Sports Headlines May 26th

Ireland train today at their base in Abbotsown with question marks still over the fitness of James McCarthy.

The Everton midfielder hasn't trained fully with the squad this week due to a thigh injury.

Manager Martin O'Neill has indicated that he won't unveil his final squad selection for Euro 2016 until after next weeks game with Belarus at Turners Cross.

This is why we love #BGEU21 hurling! Well done @westmeath_gaa Pic from @MidlandsSport pic.twitter.com/80lpfQauoA

— BordGáis U21 Hurling (@BGEHurlingU21) May 25, 2016

In Hurling Westmeath shocked the GAA world last night with a 1-11 to 12 points win over Kilkenny in the Bord Gais Energy Leinster under 21 quarter final.

Warren Casserly scored a goal for the Lake County while Kilkenny missed a penalty in injury time meaning Westmeath go onto meet Dublin or Wexford in the semi final

In the nights other games Carlow set up a semi final against Offaly with a 1-17 to 1-15 win over Laois at Netwatch Cullen park..

Offaly overcame Kildare 5-22 to 1-12 in Newbridge.

In Boxing Katie Taylor and Kellie Harrington are looking to turn bronze medals into silver today at the World championships in Astana.

They fight French and Canadian opponents respectively.

Taylor fights this afternoon while Harrington's bout is on during the morning session.

In Golf the BMW PGA Championship is underway at Wentworth this morning with a total prize fund of five million euro up for grabs.

Newly-crowned Irish Open champion Rory McIlroy isn't in the field, but there's a strong Irish presence this week.

Shane Lowry will be the first to tee-off, while the likes of Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell and Paul McGinley are also involved.

In cycling today's fifth stage of the An Post Rás will take the riders from Sneem to Clonakilty.

Clemens Fankheuser of the Austria-Tirol Cycling team holds the leader's yellow jersey, but his advantage is just three seconds with just 19 seconds separating the top 10 riders.

Meanwhile, Nicolas Roche is in 25th place overall heading into today's 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia.

In Racing todays card is at Tipperary with the first off at 5:10.