Kerry’s hunt for first win continues

Kerry FC are still searching for that first ever win in the League of Ireland following an unhappy Bank Holiday weekend that saw them concede eight goals in three days. Hopes were high that a visit to Treaty United on Saturday would herald good news – Kerry picked up one of their two points to date in the reverse fixture – but the hosts raced into a 3-0 lead before half-time. The Limerick side added a fourth after the break to secure their second win of 2023.

Another game in quick succession provided Kerry with an opportunity to bounce back but unfortunately Monday’s match against Cobh Ramblers also ended in defeat. The Cork outfit took the lead after just four minutes through Wilson Waweru and further goals by Tiernan O’Brien McAllister, Charlie Lyons and Liam Kervick gave them a four-goal cushion.

A late consolation goal by former Killarney Celtic player Ryan Kelliher left the scoreline reading 4-1 at the final whistle. The First Division newcomers are now nine points adrift of second-from-bottom Longford Town, with a record of P12 W0 D2 L10.

Billy Dennehy’s team will be hoping for better luck tonight when they host Longford at home in Tralee (7.45pm). Tickets were still available as this publication went to print on Thursday. Visit kerryfc. com/tickets for more information.

Sports On Tv This Weekend Around The World

FRIDAY, MAY 5

SOCCER

SATURDAY, MAY 6

U20: Sligo v Kerry

RUGBY RTÉ 2 5pm Leinster v Sharks

GOLF Sky Sports Golf 5pm Wells Fargo Championship

GAA GAAGO 7pm Cork v Tipperary

RUGBY RTÉ 2 7.35pm Glasgow v Munster

SOCCER BBC 1 10.30pm Match of the Day

GOLF Sky Sports Golf 11pm LPGA International Crown

SUNDAY, MAY 7

CYCLING Eurosport 1 11am Giro d’Italia

GAA RTÉ 2 1.45pm Galway v Sligo

SOCCER Sky Sports Football 2.15pm Hearts v Celtic

GAA RTÉ 2 1.45pm Kerry v Clare

GOLF Sky Sports Golf 5pm Wells Fargo Championship

SOCCER BT Sport 1 7pm West Ham v Man Utd

F1 Sky Sports F1 7pm Miami Grand Prix

GAA RTÉ 2 9.30pm The Sunday Game

| This year’s Super Bowl breaks US TV viewing record

Super Bowl LVII was the most-watched US telecast of all-time, according to new figures that were released on Tuesday. National TV measurement company Nielsen informed CNN that in updated data, it found that 115.1 million viewers tuned in on February 12 to watch the Kansas City Chiefs come back and beat the Philadelphia Eagles.

The total includes those watching the Super Bowl LVII across Fox, Fox Deportes and digital streaming services, according to a Nielsen source.

In the top 10 US telecasts of all time according to Nielsen records, the first nine are made up of Super Bowl broadcasts. The only non-Super Bowl to feature on the top 10 is the M*A*S*H series finale in 1983 which totalled 105.9 million viewers. For comparison, the 2022 FIFA

World Cup final was watched by an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide. Kerry’s 2022 All-Ireland final victory over Galway was viewed by around 862,000 people.

| Ryder to tackle Canelo in Mexico

John 'The Gorilla' Ryder will take on Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez for the super-middleweight crown on Saturday night as he bids to become England's first undisputed male champion in the four-belt era. Fighting in Alvarez's home city of Guadalajara, Mexico, a win for Ryder would go down as the greatest overseas victory for a British fighter and a colossal shock in boxing history.

The odds are stacked against the 34-year-old underdog. Alvarez is the face of boxing: a four-weight champion who is fighting on home soil for the first time in 12 years. But Ryder insists he will not be overawed by the occasion and is manifesting an upset.

"Every night I lay there, sit there, visualise it - speaking it into existence," he told BBC Sport. "It would be an amazing feeling. Especially being in his hometown at such a prestigious event.”

The fight will be shown on DAZN.