CYCLING
Sam Bennett ended the longest stage of this year’s Tour de France with a 66-point lead over Peter Sagan in the green jersey contest.
The Slovak sprinter pegged just two points off Bennett’s lead today.
The stage was won by Marc Hirshci, with his Sunweb teammate Nicolas Roche in tenth.
Primoz Roglic retains the overall leader’s yellow jersey.
GOLF
Shane Lowry is hoping to find some form ahead of next week's US Open.
The Open champion will be in action later at the first event of the new PGA Tour season, the Safeway Open in California.
Lowry said it made sense to play this week:
Lowry tees off at around half-past-three Irish time.
Seamus Power is in the first group that go out at 3 o'clock.
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On the European Tour Cormac Sharvin is three shots off joint 6 under par leaders Laurie Canter and Sebastian Soderberg on day one at the Portugal Masters.
Jonathan Caldwell is 3 under par after 13 holes of his first round.
Cormac Sharvin has dropped back to 2 under while Gavin Moynihan tees off just before 2.
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Meanwhile there's three Irish golfers competing in the second LPGA major of the year, the ANA Inspiration in California.
Olivia Mehaffey is first out just before half-three Irish time.
Leona Maguire tees off after half-four and Stephanie Meadow has to wait until 8:25PM.
RUGBY
Three Leinster players and two from Ulster feature in the Guinness Pro14 dream team for the 2019-2020 season.
Leinster forwards Scott Fardy, Will Connors, and Max Deegan have been named in the selection, while Ulster backs John Cooney and Stuart McCloskey have also made the cut.
Meanwhile, Leinster number eight Caelan Doris has been named the Pro14's Next-Gen Star’ for the season.
MOTORSPORT
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will join Racing Point next season.
The Silverstone-based team will become Aston Martin in 2021.
Vettel was a free agent after Ferrari opted not to extend his deal beyond the end of the year.
He'll take the place of Sergio Perez at the team.
TENNIS
The US Open women's singles semi-finals take place from midnight tonight in New York.
Third seed Serena Williams takes on Victoria Azarenka.
2018 winner Naomi Osaka is up first against Jennifer Brady in the other semi final.