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St. Pats keep hopes alive as Curran named Carlow boss

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August 23, 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 💡

⚽ - St Patrick's Athletic battled to a creditable scoreless draw with Istanbul Basaksehir to leave their Conference League play-off tie finely balanced before the return leg on Wednesday.

🏐 - Shane Curran is the new Carlow senior football manager, it has been confirmed.

🏀 - Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization as a player, general manager and, most recently, team ambassador, has died at the age of 87.

⚽ - Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has announced his retirement from international duty.

🏉 - Zach Tuohy is set to retire from the AFL at the end of the current season, the Laois native has announced.

🏉 - New Zealand have received a significant setback after it was announced that Leon MacDonald has departed the set-up ahead of the key Springboks Tests.

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Results Round-Up ⏪

⚽ Europa League

  • LASK 1-1 FCSB (Aggregate: 1-1)

  • Molde 0-1 Elfsborg (Aggregate: 0-1)

  • Rīgas FS 2-1 APOEL (Aggregate: 2-1)

  • Viktoria Plzeň 1-0 Hearts (Aggregate: 1-0)

  • PAOK 4-0 Shamrock Rovers (Aggregate: 4-0)

  • Ludogorets 4-0 Petrocub (Aggregate: 4-0)

  • Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-0 TSC (Aggregate: 3-0)

  • Lugano 3-3 Beşiktaş (Aggregate: 3-3)

  • Dinamo Minsk 0-1 Anderlecht (Aggregate: 0-1)

  • Jagiellonia Białystok 1-4 Ajax (Aggregate: 1-4)

  • Ferencváros 0-0 Borac Banja Luka (Aggregate: 0-0)

  • Sporting Braga 2-1 Rapid (Aggregate: 2-1)

⚽ Europa Conference League

  • Legia Warszawa 2-0 Drita (Aggregate: 2-0)

  • Mladá Boleslav 2-2 Paks (Aggregate: 2-2)

  • Pyunik 1-0 Celje (Aggregate: 1-0)

  • Panevėžys 0-3 The New Saints (Aggregate: 0-3)

  • Brann 2-0 Astana (Aggregate: 2-0)

  • Djurgården 1-0 Maribor (Aggregate: 1-0)

  • Häcken 1-2 Heidenheim (Aggregate: 1-2)

  • København 2-0 Kilmarnock (Aggregate: 2-0)

  • Omonia Nicosia 6-0 Zira (Aggregate: 6-0)

  • CFR Cluj 1-0 Pafos (Aggregate: 1-0)

  • Fiorentina 3-3 Puskás (Aggregate: 3-3)

  • Kryvbas KR 0-2 Real Betis (Aggregate: 0-2)

  • Rijeka 1-1 Olimpija (Aggregate: 1-1)

  • Víkingur Reykjavík 5-0 UE Santa Coloma (Aggregate: 5-0)

  • Partizan 0-1 Gent (Aggregate: 0-1)

  • Wisła Kraków 1-6 Cercle Brugge (Aggregate: 1-6)

  • KÍ 2-2 HJK (Aggregate: 2-2)

  • St Patrick's Athletic 0-0 İstanbul Başakşehir (Aggregate: 0-0)

  • Chelsea 2-0 Servette (Aggregate: 2-0)

  • Lens 2-1 Panathinaikos (Aggregate: 2-1)

  • Lincoln Red Imps 2-1 Larne (Aggregate: 2-1)

  • St.Gallen 0-0 Trabzonspor (Aggregate: 0-0)

Where to Watch 📺

Friday

  • 8.05am: Hawkes Bay v Northland, Bunnings NPC Rugby – Sky Sports Action.

  • 10.40am: AFL, Melbourne v Collingwood – TNT Sports 3.

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

  • 12pm: Golf, Women’s British Open – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 12pm: Golf, Danish Golf Championship, DP World Tour – Sky Sports +.

  • 1.25pm: Racing from York (Ebor Festival) – Virgin Media One and ITV1.

  • 1.30pm: Cycling, La Vuelta a Espana Stage 7 – Eurosport 1.

  • 5.30pm: Racing from Killarney, August Festival – TG4.

  • 7pm: Golf, BMW Championship, PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 7.30pm: Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 7.45pm: Shelbourne v Bohemians, LOI Premier Division – Virgin Media Two.

  • 7.45pm: Waterford v Derry City; Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers; LOI Premier Division – LOI TV.

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

  • 8pm: Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United, Championship – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 8pm: West Indies v South Africa, Cricket Twenty20 International – TNT Sports 1.

  • 8.30pm: Sevilla v Villarreal, La Liga – Premier Sports 1.

Saturday

  • 3am: Tennis, WTA Abierto Monterrey – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 7.35am: AFL, Hawthorn v North Melbourne – TNT Sports 1.

  • 8am: Southland v Taranaki, Bunnings NPC Rugby – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 10.25am: AFL, Brisbane Lions v Essendon – TNT Sports 4.

  • 10.40am: AFL, Sydney Swans v Adelaide Crows – TNT Sports 2.

  • 11am: England v Sri Lanka, Cricket Test Match Day 4 – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 11.30am: Golf, Danish Golf Championship, DP World Tour – Sky Sports +.

  • 12pm: Golf, Women’s British Open – Sky Sports Golf.

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

  • 12.30pm: QPR v Plymouth Argyle, Championship – Sky Sports Football.

  • 1.30pm: Racing from York (Ebor Festival) – Virgin Media One and ITV1.

  • 1.30pm: Cycling, La Vuelta a Espana Stage 8 – Eurosport 1.

  • 2pm: Formula 1, Dutch Grand Prix qualifying – Sky Sports Main Event.

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

  • 2.30pm: Connacht v Munster, Women’s Interprovincial Rugby Championship – TG4.

  • 3pm: Manchester City v Ipswich Town, Premier League – Premier Sports 1.

  • 3pm: DLR Waves v Sligo Rovers, Women’s FAI Cup quarter-final – LOI TV…(Treaty United v Athlone Town, 5pm; Longford Town v Kerry, 7.30pm).

  • 4.45pm: Ulster v Leinster, Women’s Interprovincial Rugby Championship – BBC Two Northern Ireland.

  • 5pm: Georgia Tech v Florida State, College Football Classic – TG4.

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

  • 5.30pm: Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt, Bundesliga – Sky Sports Football.

  • 5.30pm: Parma v AC Milan, Serie A – OneFootball.

  • 6pm: NFL pre-season, Detroit Lions v Pittsburgh Steelers – Virgin Media Two.

  • 6pm: Barcelona v Athletic Club, La Liga – Premier Sports 1.

  • 7.30pm: Tennis, WTA Tennis in the Land Open – Sky Sports Tennis.

  • 7.30pm: Longford Town v Kerry, LOI First Division – LOI TV.

  • 7.45pm: Inter Milan v Lecce, Serie A – OneFootball.

  • 8pm: Golf, BMW Championship, PGA Tour – Sky Sports Main Event.

Sunday

  • 2am: Boxing, Floyd Mayweather v John Gotti – DAZN.

  • 3am: UFC Fight Night, Jared Cannonier v Caoi Borralho – TNT Sports 1.

  • 3.30am: Tennis, WTA Abierto Monterrey – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 11am: England v Sri Lanka, Cricket Test Match Day 5 – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 12pm: St Mirren v Celtic, Scottish Premiership – Sky Sports Football.

  • 12pm: Golf, Women’s British Open – Sky Sports Golf.

  • 12pm: Golf, Danish Golf Championship, DP World Tour – Sky Sports +.

  • 1.15pm: Racing from Goodwood and Beverley – ITV1.

  • 1.30pm: Cycling, La Vuelta a Espana Stage 9 – Eurosport 1.

  • 2pm: Bournemouth v Newcastle United, Premier League – Sky Sports Premier League.

  • 2pm: Formula 1, Dutch Grand Prix – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 2.30pm: Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich, Bundesliga – Sky Sports Mix.

  • 2.30pm: Clonlara v Éire Óg Ennis, Clare senior hurling championship – TG4.

  • 3pm: Dundalk v St Patrick’s Athletic, LOI Premier Division – LOI TV.

  • 3pm: Swansea City v Cardiff City, Championship – Sky Sports Football.

  • 3pm: Athletics, Diamond League Silesia – Virgin Media Two and BBC Two.

  • 4pm: Real Madrid v Valladolid, La Liga – Premier Sports 1.

  • 4.30pm: Liverpool v Brentford, Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 7pm: Shamrock Rovers v Galway United, LOI Premier Division – LOI TV.

  • 7pm: Golf, BMW Championship, PGA Tour – Sky Sports Main Event.

  • 7.45pm: Napoli v Bologna, Serie A – TNT Sports 1.

  • 8.30pm: Atletico Madrid v Girona, La Liga – Premier Sports 1.

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