Advertisement

The Kick Off: Provincial finals in Ulster and Connact and DJ leads at St Andrew's

GOLF It may be Sunday, but it's only the third round of The Open Championship at St. Andrew'...
Newstalk
Newstalk

21.47 18 Jul 2015


Share this article


The Kick Off: Provincial final...

The Kick Off: Provincial finals in Ulster and Connact and DJ leads at St Andrew's

Newstalk
Newstalk

21.47 18 Jul 2015


Share this article


GOLF

It may be Sunday, but it's only the third round of The Open Championship at St. Andrew's.
 
Advertisement
After two weather-affected days, the field has now played just two rounds, with  Dustin Johnson commanding the outright lead.
 
He's on 10-under par for the week, one shot clear of Englishman Danny Willett.
 
Paul Lawrie is one further back on 8-under, while there's a pack of 6 players on 7-under.
 
Irish amateur Paul Dunne is still in the mix - he's on 6-under after back-to-back 69s.
 
Padraig Harrington, meanwhile, is on 3-under and Graeme McDowell - the only other Irishman to survive the cut - is level par.
 
It was confirmed yesterday that the tournament will conclude tomorrow.
 

GAELIC GAMES

It's Connacht Football Final day in Roscommon as Mayo and Sligo do battle at Dr. Hyde Park.
 
Mayo are aiming for their fifth consecutive title and 45th overall as their opponents are gunning for just their fourth.
 
Sligo come into this game on the back of a shock victory over Roscommon and name an unchanged side.
 
Mayo have made two changes to the side that beat Galway in the last round, with Ger Cafferkey and Donal Vaughan replacing Kevin Keane and Chris Barrett.
 
The game throws-in at 4pm.
 
Today's other big match is the Ulster football final as Monaghan take on Donegal in Clones.
 
It's the third year in a row the sides have met in the final, with Donegal taking the spoils last year after Monaghan were crowned champions in 2013.
 
Rory Gallagher names an unchanged side from the one that beat Derry in the last round, while Monaghan make a pair of changes.
 
Owen Duffy and Stephen Gollogly come in for Kieran Duffy and Owen Lennon to bolster the attack.
 
Action here get's underway at 2pm.
 

CYCLING 

Stage 15 of the Tour de France sees the peloton make the 183 kilometre journey from Mende to Valence today.
 
It's likely to be a bunched fnish to this stage with challenging conditions in the Rhone Valley likely to affect the cyclists.
 
Chris Froome is still the man to catch after he extended his overall lead yesterday.
 

CRICKET 

England remain in trouble going into day four of the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
 
They trail Australia by 362 runs.
 
England made 312 in their first innings yesterday with Australia batting from the off today.
 

RACING

There's action at the Curragh and Tipperary today with all eyes on the Group 2 Kilboy Estate Stakes at the Kildare course.
 
The Dermot Weld-trained 'Brooch' heads the weights and looks the best prospect of an Irish win in this race for the first time in three years.
 
The first race there is off at 5 past 2, with Tipp getting underway 20 minutes later.
 
 

Share this article


Read more about

Sport

Most Popular