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Evening Sports Update

Aug 23, 2020 18:08
By radiokerrysport
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Evening Sports Update

RUGBY

Connacht and Ulster face-off at the Aviva Stadium as both sides resume their Guinness PRO14 seasons.

Connacht lead 14-13.

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John Porch and Kieran Marmion with the tries for Connacht.

Jacob Stockdale crossing the whitewash for Ulster.

Ulster are already guaranteed a semi-final place while the westerners are out of the running.

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SOCCER

The biggest prize in European club football is up for grabs later this evening.

Bayern Munich are hunting a sixth Champions League title, while PSG are looking to win the tournament for the first time.

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Kick-off in Lisbon is at 8pm.

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Speaking ahead of the game, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says they could look at playing Champions League knockout games over one leg in the future.

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The format was changed after the coronavirus pandemic interrupted this year's campaign.

The UEFA supermo says they may might keep the new format in place.

In the SSE Airtricity League, Finn Harps have moved off the bottom of the table after they secured a vital win against Waterford.

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The Donegal club scored two late goals to win 3-2 at the RSC to pick up their first win since the first day of the season.

The win means that Cork City drop to the foot of the table on goal difference.

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Reports have stated that Oxford midfielder Mark Sykes is set to switch his allegiance from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland

It is believed Sykes has informed the IFA that he does not want to be considered for selection by new Northern Ireland boss Ian Baraclough.

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In the Scottish Premiership, it finished Aberdeen 2-1 Livingston, while it's currently 0-0 between St Johnstone and Hibernian.

ATHLETICS

Ciara Mageean finished 12th in the women’s 1,500m at the Diamond League in Stockholm.

The Portaferry runner clocked in at 4:10:99 seconds. Britain's Laura Muir won the race on 3:57.

GOLF

France's Romain Langasque won the Welsh Open after a final round of 65 left him on 8 under.

Cormac Sharvin finished as the leading Irish golfer, but he ended up on 5 over par and way off the lead.

Paul Dunne and Jonathan Caldwell finished on eight over and nine over respectively.

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Dustin Johnson takes a five-shot lead into the final round of the Northern Trust event in Boston tonight.

The American's on 22-under-par - a record low after 54-holes at the tournament.

Rory McIlroy finished on two-under.

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