Friday Afternoon: Eadestown Face Portlaoise In Quarter Finals Of Leinster Club Championship

From 2pm on Sunday, in Portlaoise

GAELIC GAMES

The Leinster Club Championships are back!

On Sunday, Eadestown Ladies face Portlaoise in the quarterfinal at 2pm.

The game will be played in Portlaoise GAA & KFM's 'Sunday Sportsbeat' will have live updates with Tara Byrne.

Listen back to Eoin Beatty speaking with manager Brian Willis on Friday morning's 'Kildare Today':

SOCCER

In the Leinster Senior League the Premier Sunday 1 competition sees

Maynooth University Town hosting Peamount United at 7.30pm.

In Division 1A Sunday

Newbridge Town V St. Kevin’s Boys at 8pm.

Celbridge Town are away to Broadford FC in the league's Major Sunday 1 competition.

The game kicks off at 7.30pm.

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In the second round of the FAI Junior Cup in the KDFL tonight

Athy Town                  v          Melville FC, Aldridge Park at 7.30pm

Clane United             v          Ballinahown AFC, Doctors Road at 7.30pm

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The race for Europe takes centre stage tonight in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division.

Dundalk start the night in third and are away to Finn Harps.

While St. Pat’s are just a point behind the Lilywhites, and they welcome Bohemians to Richmond Park.

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In the Premier League tonight, Brentford are without a win in three ahead of the visit of Brighton.

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England manager Gareth Southgate is facing something of a right-back crisis ahead of the World Cup.

Chelsea’s Reece James is a doubt for the competition in Qatar, as he may require knee surgery.

James will see a specialist over the weekend.

Manchester City’s Kyle Walker is also a doubt with a groin injury.

RUGBY

19 year old Edwin Edogbo will make his first start for Munster in tomorrow’s meeting with the Vodacom Bulls, in the United Rugby Championship.

Athy's Joey Carbery reverts to out-half for the first time this season, while Peter O’Mahony has shaken off a neck injury to take his place on the blindside.

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Ulster have made six changes for their first of two games in South Africa.

Robert Baloucoune returns on the wing following his Emerging Ireland duty, while Billy Burns replaces the injured Ian Madigan.

In the front row, Gareth Milasinovich comes in for Marty Moore.

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Tonight, Leinster’s unbeaten start to the season is on the line as they face Connacht at the Sporstground.

There’s a 7.35pm start in Galway.

Eadestown Jimmy O'Brien will start at full-back.

ATHLETICS

Last year’s Boston Marathon winner Diana Chemtai Kipyokei has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit.

The Kenyan tested positive for the banned substance, Triamcinolone.

Her compatriot Betty Wilson Lempus has also been suspended for providing false information.

Kipyokei is the tenth Kenyan athlete to test positive for Triamcinolone.

BOXING

UK Anti-Doping has launched an investigation into Conor Benn's failed drugs test that saw his grudge match against Chris Eubank Junior postponed.

Trace amounts of a fertility drug, which elevates testosterone levels in men, were found in Benn's sample.

Benn insists he's "completely shocked and surprised" by his positive result with his focus on clearing his name.