SOCCER
Celtic will take a narrow lead with them to Azerbaijan for the second-leg of their Champions League qualifier.
The Hoops battled to a 1-0 victory over Qarabag tonight in the first-leg of their third round tie.
Defender Dedryck Boyata was the goalscorer for the Scottish champions after heading home an 82nd minute goal from a corner.
GAA
Clare and Dublin have accepted the Camogie Association's proposal to hold a play-off match this Saturday to determine who will contest this year's All Ireland quarter-finals.
The governing body has performed a U-turn on the decision after both Dublin and Clare refused to take part in this morning's scheduled coin toss to separate the two sides.
However, the winning team will have just one rest day before then having to face Wexford in the last-eight.
CEO of the Camogie Association, Joan O'Flynn revealed why they could not arrange for a longer turnaround between matches, during a debate on the issue on Off The Ball tonight:
Kilkenny will be without Jackie Tyrrell for their All Ireland semi-final against Waterford.
Cats boss Brian Cody has confirmed that the experienced defender has had surgery today to repair a stress fracture to his ankle.
RACING
The 16/1 shot Shanahan's Turn won today's feature at the Galway Races.
The Henry de Bromhead trained 7-year-old produced a strong front-running performance under jockey Jonathan Burke to win the Grade A Handicap Chase convincingly by five and a half lengths.
Meanwhile, the man widely regarded as the "voice of racing" Peter O'Sullevan has died at the age of 97.
An icon in the sport, he commentated on 50 Grand Nationals and 14,000 races in total before retiring in 1997.
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