This weekend is a big one for Basketball with the National Cup semi-finals taking place.

There's plenty of Dublin interest. In the Women's Division One National Cup this evening iSecure Swords Thunder play Oblate Dynamos.

In the semis of the Pat Duffy National Cup there's an all Dublin affair between Griffith College Éanna and Killester while in the Paudie O'Connor National Cup Killester take on Utility Trust St Pauls.

Our reporter Orla Keeling has been out talking to some of the teams involved while also previewing the Pat Duffy National Cup semi-finals with UCD Marian Superleague assistant coach, Adam Drummond.

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The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the Year, gets underway this weekend in Melbourne.

Can anyone stop steely Jannick Sinner, the world number one?

How will Novak Djokovic get along with his new coach, Andy Murray?

Who might challenge Aryna Sabalenka who is going for three in a row?

Stephen Higgins from crosscourtview.com joins Hazel Nolan to look at the favourites, the challengers and the players under the radar.

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2024 is a year that will live long in the memory for Sharlene Mawdsley, but she's now parked that and has her sights set firmly on her goals for 2025.

The Tipperary woman has changed her training set up, and talks to Hazel Nolan about her decision to throw her lot in with UK based Tony Lester.

She reveals how her self-belief is growing and how she's no longer scared going into races.

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