Friday Lunch Sport

4 Kildare GAA teams in Action; KDFL Weekend 2; AIL Naas and Barnall, Masters Golf, Aintree

The Kildare senior hurling team to play Mayo in Round 1 of the Christy Ring Cup in Ballina tomrow is expected to be named tonight.

It will be available on Kfm twitter @kfmsport

Kfm will have commentary of the game in association with Hanlon Concrete, Robertstown.

Three Kildare teams in action tomorrow Saturday.

At 12 noon, in the Leinster U20 Hurling Championship:  Kildare vs Laois in St. Conleth’s Park. 

At 1pm, Kildare senior Camogie team plays Tipperary in a Division 2 relegation game in Stradbally.

At 2pm the Kildare minor hurlers go to O’Moore Park to play Laois in the Leinster minor hurling championship

Kfm will have live updates of the games from 12 noon.

The Kildare football U20 panel to play Laois next Thursday evening at 7.30 in Hawkfield has been announced

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Camogie

Tomorrow in Stradbally, in the Littlewoods Camogie League Division 2 Relegation Play-off: Kildare vs Tipperary at 1pm

Kfm will have live updates .

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Ladies Football

The Kildare U16 team, managed by Pat Travers, will play Dublin in Rd 3 of the Leinster LGFA championship tomorrow in Eadestown GAA at 2pm.

In goal: Sophie Knightly Leixlip

Full back line: Julie Brannigan. Balyna 3. Zara Hurley captain Kilcullen, 4. Heidi Lyons Two Mile House

Half back line: Laura Dunlea Raheens 6. Niamh Murphy Milltown 7. Meabh McDonagh Maynooth. 

Centre field: Abi Whelan Castlemitchell and Áine McNally Rathcoffey

Half forwards Aoife Murnane Maynooth 11. Bryana Abbey Kildangan Nurney 12. Abaigh Cahill  Eadestown

Full forwards Caoimhe Egan Kilcullen 14. Eimear Behan Rathcoffey 15. Tara Rafferty Maynooth

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In the League of Ireland Premier Division this evening, champions Shamrock Rovers are away to Shelbourne at Tolka Park, St Pat's host Dundalk at Richmond Park and Bohemians go to Drogheda United.

All of those games at 7.45pm.

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In the Premier League, Wolves know a win away to Newcastle United can see them leapfrog Manchester United in the table.

Kick off at 8pm, in St James' Park.

Its weekend 2 of the new KDFL season: full list of fixtures on the Weekend Preview, 6.25pm this evening

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GOLF

Seamus Power will be the first Irish player on the tee this afternoon on day two of the Masters at Augusta.

The Waterford man starts from two over par at 2pm Irish time.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are one over and begin at 3.45pm and 6pm respectively

Padraig Harrington starts from two over at 20 past four.

Five-time champion Tiger Woods began with an opening round 1-under par yesterday  to trail early leader Sung-jae Im by four shots.

American Dustin Johnson is two off the lead,

RUGBY

Connacht host Leinster in the first leg of their last 16 Champions Cup tie at the Sportsground at 8 tonight.

Johnny Sexton returns as captain

Eadestown’s Jimmy O’Brien, scorer of 4 tries in Leinster’s previous Euro game is on the wing, while Kill’s James Tracy is reserve hooker

Tomorrow in AIL Rugby, Naas play Old Belvedere

Naas:

Front Row Adam Coyle John Sutton Peter King 

2nd Row Paul Monohan Patrick O’Flaherty 

Back RowCillian Dempesy Will O’Brien Ryan Casey 

Half BacksTim Murphy Bryan Crooke

Three Quarters Sam Cahill Matt Stapleton Gary Kavanagh Donal Conroy 

Full Back Peter Osborne captain

Live updates from Fournaughts with Jim Casey

In Division 2 B,  MU Barnhall V Nenagh.

Both games have 2.30pm start times.

HORSE RACING

It's day two of the Grand National meeting at Aintree where the Melling Chase is the feature.

Here at home, the first of 7 races at Ballinrobe goes to post at 4.30pm.

There's also a fixture at Dundalk, where the first is off at 5.20pm.

REMINDER: Join Paul Power from 6.25pm this evening for the Weekend Preview: GAA, Soccer, Rugby, Gold, Racing including analyis and manager interviews