Saturday sport: Mayo overcome Cork to reach semi-final, Kerry take on Tyrone

Ryan O'Donoghue top-scored with 8 points in the game, Darragh Beirne with one score less.
Saturday sport: Mayo overcome Cork to reach semi-final, Kerry take on Tyrone

GAA

Mayo are the first team into the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Football Championship.

Andy Moran's side overcame the challenge of Cork, 23 points to 18 at Croke Park.

Ryan O'Donoghue top-scored with 8 points in the game, Darragh Beirne with one score less.

Attention now turns to the second quarter final of the day, as Kerry are favourites to overcome Tyrone, which throws-in in 15 minutes.


It ended in a draw between Dublin and Limerick in the All-Ireland Camogie Championship.

The visitors to the Treaty County came from behind to earn a 1-18 to 3-12 scoreline.

Meanwhile, there was a big result for Clare, who saw off Offaly 16 points to 1-08.

Kilkenny won out 1-12 to 1-07 against Wexford.

 

Soccer

The race for the World Cup knockout stages reaches its conclusion tonight, with six final group games to be decided.

Group L wraps up first at 10pm, as England face Panama and Ghana take on Croatia.

Attention then turns to Group K at 12.30, where Portugal can clinch top spot with victory over Colombia, while DR Congo know a win over Uzbekistan should be enough to send them through.

The final group matches begin at 3am, with Argentina chasing a third straight win against Jordan, while Algeria and Austria meet in a winner-takes-second-place showdown.


There are three games in the SSE Airtricity Women's National League on Saturday afternoon.

It finished 4-2 to the visitors there.

It is finished scoreless between Waterford and Cork City.

While from 7:35, Treaty United play host to Sligo Rovers

Meanwhile, Shelbourne have booked their place in the final of the All-Ireland Cup.

They had a 4-0 win over local rivals Bohemians at Tolka Park.

Shels will meet the winners of Galway United vs Peamount, with the visitors a goal to the good.


There is one game to be decided in the Premier Division of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division.

Sligo Rovers aim to take themselves out of a potential relegation scrap against managerless Shelbourne at the Showgrounds.

Lorcan Fitzgerald takes temporary charge of the visitors.

That kicks off at 7:45pm.

Golf

Shane Lowry is level par through 4 holes of his third round at the Travellers Championship on the PGA Tour

That has him still 7 under par and Scottie Scheffler leading on 16 under.

Cricket

The Irish women cricketers have won their first-ever match at a T20 World Cup.

They have beaten the West Indies by 6 wickets in Bristol.

They achieved the 129 run chase.

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