Saturday sport: Mayo beat Louth to secure spot in All-Ireland football final
GAA
Mayo have secured a spot in the All-Ireland football final.
The match finished Mayo 3-23 to Louth's 0-15, with Andy Moran's side dominating throughout.
Conor Loftus, Darragh Beirne and Ryan O'Donoghue got the goals, with O'Donoghue being awarded man of the match.
The green and red flares were out in force on the hill before the hooter sounded.
Against all odds, Wicklow are Tailteann Cup Champions.
The Garden County put in the mother of all second half comebacks, trailing Down by 0-12 at the break.
They came back and won it 1-21 to 2-16.
Dean Healy riffled the ball into the net late in the second half to help them on their way to a massive win.
Rugby
Ireland has maintained their 100 per cent winning record in the Nations Championship.
Andy Farrell's side picked up a bonus point in their 20-36 victory over Japan in Australia.
Tom O'Toole, Nick Timoney and Robbie Henshaw scored first-half tries, while Seán Jansen and Tom Stewart crossed in the second period.
Next up for Ireland is a trip to Eden Park on Saturday, July 18th, where New Zealand awaits.
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Soccer
England can advance to the semi-finals at the World Cup later on Saturday night.
Thomas Tuchel's team face a Norway side that is playing in the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
Kick-off is at 10pm in Miami.
Argentina and Switzerland are in Kansas City for the last of the quarter-final ties.
Defending champions Argentina came from two goals behind to defeat Egypt in the previous round, while Switzerland eliminated Colombia on penalties.
That match begins at 2am.
Athlone Town have strengthened their grip on top spot in the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division.
A 3-0 win away to Cork City keeps them clear of their title rivals, with Chloe Singleton, Madison Gibson and Dana Sceriff all on target.
DLR Waves came from behind to beat Bohemians 2-1, while Treaty United won 2-0 at Peamount.
Shelbourne lead Waterford 3-0 at Tolka Park thanks to a first-half hat-trick from Halle Harcourt, and Sligo Rovers host Wexford later this hour.
Galway United have added to Sligo Rovers woes in the men's Premier Division.
They won 2-1 at Pearse Stadium, which keeps the Bitta Red at the bottom of the table.
Tennis
Linda Noskova is the new Wimbledon women's champion after winning and epic final against fellow Czech Karolina Muchova.
Noskova dominated the first set before Muchova saved five match points - and surged back from 5-2 down in the second - to force a decider, which Noskova came through 6-3 to win her first major title.
