Gasquet beats Wawrinka in thriller
French Open champion Stan Wawrinka is out of Wimbledon after he lost a five set thriller 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 9-11 to Richard Gasquet, who will now go on to face Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Roger Federer continued his serene progress in SW19, seeing off Gilles Simon 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 to set up a last four tie with Andy Murray who also only needed three sets to finish off his quarter-final, beating Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova take their rivalry onto Centre Court today, with the Russian looking for her first win over the world number one since 2004.
No Rory at St Andrews
The British Open gets underway next week but the defending champion and world's best golfer, Rory McIlroy, won't be at St Andrews to try and retain the Claret Jug after the ankle injury he sustained last weekend proved severe enough to rule him out.
In his column Colin Byrne looks at the often short relationship between a professional golfer and their putter, and the other tools they might use to get the ball to drop - such as Robert Streb using his 56 degree wedge during the Greenbrier Classic.
Trimble has World Cup in his sights
Injured last October, Ulster and Ireland's Andrew Trimble is still making steps on the road to recovery and remains hopeful of featuring in this year's Rugby World Cup.
Meanwhile Leinster are believed to be demanding a €250,000 release fee for Kane Douglas after the lock's inclusion in Michael Cheika's extended squad for the Rugby Championship suggesting a move back to Australia could be on the cards.
RTE are likely to benefit from a deal between the BBC and ITV which will keep the Six Nations Championship on terrestrial television and out of the clutches of Sky, as Sky will be unlikely to push for the Irish rights if unsuccessful in the UK.
Wexford win U-21 title again
Wexford secured a third consecutive Leinster U-21 hurling title last night after they thrashed Kilkenny 4-17 to 1-9 at Wexford Park.
Retired Tipperary hurling hero Eoin Kelly was disappointed with the way Galway fell into Kilkenny's trap at Croke park last weekend, and has urged his former side to be true to their own style when they play Waterford in this weekend's Munster final.
Aged 13 John Egan was one of the first on the pitch to celebrate Westmeath's one and only Leinster football championship win and now this weekend he'll be on the pitch again as he looks to help cause an upset against Dublin.
In this week's GAA statistics column Eamon Donoghue looks at black cards andthe effect they have had on the Championship so far.
Greipel wins Tour fifth stage
Andre Greipel came out on top in yesterday's fifth stage of the Tour de France beating Mark Cavendish into third in a sprint finish, while Dan Martin came 60th.
What to watch out for:
Football
There are three Irish sides in Europa League qualifying first round second leg action tonight, with St Pat's welcoming Skonto Riga to Richmond Park, UCD travelling to Luxembourg to play F91 Dudelange and Cork are away to KR Reykjavik.
Golf
The Scottish Open gets underway at Gullane golf club today with Phil Mickelson, who has defended Rory McIlroy over his ankle injury, among the field. Sky Sports 4 10am.
Jordan Spieth is at the John Deere Classic as he plots the next leg of a potential Major Grand Slam. Sky Sports 4 9pm.
Cricket
The second day of the first Test of the 2015 Ashes gets underway at Lord’s with England resuming on 343-7. Sky Sports 2 from 10am.
Cycling
Tour de France stage six to Le Havre. Eurosport, 1.15pm-4.45pm. TG4, 1.10pm-4.45pm. ITV4, 2pm-4.30pm
Tennis
It’s women’s semi-final day at Wimbledon, with Serena Williams playing Maria Sharapova and Garbine Muguruza taking on Agnieszka Radwanska. BBC 2, 12.30pm-9pm. BBC 1, 1.45pm-6pm. Setanta, 1pm-7pm.
ORDER OF PLAY:
Centre Court
1pm start
G MUGURUZA (Sp, 20) v A RADWANSKA (Pol, 13)
S WILLIAMS (US, 1) v M SHARAPOVA (Rus, 4)
