at 1am here on Monday.

FIFA was considering shifting it to 7pm on Sunday night Irish time, because of the threat of storms.

GAA

Cork and Galway meet in the first of this weekend's All-Ireland Senior Hurling semi-finals at Croke Park this afternoon.

Rebels boss Ben O'Connor has welcomed the fit-again Tim O'Mahony and Tommy O'Connell into his midfield, but William Buckley has to be content with a place on the bench.

Leinster champions Galway are aiming to reach their first decider in eight seasons, but are without injured forward Rory Burke.

Throw in at GAA headquarters is at 3.30pm.

Waterford are without the suspended Niamh Rockett for their All-Ireland Camogie quarter-final against Kilkenny in the opening game at Croke Park.

Kilkenny come into that last-eight clash having won all five matches to top Group Two.

Three of the four All-Ireland Ladies Football quarter-finals are down for decision later.

Cork make the trip to defending champions Dublin in the evening throw-in.

Before that, Armagh welcome Kildare to the Athletic Grounds, and Kerry and Meath clash in Tralee.

Athletics

Rhasidat Adeleke had a disappointing return to 400-metres action overnight.

The Tallaght sprinter came ninth at the Diamond League meeting in Oregon.

Her time of 52.26 seconds is just over a second slower than the standard needed to qualify for next month's European Championships in Birmingham.

Golf

Padraig Harrington is two shots off the lead ahead of Day Three at the US Senior Open in Ohio.

The Dubliner is second on four-under-par, with the American George McNeill leading the way on six-under.

Elsewhere, Anna Foster is tied for third heading into her third round at the Hulencourt Women's Open.

The Dublin golfer shot a second-round 69 in Belgium on Friday, and will resume from four-under this afternoon.

She is five shots off the lead, with Spain's Carolina Chacarra out in front on nine-under.

Tennis

Wimbledon favourites are going strong at the All England Club with Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka all safely through to the fourth round.

Serena and Venus Williams are on the Order of Play for the women's doubles today - despite doubts over Serena's fitness.

Defending women's champion Iga Swiatek opens up play on Centre Court against Alexandra Eala.

While there is an intriguing clash between Matteo Berrettini and Grigor Dimitrov in the men's draw.