MEN’S FOOTBALL: Waterford take on Bray Wanderers at Tolka Park Dublin on Friday evening in the League of Ireland’s promotion play-off final. 

Bray finished third in Division One before beating UCD and Treaty United to reach the decider, while Waterford slipped into the relegation play-off spot on the last day of the season. 

Dundalk won automatic promotion after losing only three games all season and replace Cork City.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Tarik Phillip top-scored with 23 points but London Lions slipped to a narrow 87-86 at Ulm in Wednesday evening’s latest round of EuroCup matches. 

Istanbul’s Bahcesehir College lost the competition’s last hundred per cent record but remain top of Group A after they went down 82-90 to Jerusalem in a match played at a neutral venue in Serbia as Bourg-en-Bresse edged out Chemnitz 85-82 to move top of Group B.

BOXING: Ghana’s National Sports Authority has lifted its temporary ban on professional boxing after just six weeks. 

Following the deaths of Ernest Akushey and Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju earlier in 2025 boxing was prohibited to “protect lives, uphold the integrity of the sport and ensure its future.” 

Despite the suspension, Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom had already announced its first ever promotion in West Africa this December.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Defending champions The New Saints can open up a 12-point lead at the top of the Cymru Premier with a win in their game at home to Cardiff Met tomorrow night. After a shaky start to the season, TNS have won their last 13 games in all competitions. 

Tomorrow evening’s other fixture sees out-of-form Briton Ferry Llansawel hosting Bala. Second-placed Penybont are at Connah’s Quay Nomads on Saturday.