GOLF

Shane Lowry has won on the PGA Tour for the first time.

The Offaly man won the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio after a final round 66 gave him a -11 finish.

Lowry was 2 shots clear of Bubba Watson.

Graeme Mc Dowell ended tied for 17th on -1, while Padraig Harrinton was +14.

The win means Lowry has climbed into the top 20 of the World Rankings for the first time in his career.

Wow! Can't put into words how I'm feeling now. Thanks to everyone for their support. #winnerwinner

— Shane Lowry (@ShaneLowryGolf) August 9, 2015

HURLING

Kilkenny have reached their 14th All-Ireland hurling final in seventeen years.

Brian Cody's side defeated Waterford by six points in Croke Park.

1-21 to 0-18 was the final score as TJ Reid scored the game's only goal 

The feet are on fire after that, but nothin that a few more weeks training can't cure! #blisters #battered pic.twitter.com/QqScEPraD5

— Richie Hogan (@richiehogan8) August 9, 2015

Elsewhere the minors will have to do it all again, as Galway and Kilkenny finished the curtain raiser drawing 2-20 to 0-26 respectively.

SOCCER

There's one game in the Barclays Premier League tonight as West Brom host Manchester City at The Hawthorns.

Manuel Pellegrini will be hoping to get his season off to a winning start to dismiss speculation surrounding his future at the club.

Tony Pulis will look to give a run out to new signing Rickie Lambert after his arrival from Liverpool.

Yesterday Arsenal lost 2-0 at home to West Ham, Liverpool beat Stoke 1-0 at the Britiannia and Newcastle drew 2-2 with Southampton at St James's Park.

Shane Long scored for the Saints.

HORSE RACING

There's action today in Ballinrobe, the EPS Handicap Hurdle the feature race there.

The first race goes to post at 5:40pm.