SOCCER
Adam Idah is ready for the pressure that comes with stepping up to senior international football.
The Norwich City striker joins Jayson Molumby, Dara O'Shea and Caoimhin Kelleher in being promoted from the under-21 squad ahead of Thursday's Nations League opener in Bulgaria.
There's a lot of expectation surrounding the players and manager Stephen Kenny but Idah is quite happy to take that on
The squad are training in Dublin this morning before they fly out to Sofia this afternoon.
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Stephen Mallon has played his last game for the Republic of Ireland at international level.
Mallon has opted to switch allegiance to Northern Ireland instead.
The Belfast native was capped by the North’s under-15s but has since played for the Republic at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.
The Sheffield United winger - who’s currently on loan at Derry City - won two Republic of Ireland U21 caps under Stephen Kenny in 2019.
TENNIS
Andy Murray and Serena Williams are both in first round action later at the US Open in New York
Serena Williams starts her latest bid to equal Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles when she takes on Kristie Ahn.
Three time Grand Slam winner Murray plays world number 49 Yoshi-hito Nishioka.
Men's top seed Novak Djokovic and women's top seed Karolina Pliskova both advanced to the second round but American teenager Coco Gauff was beaten in three sets by Anastasija Sevastova.
