Monday Morning: Losses For Kildare Footballers & Hurlers; Naas Hurlers Win All Ireland Intermediate Championship

Naas CBS are Leinster Post Primary Schools Football champions

GAELIC GAMES

It was a disappointing afternoon for both the Kildare footballers and hurlers yesterday. 

In Division 1 of the Allianz League the footballers lost to Donegal in Ballybofey. 

The final score Donegal 2-11 Kildare 1-9. 

Kildare's next game is Sunday 20th February, when they travel to Omagh to play Tyrone.

Here's Glenn Ryan's reaction to his first loss as Kildare manager: 

Five players were sent off in the latter stages of Tyrone's loss to Armagh in the Allianz Football League yesterday.

Four of the All-Ireland champions players were dismissed following commotion, with Armagh's Greg McCabe also dismissed.

Armagh won the game by 2-14 to 14 points to make it two wins from two in Division One.

Mayo beat Monaghan by two points in Clones.

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Kildare hurlers were beaten by Meath in their opening game of the Allianz Hurling League Division 2A. 

Final score at St Conleth's Park Meath 0-18 Kildare 0-15. 

Next up for the Lillies is a trip to Kerry on Sunday at 2pm. 

Here's manager David Herity:

Limerick suffered an opening round defeat in Division One of the Allianz Hurling League yesterday.

Darragh Egan's Wexford beat the All-Ireland champions by 1-11 to 11 points.

Elsewhere in the top tier, Galway had 17 points to spare over Offaly, while Kilkenny beat Antrim.

Dublin and Waterford played out a draw at Parnell Park.

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Naas became the first Kildare club to win an All-Ireland Intermediate hurling title on Saturday, defeating Kilmoyley of Kerry in Croke Park.

The full time score was Naas 16 points Kilmoyley 1-11, with Naas having to withstand some late pressure in awful conditions.

Naas Captain Brian Byrne: 

Naas Manager Tom Mullally: 

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Good fortunes continuing for Naas, Naas CBS won the Leinster Post Primary Schools Bro. Bosco Cup Football "A" Final.

They beat fellow Kildare team Maynooth SLS by 14 points to 2-07 at St Conleth's Park on Saturday, to claim the school's third title in four competitions.

Naas CBS Manager Padraig Cribben:

SOCCER

Current champions Leicester are out of the FA Cup.

Brendan Rodgers' side suffered a 4-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the fourth round yesterday.

Arsenal - Most Ever Times Won 👋
Leicester - Current Holders 👋@NFFC are on a mission! 🏆#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/T49ttkaC1B

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 6, 2022

Non-league Boreham Wood remain the lowest ranked team in the competition after causing a huge upset against Championship side Bournemouth, winning 1-0.

History has been made ✨

Next Stop: Goodison Park 🏟

@BOREHAM_WOODFC#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/VC74B5dx8w

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 6, 2022

Liverpool are also through to the last 16 following a 3-1 win over Cardiff.

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Sadio Mane scored the decisive spot kick as Senegal captured the Africa Cup of Nations title on penalties last night.

They won the shoot-out 4-2 against Egypt to win the title for the first time.

Mané is like: 🙂 #TotalEnergiesAFCON | #AFCON2021 pic.twitter.com/U7CzNFfhn3

— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) February 6, 2022

The game ended goalless after extra-time.

Goosebumps.

What. It. Means.#TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #SENEGY | #TeamSenegal | @Fsfofficielle pic.twitter.com/FFiQDLAVnk

— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) February 6, 2022

GOLF

Seamus Power finished in a tie for ninth at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am last night.

The Waterford native posted a total of 13-under-par.

That was six shots behind the winner Tom Hoge.

WINTER OLYMPICS

Three Irish athletes are in action at the Winter Olympics in Beijing this morning.

Tess Arbez did not finish in the Giant Slalom earlier.

Jack Gower finished 31st in the men's Downhill standings, while Elsa Desmond is in the Luge competition later.

AFLW

Aisling McCarthy has been ruled out of the remainder of the AFLW season.

The Tipperary native suffered a fractured wrist while playing for the West Coast Eagles against Geelong on Friday.