Friday Morning Sport Update

Busy weekend of local GAA

Gaelic Games

KFM Weekend Sport begins with the weekend preview this morning on 'Kildare Today' at 10.45am.

On Sunday KFM will have live commentary of the Kildare Ladies All-Ireland Football Intermediate semi-final, with Westmeath at Parnell Park.

Throw-in at 2pm.

Here's manager Daniel Moynihan looking forward to the game:

Both the Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship & 'The Auld Shebeen Bar', Athy Intermediate Championship begin this weekend.

KFM will have live updates throughout the weekend, from 12 noon both Saturday & Sunday.

Last night's local results,

2020 Haven Hire Minor Hurling Championship A Final

Maynooth 1-19 V Naas 1-9

2020 Haven Hire Minor Hurling Championship B Final

Celbridge 2-15 V Sallins 1-8

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Elsewhere, Limerick forward Peter Casey has been cleared to play in Sunday week's All Ireland senior hurling final against Cork.

He has successfully appealed a red card he received during the semi final win over Waterford.

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The second All Ireland minor hurling semi-final throws in this evening.

Kilkenny face Galway at Semple Stadium from 7.30pm, with Cork awaiting the winners in the decider.

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Brewster Park is the venue for tonight's Ulster minor football final.

Tyrone play Donegal, with throw in at 7.30pm.

Soccer

Shamrock Rovers are into the play off round for the Europa Conference League Group Stage.

They beat Tueta 2-0 on the night in Albania and 3-0 on aggregate.

But Bohemians and Dundalk are out.

Bohs lost 2-0 on the night to PAOK in Greece and 3-2 over both legs.

Dundalk went down 2-1 to Vitesse Arnhem in Tallaght, and 4-3 on aggregate.

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In the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division this evening, St Patrick's Athletic host Waterford at Richmond Park.

It's a 7.45pm kick-off.

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The new Premier League season kicks off tonight.

Newly promoted Brentford play Arsenal in London from 8pm.

Golf

Padraig Harrington is 4 shots off the lead after round one of the Wyndham Championship on the PGA Tour in North Carolina.

American Russell Henley is out in front on 8 under with Seamus Power 3 under par.

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Niall Kearney tees off his second round at the European Tour's Cazoo Classic from 4 under par later.

Richard Bland heads the leaderboard on 7 under.

Horse Racing

There are 8 flat races at the Curragh today from 4.25pm.

The first of 7 races over jumps at Tramore begins at 5.10pm.