Sports action on Sunday: Dublin crowned Irish champions, Sarah Lavin wins 100m hurdles

GAA

Dublin Women's have won the Irish Football Championship for the second time in three years.

First-half strikes from Niamh Heatherton and Nicole Owens laid the foundations for a 2-16 (10 points) win over Meath.

This is Dublin's seventh Brendan Martin Cup win.

Tyrone return to senior level in 2026, beating Laois by six points in the Intermediate Division final.

Aoife Horisk and Katie Rose Muldoon scored for the Red Hand at Croke Park.

In the junior championship final, Louth beat Antrim 13-1-8.

Track and field

Sarah Lavin made history at the National Senior Athletics Championships in Santry.

A Limerick athlete has won her tenth national gold medal by winning the 100m hurdles final.

Lavigne is now the most decorated athlete in the history of the championship.

Football

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley says the team are focused on today's SSE Airtricity League clash with Derry City.

The Hoops are aiming to regain Conference League group stage status and sit top of the Premier Division, seven points clear of their rivals.

Derry City head to Tallaght hoping for a win that could lift them into second place.

St Patriots moved up to sixth place after a 2-0 win over Waterford.

The Scottish Premier League match between Celtic and St Mirren ended in a 0-0 draw.

Falkirk equalised twice to draw 2-2 with Dundee United in their first game since promotion last season.
Hibs beat Dundee 2-1.

Rugby

Lions chief executive Ben Calveley says Andy Farrell has a “good chance” of remaining head coach for the 2029 tour of New Zealand.

This summer, Ireland coach Farrell led the tourists to a 2-1 victory over Australia.

Calveley says the former England international, who represented two countries, did an “incredible job” in helping the Lions win the series for the first time since 2013.

Golf

Leona Maguire finished 11 points above doubles after a final round 79 at the Women's Open.

Miyu Yamishita leads Charlie Hull by two strokes at 12 under par after 14 holes.

F1

Lando Norris won the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix to close the gap in the drivers' standings.

In Budapest, he overtook his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri and now trails the Australian by nine points in the overall standings.

George Russell in a Mercedes finished third, while Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari, who started from pole position, finished fourth.

Alex Dunn dropped to fifth in the Formula 2 Championship race after finishing ninth in the main race in Hungary.

The Offaly youngster started from ninth on the grid but was unable to challenge for a podium place.

Leonardo Fornaroli won the race and now leads Dunn by 30 points in the overall drivers' standings.

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