Sun Nov 19, 2023, 5:50 p.m
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 6:13 p.m
Updated at 5:50 p.m
football
Athlone Town have won their first ever FAI Cup final after beating Shelbourne on penalties.
The game at Tallaght Stadium ended 2-2 after extra time.
Dana Scheriff gave Athlone a first-half lead before Jemma Quinn equalized in the 74th minute.
This game is a repeat of last year’s decider, where Shels won 2-0, and is also Noel King’s final game with the Dublin team.
Arsenal have reduced the gap to Chelsea at the top of the WSL table to three points.
This is after a 3-0 win over Brighton today.
Otherwise, it ended 2-2 between Everton and Bristol City at the start of the game.
Leicester City and Tottenham are tied 1-1 shortly before the end of the season, while West Ham and Aston Villa are tied 2-2.
The last game of the day is the Manchester derby where United host City and which remains goalless in the first half.
GAA
Today is semi-final day of the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Waterford’s Ballygunner led Limerick’s Na Piarsaigh by 7 points to 6 at half-time at the Gaelic Grounds.
Earlier, Clonlara of Clare beat Tipperary’s Kiladangan by a single point at Semple Stadium, finishing with 23 points at 1-19.
It was also the semi-final day of the Leinster Club Football Championship.
Kildares Naas defeated Westmeath champions St Loman’s 1-15 to 1-10 after extra time.
They face Dublin and All-Ireland champions Kilmacud Crokes in the decider after defeating St Mary’s Ardee 1-16 to 1-11
And St Brigid’s of Roscommon defeated Leitrim’s Mohill by 1-7 and 8 points in their last four games in the Connacht Football Championship.
This will secure them a place in the final against Corofin of Galway.
golf
Leona Maguire is 1 under par through eight holes in her final round of the Tour Championship on the LPGA Tour.
That puts her at 7 under overall and is tied for 37th in Florida, 15 shots from the lead.
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Rory McIlroy says it’s great to stand alongside the sport’s greats and be Europe’s best golfer for the fifth time.
He lifted the trophy after beating winner Nicolai Hoejgaard (proverb: Hoy-Guard) by 10 shots under par at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
McIlroy says he exceeded his expectations.
Run
Races took place in Navan on Sunday.
The Gordan Elliot-trained “Coko Beach” won the feature – the Grade 3 Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Steeplechase.
The 8-year-old was ridden to victory by Danny Gilligan after coming away with a starting price of 20-1.
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 5:50 p.m
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 6:13 p.m
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