Friday Lunch Sports News

Another Busy Club Football championship weekend

A big club championship action continues in the county tonight and over the weekend.

This evening:

Friday 20th August

2021 The Auld Shebeen Athy Intermediate Football Championship @ 8PM

Group A Venue: Raheens GAA, Ballymore Eustace V Leixlip

Group B Venue: Manguard Plus Hawkfield Pitch 1, Monasterevan V Sallins

2021 Tom Cross Transport Junior Football Championship @ 7.30

Group A Venue: Athy, Ballykelly V Kilcullen 19:30, Referee: TBC

Group B Venue: Manguard Plus Hawkfield Pitch 2, Robertstown V Cappagh 19:30,

SATURDAY

Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship – St. Conleth’s Park, Newbridge

Group C Castledermot V Clane 12:00 (Saturday Show)

Group A Carbury V Sarsfields 2:00 (Sportsbeat)

Group D Moorefield V Raheens 4:00 (Sportsbeat)

Group B Athy V Naas 6:00 (Sportsbeat)

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Manguard Plus Hawkfield Pitch 1 

Group B Johnstownbridge V Maynooth 12:00(Saturday Show)

Group A Celbridge V Eadestown 2:00 (Sportsbeat)

Group C St. Laurence's V Confey 4:00 (Sportsbeat) 

Group D Clogherinkoe V Round Towers 6:00 (Sportsbeat)

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2021 The Auld Shebeen Athy Intermediate Football Championship

Group D Venue: Ballyteague, St Kevin's V Suncroft 2:00,

Group B Venue: Conneff Park, Kilcock V Rathangan 4:00

Group D Venue: Conneff Park, Ballyteague V Straffan 6:00,

Group A Venue: Manguard Plus Hawkfield Pitch 1, Caragh V Ellistown 8:00

Kfm’s live coverage will be from 12 noon tomorrow across the day in association with Pat Keogh Skoda Ballybrittas, the Midlands main Skoda Dealer since 1996

LAST NIGHT’S RESULTS

Tom Cross Transport Junior Football Championship Group A Grangenolvin 3-22 V Kildangan 0-4

Group B Ardclough 0-4 V Athgarvan 6-14

UPMC Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group A Sarsfields 1-12 V Naas 0-29

Group B Celbridge 2-12 V St. Laurence's GAA 2-10

UPMC Junior Hurling Championship Group A

Naas 3-16 V Leixlip 0-11

Coill Dubh 2-18 V Ros Glas 3-10

Group B Clane 1-17 V Maynooth 4-18

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Arsenal have completed the signing of midfielder Martin Odegaard on a permanent deal from Real Madrid.

The 22-year-old spent the second half of last season in north London on loan.

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Bournemouth have signed former England defender Gary Cahill on a one year deal on a free transfer after leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season.

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St Pat's have the chance to move level on points with Shamrock Rovers at the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division this evening.

The Saints make the trip to Finn Harps.

Dundalk are only two-points above the relegation zone heading into their Louth derby with Drogheda at Oriel Park.

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Four-time champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the US Open tennis and announced he won't play again this season.

The Spaniard is still struggling with a foot injury which forced him to miss Wimbledon and the Olympics.

Nadal is the latest big name to pull out of the Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows, following Roger Federer and title holder Dominic Thiem
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Seamus Power heads up the Irish challenge into day two at the Northern Trust on the PGA Tour.

He'll tee-off from one-under-par today, seven shots behind leaders John Rahm and Justin Thomas.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are both level-par after their first rounds.

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There's racing in Killarney at 4.25 and in Kilbeggan from 4.45.