Football
Athlone Town manager Colin Fortune said his side's progress to the second round of the Women's Champions League qualifiers was a “stunning achievement”.
American striker Madi Gibson scored twice as the Midlanders secured a 3-0 win over Croatia's Agram this afternoon.
The next stage for Town is a trip to the Netherlands for the second round, where they will face Icelandic side Breidablik later this month.
Meanwhile, Shelbourne overtook Athlone to top the Women's National League table with a 2-0 win over Cork City.
The match between Sligo Rovers and Shelbourne ended in a goalless draw.
Rangers conceded a goal in the dying minutes and their first match of the Scottish Premier League season ended in a 1-1 draw away to Motherwell.
It denied new manager Russell Martin a win in his first league game in charge.
Livingston struggled from 2-0 down and their match in Kilmarnock, where they played with ten men, ended 2-2.
Rugby
Andy Farrell admits there is “disappointment” in the Lions squad after they missed out on chance to thrash Australia.
The tourists had to settle for a 2-1 series win after losing 22-12 to the Wallabies in the third Test match in Sydney.
Munster's Tadhg Byrne was named the Lions' player of the series after playing in all three Test matches. He joined the prestigious list alongside Maro Itoje, Jonathan Davis, Leigh Halfpenny and Jamie Roberts.
Ireland manager Scott Bemand said he was “delighted” with the composure shown by his side in their first friendly match ahead of the Women's World Cup.
They lost 14-0 to Scotland before winning 27-21 at Virgin Media Park in Cork.
Nancy MacGillivray marked her debut with a try, which also included Mabeh Deeley, Sadhbh McGrath, Niamh O'Dowd and Deirbhail Nic a Bhaird.
Track and field
Charlene Maudsley has withdrawn from the 400m after winning her first national track and field title in the 200m.
The Tipperary Olympian beat Sarah Lavigne by almost three seconds to win gold in Santry this afternoon.
Marcus Lawler won the men's 200m and Mark English was confident in reaching tomorrow's 800m final.
Race
Victory over Smut gave trainer Gordon Elliott another victory at Galway in the Handicap Hurdle.
Under Jack Kennedy's guidance, he had a two and a quarter length advantage over his opponents on the list.
Elliott already won the Galway Plate and Harddle earlier this week.
Swimming
Mona McSherry says she feels energised after the FINA World Championships.
The Olympic bronze medallist faced health problems this weekend but has vowed to continue her international swimming career.
Sligo's McSherry took a five-month break after the Paris Olympics.
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