Sunday sport: Meath beat Galway to reach semi-finals, Armagh take on Kerry
Kenneth Fox
GAA
Meath have booked their place in the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Robbie Brennan's Royals have edged out Galway by 2-16 to 2-15 at Croke Park.
A Conor Gray goal had Meath 1-12 to 9-points up heading into the final quarter but Galway responded with goals from Liam Silke and Cillian McDaid.
The crucial score of the game came eight minutes from time with Jordan Morris scoring Meath's second goal, and he finished with 1-6.
The second quarter-final is just getting underway where reigning champions Armagh are up against Kerry.
Donegal and Tyrone are awaiting the semi-final draw following their wins on Saturday.
Soccer
Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward says they will learn more from their games against the USA than all of their Nations League games put together.
She takes her charges against the best team in the world later off the back of a humbling 4-0 defeat to their hosts in Colorado.
22-year old-Erin McLaughlin could make the starting eleven as Ward deals with a number of injuries to big stars.
Kick off in Cincinnati tonight is at 8pm.
Chelsea are into the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup after beating Benfica 4-1 after extra-time in North Carolina.
The game was suspended in the second half for two-hours because of thunderstorms in the area.
Enzo Maresca's side will now face Brazilian side Palmeiras who got past Botafogo 1-0 in Philadelphia.
Elsewhere today, it's Inter Miami versus PSG and Bayern Munich come up against Flamengo
Racing
All eyes will be on the Curragh this afternoon for the 160th running of the Irish Derby.
Aidan O'Brien sends out five of the ten runners as he aims to win one of the biggest races on the island for a record 17th time.
His mount Lambourn has been given the favourites tag with British trainer Ralph Beckett's raider Pride of Arras also well priced.
That one goes to post at ten past 4 with the first of the 9 race card off at 1:15pm.
Rugby
Ireland begin their Under 20 World Championship campaign on Saturday evening.
Neil Doak's men kick off their quest for glory with a tough fixture against an emerging Georgia in Italy at 5pm.
Tom Wood, son of Ireland great Keith, wears the number 10 jersey as they look to match last year's appearance in the final.
Golf
A chip in birdie on 18 meant Padraig Harrington will go into the final day of the US Senior Open in a tie for the lead.
The Dubliner is alongside Stewart Cink and Mark Hensby on 8 under par in Colorado.
All three will go in the final group today at 3:50pm Irish time.
Elsewhere, Leona Maguire and Jennifer Kupcho are still in contention ahead of round 4 of the Dow Championship on the LPGA Tour.
The team sit in a tie for 4th after yesterday's 2 over round of 72 which leaves them on 11 under par.
They are 2 shots off the lead held by the pair of Sarah Schmelzel and Albane Valenzuela.
F1
Alex Dunne has been disqualified at the Austrian Grand Prix in Formula 2.
The Offaly man had finished the race in second but a post race check of his car found it was outside the regulation specifications.
That means his result is cancelled and he falls back to 24 points behind fellow McLaren driver Richard Verschoor in the drivers standings.