Gaelic games

All-Ireland football

Galway’s meeting with Derry is the headline clash on the opening day of the All-Ireland Football Championship.

The Group 1 fixture throws in at Pearse Stadium at 5.30pm.

The action begins with last year’s finalists Kerry taking on Monaghan in Killarney from 3pm.

There’s a 5pm start for Mayo taking on Cavan in Castlebar.

It’s an all-Munster affair in Ennis from 6pm, where Clare entertain Cork.

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Hurling

The two unbeaten sides in this year’s Leinster Hurling Championship do battle in Parnell Park this evening.

Dublin host Kilkenny for a 6pm throw-in.

Galway will hope to breathe some life into their campaign – they’re away to Antrim, with the action underway in Corrigan Park from 2pm.

Rugby

Connacht are in desperate need of a win this evening if they are to finish inside the top-8 of the URC – they welcome the DHL Stormers to Galway.

And Hugo Keenan and James Ryan are back for Leinster in tonight’s interpro away to Ulster.

Golf

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry will hope to gain ground on leader Xander Schauffele on day three of the PGA Championship this afternoon.

McIlroy shot a level-par 71 in the second round overnight, sitting seven shots off the pace on 5-under-par.

Schauffele leads the way at Valhalla on 12-under.

Lowry sits on 4-under ahead of his third round this afternoon.