GAA
The second of this year’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals takes place at Croke Park today.
Limerick face Clare at 4pm.
It’s the first time the Munster rivals will meet in the final four of the competition since 2013.
Limerick come into the game as League and Munster champions, and were 15-point winners when the sides clashed in the Munster round-robin earlier this season.
While the Banner County cruised past Dublin in the quarter-finals to book their spot in this afternoon’s fixture.
Clare’s Shane O’Donnell has said he believes that win will serve them well.
The winner of that clash will take on Galway in the decider, after the Leinster champions defeated Cork at Croke Park on Saturday.
The opening game at HQ will see the All-Ireland Camogie quarter-finals draw to a close.
Clare and Tipperary square off at 1.30pm, with the final spot in the draw for the last-four up for grabs.
Kilkenny beat Waterford by a goal after extra time yesterday to join Galway and Cork in the semis.
There’s also a spot in the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship on offer tonight.
Galway take on their neighbours Mayo in an all-Connacht clash, with the winners advancing to play Armagh.
Reigning champions Dublin struck two late goals to beat Cork by 3-11 to 2-13 last night, while Kerry had 12 points to spare against Meath.
Soccer
England are set for their toughest test so far at this year’s World Cup.
They take on co-hosts Mexico at the Azteca from 1am, where the hosts have lost just twice in their last 89 matches.
Before that, Brazil meet Erling Haaland’s Norway as both sides look to book a spot in the quarter-finals.
Last night, Morocco advanced to the last eight with a 3-0 win over Canada in Houston.
While France avoided an upset against Paraguay, thanks to a Kylian Mbappe penalty.
Tennis
Two major winners square off on centre court in the women’s draw at Wimbledon this afternoon.
Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka meet in the round of 16, as they both continue their hunt for a first title at the All England club.
Elsewhere, Men’s top seed Jannik Sinner will be expected to come through against Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki.
While 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic also takes on an unseeded opponent in Roman Safiullin.
Golf
Padraig Harrington is well in the running heading into the final day at the US Senior Open.
He is just one shot off the clubhouse leader Stewart Cink.
The two-time winner tees off from eight-under-par in Ohio at 1.45pm Irish time.
