Sunday sport: Leinster football semi-finals, Munster hurling action
The lineup for the Leinster Senior Football Championship final will be decided this afternoon.
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Fab Four: Classic Leinster Champions Cup semi-finals
As Leinster prepare to host Toulouse in the Aviva Stadium this afternoon, we take a look back at four classic Heineken Champions semi-finals involving the Irish side.
Djokovic records 999th win of career to reach Rome semi-finals
Five-time champion Novak Djokovic progressed to the semi-finals of the Italian Open with a straight-sets victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in Rome - the 999th match win of the Serbian's career.
Novak Djokovic seals 999th career win in a classic against Felix Auger-Aliassime to progress to Italian Open semi-finals
Novak Djokovic is through to the Italian Open semi-finals after a thrilling 7-5 7-6(1) win over Felix Auger-Aliassime. Djokovic was relatively untroubled as he pursues a sixth Rome title, producing one of his best performances in 2022 to record a stylish 999th career win. Ad/> The straight-sets masterclass from the 20-time Grand Slam winner, in what was arguably the best match of the clay season so far, means he will play Norway's Casper Ruud in Saturday's semi-final.
Iga Swiatek beats Bianca Andreescu to reach Italian Open semi-finals
Six short years ago, Iga Swiatek arrived on the clay courts of Budapest for the Junior Fed Cup and in her first match she stared down the court at a Canadian opponent called Bianca Andreescu. As she won in three tough sets, it would be one of the formative results of Swiatek’s junior career, a win that imbued her with the belief that she could take on players from the bigger, more famous tennis nations. She finished the week by leading Poland to the title.
Champions Cup semi-finals: All you need to know
The final four, and a date in Marseille on the line.
Iga Swiatek is now 26 matches unbeaten, sinks Bianca Andreescu in straight sets to reach Italian Open semi-finals
Iga Swiatek is into the semi-finals of the Italian Open after a convincing 7-6(2) 6-0 win over Bianca Andreescu. The Rome defending champion will play Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals, who she beat in the Stuttgart final, as the Pole bids to win her fifth successive WTA tour title. Ad/> A topsy-turvy opening set saw both players break each other's serve three times, but it was Swiatek who took control in the tie-break.
Zverev sees off Garin to ease into Italian Open semi-finals
World number three Alexander Zverev remained on course to claim his first title of the season after overcoming Cristian Garin 7-5 6-2 to book his place in the Italian Open semi-finals on Friday.