The Morning Sports Briefing

Dublin and Kerry cruise into semi-finals

Keith Duggan, Malachy Clerkin and Sean Moran report from Croke Park yesterday where Kerry put a record score past Kildare while Dublin easily dispatched an albeit spirited Fermanagh side.

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitmaurice could not have asked for more from yesterday as a record score, a strong impact from the bench and a magnificent performance from Colm Cooper put the defending champions in a formidable position going into the semi-finals, writes Sean Moran.

Keith Duggan reports on the ruthlessnes of the big two in brushing off their opponents to move closer to a date with destiny in September.

Despite a spirited performance from Fermanagh, Dublin were never in trouble and look to be getting stronger as the year progresses.

"Dublin rolled on through another All-Ireland quarter-final looking serene and graceful as a fleet of Bentleys," writes Malachy Clerkin from GAA HQ.

Athletics world reeling after doping revelations

Ian O'Riordan reports on the revelations that surfaced yesterday which put question marks over a third of medals won in IAAF competitions over the last 12 years.

The investigations include the claims that 18 of the medals Kenya won at the Olympics and World Championships during the 2001-2012 period were won by athletes who, at some point, provided suspicious results.

“Beyond all this perhaps the most worrying part of these latest allegations is that the IAAF can feel lucky they aren’t dealing with blood on their hands.”

Wenger finally gets one over on arch-nemesis

Despite its status as a somewhat overblown friendly yesterday’s Community Shield proved to be an important victory for Arsenal as Arsene Wenger recorded his first ever win over Jose Mourinho a week before the new campaign begins.

An excellent Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain goal in the opening half was enough to earn the Gunners the first silverware of the season.

However, the drama didn't finish there as Wenger and Mourinho sparked the first (of what will most likely be a few) handshake controversy of the season when they failed to acknowledge each other after the final whistle.

Career grand slam secured for Inbee Park at Turnberry

World number one Inbee Park put together a superb final round 65 to claim the Women's British Open at Turnberry yesterday and, with it, a career grand slam.

The South Korean proved why she is the best in testing conditions as she cruised home to her seventh major title.

Things weren't so rosy in the BBC commentary box however as John O'Sullivan wonders if the British broadcasters loss of rights to the Open Championship is really that bad.

“Listening to Alliss commentate called to mind the suggestion that it resembled watching an episode of Catchphrase, a popular game show where the contestants are invited to “say what you see”.

He was relegated to providing captions for the television pictures: “that’s a difficult lie, that putt’s come up short, the ball appears to be heading for the bunker” and so on.”

In Virginia Troy Merritt followed a scintillating Saturday 61 with a final round 67 to claim his first PGA Tour title at the Quicken Loans Championship.

Di Maria to undergo PSG medical

Argentinian playmaker Angel Di Maria will today undergo a medical in Doha as he looks to complete a £44 million move from Manchester United to the Paris St Germain.

Di Maria makes the move just a year after moving to Old Trafford for a British world-record fee before falling out of favour with Louis van Gaal over the last few months of the season.

A tribute to Peter O’Sulleven

In this week's Tipping Point Brian O'Connor pays tribute to legendary horse racing commentator Peter O'Sulleven.

“Only the most witless have never felt a spasm of doubt about whether or not such a stark toll is justifiable in terms of entertainment, sport or plain business.”

Fiona Doyle determined to win medals

Ian O'Riordan takes a look at Limerick swimmer Fiona Doyle as she prepares for the Swimming World Championships in Kazan.

Doyle last month qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after medalling at the World University Games in Gwangju and is now determined to win more silverware this week.