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Chiefs start the season with a win by the tip of their toes!

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September 06, 2024

Welcome back to SportsDraft this Friday!!

Here’s all you need to know about sports and what to look forward to this weekend.

Todays SD Must-Knows

⚽ - No more excuses; that's the message from midfielder Jayson Molumby ahead of Ireland’s upcoming double-header at the Aviva Stadium.

🏐 - Brian Flanagan has been ratified as Kildare's new senior football manager on a four-year term.

🏈 - The Kansas City Chiefs managed to continue their stretch of dominance over a key AFC rival, winning 27-20 in a season-opening heartbreaker for the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, who missed out on a last second touchdown due to being a toe out of play.

⚽ - Scotland's first encounter with top-tier Nations League football ended in despair as Nicola Zalewski’s penalty in added time handed Poland an undeserved 3-2 win at Hampden Park.

🎾 - Aryna Sabalenka is one win away from a maiden US Open title after bulldozing her way to the final (6-3, 7-6).

🏉 - England head coach Steve Borthwick has the full backing of the Rugby Football Union after chief executive Bill Sweeney expressed his dismay at the shock exit of Felix Jones and Aled Walters.

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Results Round-Up

Ireland Premier Division

  • Dundalk 1-2 St. Patrick's Athletic

UEFA Nations League (League A: Group 1)

  • Portugal 2-1 Croatia

  • Scotland 2-3 Poland

UEFA Nations League (League A: Group 4)

  • Denmark 2-0 Switzerland

  • Serbia 0-0 Spain

UEFA Nations League: League C, Group 1

  • Azerbaijan 1-3 Sweden

  • Estonia 0-1 Slovakia

UEFA Nations League: League C, Group 3

  • Belarus 0-0 Bulgaria

  • Northern Ireland 0-0 Luxembourg

UEFA Nations League: League D, Group 1

  • San Marino 1-0 Liechtenstein

World Cup Qualification: CONMEBOL

  • Bolivia 4-0 Venezuela

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: Group A

  • Tunisia 1-0 Madagascar

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: Group B

  • Central African Republic 3-1 Lesotho

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: Group E

  • Algeria 2-0 Equatorial Guinea

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: Group F

  • Ghana 0-1 Angola

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: Group I

  • Guinea-Bissau 1-0 Eswatini

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: Group K

  • Congo 1-0 South Sudan

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification: Group L

  • Malawi 0-0 Burundi

Where to Watch

Friday

  • 8.05am: Bay of Plenty v Manawatu, Bunnings NPC Rugby – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 8.30am: Paris Paralympics 2024 – RTÉ 2.

  • 10.40am: Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn, AFL play-offs – TNT Sports 1.

  • 11am: England v Sri Lanka, Cricket Test Match Day 1 – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 11am: Cycling, Tour of Britain Stage 4 – ITV4.

  • 12pm: Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters – Eurosport 2.

  • 12.30pm: Paris Paralympics 2024 – RTÉ 2.

  • 12.30pm: Golf, Omega European Masters, DP World Tour – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 1.30pm: Cycling, La Vuelta a Espana, Stage 19 – Eurosport 1.

  • 2pm: Griquas v Western Province, Currie Cup Rugby – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 4pm: Golden Lions v Griffons, Currie Cup Rugby – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 6.30pm: Tennis, US Open Women’s doubles final – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 7pm: Paris Paralympics 2024 – RTÉ 2.

  • 7pm: Boxing, Sam Noakes v Gianluca Ceglia – TNT Sports 1.

  • 7.45pm: Bohemians v Shelbourne, LOI Premier Division – LOI TV.

  • 7.45pm: UCD v Cork City; Athlone Town v Finn Harps; Cobh Ramblers v Wexford; Treaty United v Kerry; Longford Town v Bray Wanderers; LOI First Division – LOI TV.

  • 7.45pm: France v Italy, Uefa Nations League – Virgin Media Two.

  • 8pm: Tennis, US Open Men’s semi-finals – Sky Sports Tennis.

Saturday

  • 12am: Tennis, US Open Men’s semi-finals – Sky Sports Tennis.

  • 1.15am: NFL, Green Bay Packers v Philadelphia Eagles – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 6.20am: Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, AFL play-offs – TNT Sports 1.

  • 8.30am: Paris Paralympics 2024 – RTÉ 2.

  • 10.30am: Brisbane Lions v Carlton, AFL play-offs – TNT Sports 4.

  • 11am: Cycling, Tour of Britain Stage 5 – ITV4.

  • 11am: England v Sri Lanka, Cricket Test Match Day 2 – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 11.05am: Japan v USA, Pacific Nations Cup – TNT Sports 1.

  • 11.30am: Cycling, La Vuelta a Espana, Stage 20 – Eurosport 1.

  • 11.30am: Golf, Omega European Masters, DP World Tour – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 12.30pm: Pumas v Cheetahs, Currie Cup rugby – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 1.30pm: Racing from Haydock – Virgin Media One and ITV1.

  • 1.30pm: Bayonne v Perpignan, French Top 14 rugby – Premier Sports 1.

  • 2pm: Shamrock Rovers v Bohemians; Shelbourne v Treaty United; Sligo Rovers v DLR Waves; WNL Premier Division – LOI TV…(Athlone Town v Cork City, 7.30pm).

  • 3.30pm: England v France, Women’s International Rugby – BBC One.

  • 4pm: South Africa v New Zealand, Rugby Championship – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 5pm: Ireland v England, Uefa Nations League – RTÉ 2 and ITV1.

  • 5.15pm: AFLW deferred coverage – TG4.

  • 6pm: Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters – Eurosport 2.

  • 7pm: Tennis, US Open Men’s Doubles final – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 7.35pm: Wexford FC v Galway United, WNL Premier Division – TG4.

  • 7.45pm: Greece v Finland, Uefa Nations League – Virgin Media Two.

  • 7.50pm: Paris Paralympics 2024 – RTÉ 2.

  • 8pm: Argentina v Australia, Rugby Championship – Sky Sports +.

  • 8.05pm: Bordeaux-Begles v Stade Francais, French Top 14 rugby – Premier Sports 1. 

  • 9pm: Tennis, US Open Women’s final – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 10pm: Uefa Nations League highlights – Virgin Media Two.

Sunday

  • 12am: UFC Fight Night, Gilbert Burns v Sean Brady – TNT Sports 1.

  • 9.20am: Paris Paralympics 2024 – RTÉ 2.

  • 11am: England v Sri Lanka, Cricket Test Match Day 3 – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 11am: Cycling, Tour of Britain Stage 6 – ITV4.

  • 11.30am: Golf, Omega European Masters, DP World Tour – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 12.20pm: AFLW deferred coverage – TG4.

  • 12.35pm: Paris Paralympics 2024 – RTÉ 2.

  • 2pm: Sharks v Blue Bulls, Currie Cup rugby – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 2.15pm: Raheny v Castleknock, Dublin senior football championship – TG4.

  • 3.30pm: Cycling, La Vuelta a Espana, Stage 21 – Eurosport 1.

  • 4pm: Midleton v Erins Own, Cork premier senior hurling championship – TG4.

  • 4pm: La Rochelle v Toulon, French Top 14 rugby – Premier Sports 1. 

  • 5pm: Bulgaria v Northern Ireland, Uefa Nations League – Virgin Media Two.

  • 6pm: NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers v Atlanta Falcons – Sky Sports Action.

  • 7pm: Paris Paralympics 2024 closing ceremony – RTÉ 2.

  • 7pm: Tennis, US Open Men’s final – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 7.45pm: Portugal v Scotland, Uefa Nations League – Virgin Media Two and ITV4.

  • 10pm: Uefa Nations League Highlights – Virgin Media Two.

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