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September 13, 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

⚽ - Heimir Hallgrimsson is expected to continue his policy of not attending matches involving Irish players in person this weekend and will instead follow them via a data-driven football website.

🏐 - The Ulster Council has expressed its surprise at the decision of the GAA's Central Council to suspend provincial pre-season tournaments next year.

🏈 - Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left Thursday night's 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills after sustaining a concussion in the third quarter, the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career.

⚽ - Erik ten Hag brushed aside Cristiano Ronaldo's criticism about his ambition as the under-fire Manchester United manager says he shuts out the external noise.

⛳ - Ireland's Leona Maguire is a surprise omission from Europe's opening foursomes session as they begin their Solheim Cup defence in Gainesville, Virginia on Friday.

🏉 - English clubs understood to be leaning towards new competition without South African and Italian clubs involved.

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Results Round-Up

NFL

  • Dolphins 10-31 Bills

Where to Watch

Friday

  • 7.55am: Golf, Amgen Irish Open 2024, DP World Tour – RTÉ 2 and Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 8.05am: Southland v Canterbury, Rugby Bunnings NPC – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 10.40am: AFL semi-final, Port Adelaide v Hawthorn – TNT Sports 1.

  • 11.30am: Golf, Solheim Cup Day 1 – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 1.30pm: Racing from Doncaster – ITV4.

  • 3.45pm: Cycling, UCI Grand Prix Quebec – Eurosport 1.

  • 4pm: Golf, Amgen Irish Open 2024, DP World Tour – RTÉ 2.

  • 4pm: Tennis, WTA Jasmin Open – Sky Sports Tennis.

  • 6pm: World Series of Darts Finals – ITV4.

  • 6.15pm: LIV Golf Chicago – DAZN.

  • 6.30pm: Cricket, England v Australia, Twenty20 International – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 7pm: Athletics, Diamond League, Memorial Van Damme – Virgin Media Two and BBC Two.

  • 7.30pm: Borussia Dortmund v Hoffenheim, Bundesliga – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 7.45pm: Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers, LOI Premier Division – RTÉ 2.

  • 7.45pm: Waterford v Dundalk, LOI Premier Division – LOI TV.

  • 7.45pm: UCD v Bohemians; Wexford v Treaty United; Athlone Town v Drogheda United; FAI Cup quarter-finals – LOI TV.

  • 7.45pm: Finn Harps v Longford Town; Kerry v Cork City; LOI First Division – LOI TV.

  • 8pm: Hull City v Sheffield United, Championship – Sky Sports Football.

  • 11pm: Tennis, WTA Guadalajara Open Akron – Sky Sports Main Event.

Saturday

  • 8am: Tonga v Canada, Pacific Nations Cup rugby play-offs – TNT Sports 3.

  • 10.30am: AFL semi-final, GWS Giants v Brisbane Lions – TNT Sports 2.

  • 11.05am: Fiji v USA, Pacific Nations Cup rugby semi-final – TNT Sports 4.

  • 11.30am: Golf, Solheim Cup Day 2 – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 12pm: World Series of Darts Finals – ITV4…(Later at 6pm).

  • 12.30pm: Southampton v Manchester United, Premier League – TNT Sports 1.

  • 12.30pm: Millwall v Luton Town, Championship – Sky Sports Football.

  • 12.30pm: Leeds United v Burnley, Championship – Sky Sports+.

  • 12.30pm: Golf, Amgen Irish Open 2024, DP World Tour – RTÉ 2 and Sky Sports +.

  • 12.30pm: Cycling, European Championships Women’s Road Race – Eurosport 1.

  • 1pm: Formula 1, Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 1pm: Athletics, Sydney Marathon – Eurosport 1.

  • 1.30pm: Racing from Leopardstown – RTÉ One.

  • 1.30pm: Racing from Doncaster – ITV1.

  • 1.30pm: Golden Lions v Cheetahs, Currie Cup rugby semi-final – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 1.30pm: Toulon v Castres, French Top 14 rugby – Premier Sports 2.

  • 2.30pm: Ireland v Australia, Women’s Rugby International – TG4.

  • 2.30pm: Ireland v England, Women’s Twenty20 Cricket – Virgin Media Two.

  • 3pm: Liverpool v Nottingham Forest, Premier League – Premier Sports 1.

  • 3pm: DLR Waves v Galway United; WNL Premier Division – LOI TV…(Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers, 4pm; Cork City v Wexford, 5pm; Peamount United v Bohemians, 5pm).

  • 3pm: Cricket, Ireland v England, Women’s T20 – TNT Sports 2.

  • 3.30pm: Racing 92 v Clermont Auvergne, French Top 14 rugby – Premier Sports 2.

  • 4pm: Tennis, WTA Jasmin Open – Sky Sports Tennis.

  • 4.15pm: Blue Bulls v Sharks, Currie Cup rugby semi-final – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 5pm: Empoli v Juventus, Serie A – OneFootball.

  • 5.15pm: AFL Women’s (deferred coverage) – TG4.

  • 5.30pm: Aston Villa v Everton, Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 5.30pm: Holstein Kiel v Bayern Munich, Bundesliga – Sky Sports Football.

  • 5.45pm: Derry City v Shelbourne, FAI Cup quarter-final – RTÉ 2.

  • 6.15pm: LIV Golf Chicago – DAZN.

  • 7pm: Athletics, Diamond League, Memorial Van Damme – Virgin Media Two.

  • 7.35pm: Treaty United v Athlone Town, WNL Premier Division – TG4.

  • 7.45pm: AC Milan v Venezia, Serie A – OneFootball.

  • 8pm: Bournemouth v Chelsea, Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 8pm: Real Sociedad v Real Madrid, La Liga – Premier Sports 1.

  • 8.05pm: Lyon v Bordeaux-Begles, French Top 14 rugby – Premier Sports 2.

  • 11pm: Tennis, WTA Guadalajara Open – Sky Sports Main Event.

Sunday

  • 1am: Boxing, Saul Canelo Alvarez v Edgar Berlanga – DAZN.

  • 3am: UFC Fight Night, Sean O’Malley v Merab Dvalishvili, UFC 306 – TNT Sports 1.

  • 7.05am: Samoa v Japan, Pacific Nations Cup rugby semi-final – TNT Sports 1.

  • 11.30am: Cycling, European Championships Men’s Road Race – Eurosport 1.

  • 12pm: Dundee United v Rangers, Scottish Premiership – Sky Sports Football.

  • 12pm: Formula 1, Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 12pm: World Series of Darts Finals – ITV4…(Later at 6pm).

  • 12.05pm: AFL Women’s (deferred coverage) – TG4.

  • 12.30pm: Golf, Amgen Irish Open 2024, DP World Tour – RTÉ 2 and Sky Sports +.

  • 1pm: Golf, Solheim Cup Day 3 – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 1.20pm: Racing from Doncaster – ITV1.

  • 2pm: Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal, Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 2pm Atalanta v Fiorentina, Serie A – OneFootball.

  • 2.10pm: Racing from The Curragh – RTÉ One.

  • 2.15pm: Kilruane MacDonaghs v Loughmore-Castleiney, Tipperary senior hurling quarter-final – TG4.

  • 2.30pm: Cricket, England v Australia, Twenty20 International – BBC One.

  • 3pm: Portsmouth v West Brom, Championship – Sky Sports Football.

  • 3.15pm: Girona v Barcelona, Premier League – Premier Sports 1.

  • 4pm: Ballyhale Shamrocks v James Stephens, Kilkenny senior hurling championship – TG4.

  • 4pm: Tennis, WTA Jasmin Open – Sky Sports Tennis.

  • 4.30pm: Wolves v Newcastle United, Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 5pm: Cagliari v Napoli, Serie A – TNT Sport 1.

  • 5.15pm: Cycling, UCI Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal – Eurosport 1.

  • 6pm: NFL, Minnesota Vikings v San Francisco 49ers – Sky Sports NFL.

  • 6.05pm: LIV Golf Chicago – DAZN.

  • 7.45pm: Monza v Inter Milan, Serie A – TNT Sports 1.

  • 8pm: Atletico Madrid v Valencia, La Liga – Premier Sports 1.

  • 9.25pm: NFL, Kansas City Chiefs v Cincinnati Bengals – Sky Sports Main Event.

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