Friday Morning Sport; With Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

Kildare Teams continue preparations for the weekend games

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Kildare teams continue preparations for the games ;

On Saturday;

The Kildare Hurlers play Laois in the Joe McDonagh Cup Round 4.

Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 2.30pm.

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Kildare U20’s Play Down.

EirGrid GAA Football All Ireland U20 Championship Semi-Final.

Parnell Park 7:00pm

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On Sunday the Kildare Ladies meet Longford in the second round of Championship

Throw in is at 2pm in Hawkfield.

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Join us at 10.45am where Ger McNally will preview all of the weekend games.

Eoin Beatty also has five pairs of tickets to give away on Kildare Today for the U20 and John Dunne’s 11-2 show has a further four pairs.

SOCCER

Manchester United suffered a 1-nil defeat to Brighton in the Premier League last night.

Alexis MacAllister, who has family connections in Naas, scored the winner from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

United hold a four point cushion over Liverpool in the race for fourth spot and have played one game less.

Brighton are now up to sixth.

Napoli have won the Italian Serie A  title for the first time in 33 years.

They became champions with five games to spare after drawing 1-1 at Udinese.

Here at home tonight, champions Shamrock Rovers host leaders Bohemians in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

Bohs possess a four point advantage over the Hoops at the top of the table.

Elsewhere, it's Cork City versus St Pat's, Drogheda United at home to Derry City and Shelbourne up against UCD.

All of those games kick off at 7.45.
 

GOLF

Rory McIlroy carded a solid 3 under par round of 69 on day one of the Wells Fargo Championship on the PGA Tour in North Carolina.

He lies three shots behind leader Tommy Fleetwood of England.

Seamus Power is 2 under par and Shane Lowry is 1 over.

On the European Tour, Matthieu Pavon of France has extended his lead to 4 shots on day 2 of the Italian Open.

He is now 10 under par.

Of the Irish, Tom McKibbin is 1 under par, John Murphy is even par and Gary Hurley is 3 over.


RUGBY

The first of the United Rugby Championship quarter finals sees Ulster face Connacht in Belfast this evening.

Kick off at Kingspan Stadium is at 7.35.


HORSE RACING

Cork stages seven races on the flat from 4.40.

Downpatrick hosts seven races over jumps from 5.05.