It has been a positive morning for the Irish at the Tokyo Olympics, as Belfast boxer Aidan Walsh has secured a bronze medal at minimum following his win over Melvin Clair of Mauritius.
The welterweight secured a 4-1 split decision victory, and now progresses to Sunday's semi-final, where he will face Great Britain's Pat McCormack, who defeated him at the Commonwealth Games.
Dublin boxer Kellie Harrington is up and running with a win in the women's lightweight, getting a unanimous victory against Rebecca Nicoli of Italy. The top seed advances to the quarter-finals and is now just one win away from a medal.
In golf, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy have propelled themselves up the leaderboard and into medal contention with both men finishing on -7. McIlroy carded a five-under round of 66 with Lowry going around one better in 65. The pair were tied for fourth when heading to the clubhouse.
Waterford's Thomas Barr progressed to the semi-finals of the men's 400m hurdles, coming second in his heat in a time of 49.02 seconds and he will run again on Sunday.
The Irish women's hockey team face an uphill task to qualify for the quarter-finals. They need a win against reigning Olympic champions Great Britain tomorrow in order to get out of Pool A.
Sean Dancer's team suffered a 1-0 loss to India.
Annalise Murphy's chances of winning a medal in sailing's Laser Radial are over.
The 2016 silver medalist has finished in 40th place in her final race to end up in 18th place overall.
With three more races to come tomorrow, Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove are 14th overall in the 49er event.
