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

⚽ - Shamrock Rovers dug deep to stay in the tie as they fell to a 1-0 first-leg defeat to Celje in Slovenia on Thursday night.

🏐 - Micheál Donoghue has stepped down as the Dublin hurling manager after two years in charge in the capital.

🏀 - The US men’s basketball team nearly suffered a huge shock on Thursday night as they narrowly escaped defeat at the hands of Serbia in the semi-final of the Paris Olympics.

⚽ - St Patrick's Athletic will take a slender lead to Azerbaijan next week but rather than travel in the comfort their dominant performance deserved, this UEFA Conference League third qualifying round tie hangs in the balance.

 🏃‍♂️- Rhasidat Adeleke runs in the 400m Final tonight, looking to become the first Irish women to win a sprint medal at the Olympics.

🏉 - The IRFU have landed a major coup, as they confirmed the appointment of Aled Walters as the new Head of Athletic Performance with the senior men's team.

Results Round-Up

Where to Watch

Friday

• 6.25am: Paris Olympics 2024: AM – RTÉ 2…(Coverage also on BBC One and Eurosport).

• 8.35am: Auckland v Wellington, Bunnings NPC Rugby – Sky Sports Action.

• 10.40am: AFL, Sydney Swans v Collingwood – TNT Sports 1.

• 12pm: Golf, PGA Tour Wyndham Championship – Sky Sports Main Event.

• 1pm: Paris Olympics 2024: Today – RTÉ 2…(Coverage also on BBC One and Eurosport).

• 3pm: West Indies v South Africa, Cricket Test Match Day 3 – TNT Sports 1.

• 6pm: Paris Olympics 2024: Tonight – RTÉ 2…(Coverage also on BBC One and Eurosport).

• 7.45pm: Bohemians v Waterford, Derry City v Dundalk; LOI Premier Division – LOI TV.

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

• 8pm: Blackburn Rovers v Derby County, Championship – Sky Sports Main Event.

• 8pm: Preston North End v Sheffield United, Championship – Sky Sports +.

• 8pm: Golf, PGA Tour Wyndham Championship – Sky Sports Golf.

Saturday

• 5.30am: Australia v South Africa, Rugby Championship – Sky Sports Main Event.

• 6.55am: Paris Olympics 2024: AM – RTÉ 2…(Coverage also on BBC One and Eurosport).

• 7.35am: AFL, Fremantle v Geelong Cats – TNT Sports 1.

• 8.05am: New Zealand v Argentina, Rugby Championship – Sky Sports Main Event.

• 10.30am: AFL, Melbourne v Port Adelaide – TNT Sports 1… (Essendon v Gold Coast Suns, TNT Sports 2).

• 12.30pm: Oxford United v Norwich City, Championship – Sky Sports Main Event… (7 Championship games on Sky Sports +).

• 12.30pm: Racing from Ascot – Virgin Media One and ITV4.

• 1pm: Paris Olympics 2024: Today – RTÉ 2…(Coverage also on BBC One and Eurosport).

• 1.30pm: Irish Open Tennis semi-final – Premier Sports 2.

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

• 3pm: Manchester United v Manchester City, Community Shield – Premier Sports 1 and ITV1.

• 3pm: West Indies v South Africa, Cricket Test Match Day 4 – TNT Sports 1.

• 3pm: DLR Waves v Peamount United, WNL Premier Division – LOI TV…(Cork City v Shelbourne, 5pm; Galway Utd v Shamrock Rovers, 5pm; Treaty Utd v Bohemians, 5pm; Athlone Town v Sligo Rovers, 7pm).

• 4.45pm: Leinster v Connacht, Interprovincial Women’s Rugby Championship – TG4.

• 5.30pm: Birmingham City v Reading, League One – Sky Sports Main Event.

• 6pm: Paris Olympics 2024: Tonight – RTÉ 2…(Coverage also on BBC One and Eurosport).

• 6pm: Golf, PGA Tour Wyndham Championship – Sky Sports Golf.

• 6.10pm: Western Province v Cheetahs, Rugby Currie Cup – Sky Sports Action.

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

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

• 9pm: NFL Pre-Season, Minnesota Vikings v Las Vegas Raiders – Sky Sports Action.

Sunday

• 12am: UFC Fight Night, Marcin Tybura v Serghei Spivac – TNT Sports 1.

• 12am: Tennis, National Bank Open, Canada – Sky Sports Main Event.

• 2am: Boxing live, Venado Lopez v Angelo Leo – Sky Sports Main Event.

• 6.20am: AFL, Richmond v St Kilda – TNT Sports 1.

• 6.55am: Paris Olympics 2024: AM – RTÉ 2…(Coverage also on BBC One and Eurosport).

• 7.10am: AFL, Adelaide Crows v Western Bulldogs – TNT Sports 2.

• 11am: Irish Open Tennis final – Premier Sports 2.

• 12.30pm: Hibernian v Celtic, Scottish Premiership – Sky Sports Main Event.

• 12.55pm: Paris Olympics 2024: Today – RTÉ One.

• 1.05pm: Laois v Tipperary, All-Ireland premier junior camogie final – RTÉ 2.

• 3pm: Cork v Kilkenny, All-Ireland intermediate camogie final – RTÉ 2.

• 3pm: St Mullins v Mount Leinster Rangers, Carlow senior hurl('').

• 9pm: Golf, PGA Tour Wyndham Championship – Sky Sports Main Event.

• 10.30pm: The Sunday Game – RTÉ 2.

• 11pm: Tennis, National Bank Open, Canada – Sky Sports Main Event.