Monday Lunch Sport

Mixed Weekend for Kildare GAA Teams; FAI To Apply for Joint Euro 2028; Dutch Great Overmars to Leave Ajax Over "Inappropriate" Comments: This Evening's Kildare Scoreboard: 6.25pm: Reports, Results, Interviews of the Weekend Games.

Defeat yesterday afternoon for both the KIldare footballers and hurlers. 

The footballers lost to Donegal by 2-11 Kildare 1-9. 

Kildare now have a break until Sunday 20th February, when they'll travel north once again to play Tyrone in Omagh.

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The hurlers lost their opening game of the Allianz Hurling League Division 2A to Meath in St Conleth's Park by 0-18 0-15. 

Kildare are away to Kerry next Sunday at 2pm. 

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Naas became the first Kildare club to win an All-Ireland hurling title on Saturday, defeating Kilmoyley of Kerry in Croke Park by 16 points Kilmoyley 1-11,

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Naas CBS beat fellow Kildare team Maynooth SLS by 14 points to 2-07 at St Conleth's Park on Saturday in the Leinster Post Primary Schools Bro. Bosco Cup Football "A" Final.

Its the school's third title in four years.

This evening’s Kildare Scoreboard, from 6.25, will review the four weekend games, including manager and player interviews

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Down hurling manager Ronan Sheehan says his players were subjected to sectarian abuse during their National Hurling League game against with Carlow.

He alleges hat comments were made by their opponent's during Down’s 2-10 to 1-12 win in Ballycran.

Carlow chairman Jim Bolger said they are "committed to upholding the principles of anti-sectarianism" and "all allegations are investigated and action taken as appropriate"

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The FAI has decided to end its efforts to become a joint-host of the 2030 World Cup due to cost concerns

Instead, Ireland will join Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales to seek the right to host the Euros in 2028.

In a statement, the FAI said hosting the European tournament could be achieved with a 'far lower delivery cost'.

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Ajax Director of Football, former Netherlands international Marc Overmars has left his role at Ajax after sending a series of "inappropriate messages" to female colleagues

The former Ajax, Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Overmars, who had been in his post since the summer of 2012, admitted his behaviour had been "unacceptable" and issued an apology.

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This evening’s Kildare Scoreboard, from 6.25, will review the four weekend games, including manager and player interviews