Sunday sport: Dublin crowned All-Ireland champions, Sarah Lavin wins 100m hurdles
Dublin are All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football champions for the second time in three years.
First-half goals from Niamh Hetherton and Nicole Owens were the foundation for a 2-16 to 10-points win against Meath.
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It is the seventh time that Dublin have won the Brendan Martin Cup.
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Tyrone are returning to senior level for 2026 after a six-point victory over Laois in the Intermediate decider.
Aoife Horisk and Katie Rose Muldoon hit the net for the Red Hand at Croke Park.
Louth were 13-points to 1-8 winners against Antrim in the Junior decider.
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Athletics
Sarah Lavin has made history at the National Senior Athletics Championships in Santry.
The Limerick has collected her 10th national gold medal by winning the 100-metres hurdles final.
Lavin is now the most decorated women's athlete in the history of the Championships.
Soccer
Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley insists they are fully focused on this evening's match against Derry City in the SSE Airtricity League.
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The Hoops are aiming to secure group stage football again in the Conference League, and they hold a seven-point lead at the summit of the Premier Division.
Derry City go to Tallaght Stadium seeking a victory which would see them rise to second place.
St Pat's are up to sixth place following a 2-0 win at Waterford.
It is goallless between Celtic and St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.
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Falkirk twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw against Dundee United in their first match since promotion last season.
Hibs were 2-1 winners away at Dundee.
Rugby
Lions chief executive Ben Calveley says Andy Farrell is in a 'strong position' to be retained as head coach for the 2029 tour of New Zealand.
Ireland boss Farrell led the tourists to a 2-1 series victory over Australia this summer.
Calveley says the former England dual-code international has done an 'incredible job', with the Lions winning a series for the first time since 2013.
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Golf
Leona Maguire has finished on 11-over-par after a final round 79 at the Women's Open.
Miyu Yamishita is two shots ahead of Charley Hull at 12-under-par through 14 holes.
F1
Lando Norris has won Formula One's Hungarian Grand Prix to narrow the gap in the drivers' championship.
He held off McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri for the victory in Budapest, which also puts him within nine points of the Australian in the standings.
George Russell came in third for Mercedes, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc - who went from pole - finishing fourth.
Alex Dunne has dropped down to fifth place in the Formula Two drivers championship race after a ninth place finish in the feature race in Hungary.
The Offaly teenager started from ninth place on the grid but was unable to trouble the podium positions.
Leonardo Fornaroli won the race and he's no 30 points ahead of Dunne at the top of the drivers' standings.
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