Saturday sport: Monaghan beat Armagh on penalties to reach All-Ireland semi-finals

The latest from the day's sporting action...
Saturday sport: Monaghan beat Armagh on penalties to reach All-Ireland semi-finals

Here's the latest from the day's sporting action...

GAA

Monaghan are into the All-Ireland senior football championship semi-finals after a dramatic 9-8 win on penalties over Armagh at Croke Park.

Rory Beggan saved Callum Cumiskey's effort in sudden death to earn the Farney County a dramatic victory.

The game itself had finished 14 points apiece at the end of extra time, as Conor McManus equalised for Monaghan with the last kick.

For the third time in a year, Armagh have lost a championship match in a shoot out.

Monaghan are into the last four for the first time since 2018.

Monaghan’s Kieran Hughes and Ryan O'Toole celebrate. Photo: James Crombie/Inpho

They join champions Kerry in the semi-finals.

The Kingdom impressively beat Tyrone by 2-18 to 12 points earlier in the day.

The sides were level at six points apiece before Kerry scored the last three points of the first half.

And Jack O'Connor's men were 15-6 up by the time Diarmuid O'Connor scored their first goal in the 53rd minute.

Another goal would follow by Sean O'Shea nine minutes from time and Kerry have made a real statement in the defence of the Sam Maguire Cup.

The two remaining quarter-finals will be staged in front of a sold-out crowd on Sunday, with Derry playing Cork before Mayo and Dublin renew their rivalry in the later game.

Kerry’s Sean O'Shea celebrates scoring his side's opening goal against Tyrone. Photo: James Crombie/Inpho

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The quarter-final line-up in the Ladies Senior Football Championship was also set this evening.

Kerry beat Cavan by 2-21 to 2-5 in Tralee.

In Castlebar, Mayo pulled away to record a 2-15 to 8 point win over Laois.

Cork had no trouble dispatching neighbours Tipperary, winning by 8-12 to 3 points in Clonakilty.

Later, a quarter-final home tie is on the line in Navan, where Meath conclude Group 2 duties against Donegal, with throw-in at 7.30pm.

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In Camogie, Kilkenny and Tipperary drew in Group 2 of the All Ireland Championship.

Kilkenny will face Cork in the quarter-finals.

The other quarter-final will be between Tipperary and Antrim, with Galway and Waterford through to the semi-finals.

Boxing

Boxer Kellie Harrington has won gold for Ireland in the lightweight final at the European Games in Poland.

The Olympic champion took every round on the judges' scorecards as she beat Serbian Natalia Shadrina in Krakov.

Heavyweight Jack Marley had to settle for a silver medal after losing his final bout to Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine.

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