Saturday Sport: Limerick face Cork in Munster final, Leinster take on Glasgow in URC

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GAA
Cork will bid to prevent Limerick from claiming a seventh successive Munster hurling title this evening.
John Kiely has made just one change for the defending champions, with Aidan O'Connor named for his first Championship start.
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The Rebels, meanwhile, have Rob Downey named on the bench, with Damien Cahalane and Diarmuid Healy both starting.
Throw-in at the Gaelic Grounds is at 6.
The Tailteann Cup reaches the knockout stages this afternoon.
Offaly take on New York in their preliminary quarter-final clash at Glenisk O'Connor Park from 2.
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At 5 o'clock, Westmeath and Laois duke it out at Cusack Park.
There's a double-header of All-Ireland minor football quarter-finals at O'Moore Park,
Right now, Kerry lead Cavan by 6 point to 5 in Portlaoise,
Next up, Tyrone and Cork do battle at 1.45.
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While Roscommon and Louth contest today's other last-eight tie in Breffni Park, where throw-in is at 7.
The Kerry women's team begin their All-Ireland Football title defence this afternoon.
Mayo are the visitors to Tralee for a Round 1 encounter, which gets underway at 2.
At the same time, Galway meet Tipperary in Tuam, while Meath welcome Armagh to Páirc Tailteann an hour later.
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It's Round Three of the All-Ireland Camogie Championship this afternoon.
Clare welcome Limerick to Ennis at 2 o'clock, while at the same time, Dublin face Kilkenny at Parnell Park.
Two games throw-in at 4 - Waterford take on Derry, while winless Wexford are at home to Tipperary.
Rugby
Leinster will look to book their place in a first-ever URC final this afternoon.
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Leo Cullen's side host defending champions Glasgow Warriors at the Aviva Stadium.
Kick-off is at 2.45.
It's an all-South African affair in the other semi-final, with the Bulls hosting the Sharks in Pretoria from 5.15.
Athletics
Sarah Healy claimed the first Diamond League win of her career in the women's 1500 metres in Rome last night.
The Dubliner put in a sensational run in the final 100 metres to edge out the Australian duo of Sarah Billings and Abbey Caldwell in a time of 3:59.1-7.
Elsewhere, Cathal Doyle ran a personal best in the men's 15-hundred, for a fourteenth place finish at the Stadio Olimpico.
Golf
Lauren Walsh remains in a one-shot lead midway through her third round at the Tenerife Women's Open.
The Kildare woman is one-over-par for the day, moving back to eight-under.
Shane Lowry is four shots off the lead heading into Day Three of the Canadian Open.
The Clara native carded 68 yesterday to sit in a tie for seventh on eight-under - he's out on course just after 6 Irish Time.
Cam Champ leads the way at the midway point on 12-under.
Rory McIlroy missed the cut yesterday after a disastrous second-round 78 saw him finish on nine-over