Saturday sport: Leinster and Munster gear up for Croke Park clash, Ulster host Connacht
Kenneth Fox
Interpro rugby returns to Croke Park for the first time in 15 years this evening.
The venue is sold out as Leinster take on Munster in the URC.
Leo Cullen has named 12 Irish internationals in his starting 15, as they seek to maintain their 100 per cent start to the season.
Munster, meanwhile, are looking for a first win in Dublin since the URC semi-final victory two seasons ago.
Kick-off at 5:45pm, whilst this evening’s other interpro is at Ravenhill, where Ulster play Connacht at 8pm.
Soccer
Former Liverpool defender Joel Matip has announced his retirement from football at the age of 33.
The Cameroon international spent eight years at Anfield, where he won major trophies including the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.
Meanwhile, Bukayo Saka has returned to Arsenal for further assessment on an injury to his right leg.
The England winger came off in the first half of their 2-1 defeat at home to Greece in the Nations League on Thursday.
Liverpool defender Conor Bradley says it will be "something special" to lead Northern Ireland into tonight's Nations League clash with Belarus.
As they look for their second win in three matches, Bradley says they've got good momentum.
Kick-off in the behind-closed-doors-match in Hungary is at 7.45.
Elsewhere, Scotland take on Croatia in Zagreb from 5.
Golf
Leona Maguire will have her eyes set on a top 20 finish after a solid but unspectacular third round at the Buick LPGA Shanghai.
The Cavan golfer carded a 71 to move to seven-under par, 11 shots off leader Mao Saigo.
NFL
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has suggested that a regular season game could take place in Ireland very soon.
Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney suggested that Ireland is a prospective destination for an NFL game in 2025.
Speaking at an event in London, Goodell offered a promising update:
Racing
There’s a national hunt fixture at Fairyhouse this afternoon, where the first goes to post at twenty-to-2.
While the Oktoberfest Weekend Festival gets underway at Naas, where the first is off at 2.