Saturday night’s alright (for fighting) and all the rest of the weekend’s sport

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By Kevin Murphy and Grainne McGuinness

Lights out by 10pm tonight folks.

With an epic weekend ahead, and one particular late-night fixture, sports fans need to get their beauty sleep while they can.

Seriously, go to bed NOW.

Get ready for the Serena Slam at Wimbledon

Wimbledon finals weekend is one of the great sporting traditions and the Serena slam is on. The brilliant American crushed Maria Sharapova in the semi-final and she faces Spaniard Garbine Muguruza who has surprised everyone by reaching the final.

The men take centre stage on Sunday, with Novak Djokovic facing Richard Gasquet and Andy Murray taking on Roger Federer today for places in the final.

Women’s singles final , 1.00pm on BBC 1

Men’s singles final, 1.00pm on BBC 1

Elsewhere, there is a mouth-watering hurling . Limerick and Dublin get the ball rolling while the clash of Cork and Clare is a repeat of the 2013 All Ireland Final.

Event of the weekend

Finally, after all the hype and a , the fight of the year is happening in Las Vegas this weekend.

The ‘Notorious’ has captured the hearts of Irish sports fans and his UFC title fight against Chad Mendes in La Vegas is a must see.

McGregor will fight for the interim belt following the injury to original opponent Jose Aldo. The fight takes place in the early hours of Sunday morning and we expect the McGregor show to rock on with another victory.

UFC 189 available on subscription from Setanta – Preliminary card from midnight – McGregor v Mendes approx. 5am

Two provincial finals on the Sunday Game Live – what Sundays are made for

Two provincial finals are part of an action packed weekend for Gaelic Games fans. The Munster hurling final has a special place in Irish sporting folklore and the novel pairing of Tipperary and Waterford should be a cracker.

Elsewhere, the Dublin footballers are red hot favourites to retain their Leinster title against Westmeath in Croke Park.

Sunday Game Live, 2.00pm (Dublin v Westmeath), 4.00pm Tipperary v Waterford on RTE 2

Another weekend of Lowry watching

Golf fans are in for a real treat as the Scottish Open concludes at Gullane Golf Club on Sunday afternoon. The Irish representation is very strong with Graeme McDowell in excellent form and Shane Lowry in a share of the lead.

The focus will move to St Andrews for ‘The Open’ next week and the Scottish event is very often a great indicator to the outcome of Golf’s third major.

Scottish Open Golf, Sky Sports

The Tour De France

Chris Froome looks in pole position to strengthen his grip on the race over the weekend. It has been a dramatic week in cycling’s showpiece event with a number of spectacular crashes. Three Irishmen, Dan Martin, Nicolas Roche and Sam Bennett are still going well in the most gruelling event of global sport.

Tour De France, 1.00pm on Eurosport

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