Saturday Sport: Limerick face Cork in Munster final, Leinster lead Glasgow in URC semi-final

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.

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.

Offaly lead New York by 1-14 to 2-points in the preliminary quarter-finals of the Tailteann Cup.

Dylan Hyland has scored 1-7 for the Faithful.

There's a Midlands derby at 5pm between Westmeath and last year's beaten finalists Laois in Mullingar.

Kilkenny are 1-11 to 6-points up against Dublin in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship.

Aoife Prendergast has found the net for the Cats.

Reigning champions Kerry are 7-points to 1-3 in front in their All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football clash with Mayo.

Leeann Coen's goal has helped Galway to build a 1-10 to 1-point lead against Tipperary.

Rugby

Leinster will look to book their place in a first-ever URC final this afternoon.

It is currently 7-5 to Leinster, with tries from Dan Sheehan and George Horne.

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