Monday Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

Kildare Ladies have been promoted to Div 2 following a dramatic win over Clare

GAA

Four county hurling and football teams were in championship action over the weekend.

Pride of place goes to the women footballers who are the Lidl Division 3 League champions and are promoted to Division 2

Yesterday in Parnell Park, they beat Clare after extra time by 2-11 to 2-10; the Kildare goals from a Nessa Dooley penalty on 10 minutes and team captain Grace Clifford on 44 minutes.

But, it was three points in extra time by player of the match Róisín Byrne, along with heroic efforts by all, that clinched the title.

At half time, Kildare led by 1-2 to 0-3.

Kildare led all the way until four minutes from time, when Clare goaled, to be within a point.

Two minutes later, Clare equalised 1-10 to 2-7 to send the game to extra time.

Clare scored a goal in the first extra period to lead for the first time, with Kildare losing Nessa Dooley to a yellow card.

At half time in extra time:  Clare 2-10 Kildare 2-8

Two Roisín Byrne points levelled the match with 6 minutes remaining.

Two minutes later, Byrne put Kildare into the lead with a huge pointed free 2-11 to 2-10.

Nessa Dooley returned from the sin bin, but Kildare finished with 13 after two more yellows.

However, they held on heroically to win by a single point in a thriller to crowned Division 3 champions and promoted to Division 2 next season.

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The senior hurlers lost to  Offaly in the Joe McDonagh Cup in Hawkfield by 2-22 to 3-11.

Kildare’s 3rd goal came from a last minute goalkeeper Paddy McKenna penalty.

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Before that game Kfm broadcast live the Draw for this years UPMC senior hurling championship

The four pairings are:

Holders Naas vs Celbridge; Confey v Ardclough; Clane v Coill Dubh; Eire Og Corra Choill v Maynooth

The minor hurlers continued their Leinster championship vs Laois in Clane yesterday, but lost by 4-15 to 2-13

Eoin Stapleton’s U 20 hurlers had a 1-13 to 1-7 win over Carlow on Saturday.

 They will play Offaly in the preliminary quarter final next Friday evening at 6.30pm in Tullamore

We’ll hear from U20 and minor managers in our lunchtime bulletin and on this evening’s Kildare Scoreboard from 6.30pm

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In the Ulster Football quarter final, Monaghan came from behind to beat Tyrone by 2-17 to 1-18 in Omagh.

They will play Derry in the semi final.

Next Sunday,  Glenn Ryan’s footballers  play Wicklow in Netwatch Cullen Pk at 2.30pm.

The winners of that game will play either Dublin or Laois in the Leinster semi final.

SOCCER

Arsenal's hopes of winning the Premier League have been dealt a blow, having been held to a 2-all draw at West Ham.

They let a 2-goal lead slip for the second game in a row - and missed a penalty - to edge 4 points clear of Manchester City, who have a game in hand.

Manchester United are up to 3rd in the table after beating Nottingham Forest 2-nil.

Anthony and Dalot got the goals

RUGBY

In the women’s Six Nations, France beat Scotland 55 nil, scoring 9 tries.

In the United Rugby Championship, on Saturday, Suncroft’s Sam Prendergast scored a last minute penalty, as Leinster beat Emirates Lions 39-36 Johannesburg.

In the A.I.L. final day of the season, Old Wesley beat Naas 38-35; MU Barhall lost 21-29 to Old Crescent.

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Finally, a reminder to join this morning’s Kildare Today for a review of the weekend GAA, including the Ladies League title win, and this evening, at 6.30pm, for Kildare Scoreboard  - a review of the weekend Kildare sport: GAA, including manager interviews, Leinster Senior League and KDFL Soccer results, rugby and racing.