SOCCER
Slovakia will go into next month's Euro 2020 playoff with form as equally unimpressive as the Republic of Ireland's.
They followed a 3-1 defeat to the Czech Republic with a 1-1 draw away to Israel in the Nations League last night.
Ireland travel to Bratislava on October 8th.
Northern Ireland were thumped 5-1 at home by Norway.
Erling Haaland scored twice at Windsor Park.
Manager Ian Barraclough rued the loss of Jonny Evans and Jamal Lewis
English pair Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood have been sent home after a coronavirus breach in Iceland.
England are away to Denmark in the Nations League this evening.
Sligo Rovers went third in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division last night with a 3-1 win over Finn Harps.
Harps finished the game with nine men, and also saw manager Ollie Horgan banished to the stands.
Drogheda United are the new leaders of the First Division after thrashing previous table toppers Cabinteely 5-1.
GOLF
Dustin Johnson will wake up later 15 million dollars richer.
He completed a three shot victory at the season ending Tour Championship, and in the process topped the Fed-Ex Cup rankings.
Johnson ended the week at East Lake on 21 under par, three clear of Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele.
Rory McIlroy finished tied for eighth on 11 under par.
CYCLING
Sam Bennett will hope not to be undone by the winds again, with a coastal stage to resume the Tour de France.
Stage 10 starts on one island and ends on another, with the finish at Saint Martin de Ré.
Bennett begins the day 7-points adrift of green jersey wearer Peter Sagan.
Primoz Roglic holds a 21-second advantage in yellow.
TENNIS
The quarter finals at the US Open get underway later.
After his unusual win over Novak Djokovic on Sunday, Pablo Carreno Busta faces Denis Shapovalov.
Second seed Dominic Thiem booked his quarter final place last night with a straight sets win over Felix Auger Aliassime.
Serena Williams needed three sets to beat Maria Sakkari.
Later, 2018 champion Naomi Osaka plays Shelby Rogers.
AFL
Conor McKenna is to quit Australian Rules Football and return to Ireland.
The Tyrone native has been playing for Essendon since 2015.
RACING
There's a seven race card at Punchestown this afternoon with the first off at 1.20.
An eight race programme at Galway gets underway at 4.
