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

It’s a busy weekend for Kildare hurling.

GAELIC GAMES

David Herity has made two changes to his Kildare Senior Hurling team for tomorrow's Allianz League Division 2A final against Offaly in Portlaoise.

Coill Dubh’s Johnny Byrne returns from a thumb injury to take a position at midfield.

His clubmate Declan Flaherty comes in at full forward.

The sides are meeting for the second time in two weeks.

An injury time point by Kildare captain James Burke saw the sides finish level in the final group game in Tullamore.

Victory tomorrow will see the team promoted to Division 1.

Kfm will have commentary of the final with Ger McNally and Séamus Dillon in association with Hanlon Concrete of Robertstown.

Coverage begins at 1.50pm tomorrow.

It’s a busy weekend for Kildare hurling.

The Minors will be looking to build on last week’s big win over Carlow, when they face Wicklow in the Leinster Championship today.

Throw in at Hawkfield is at 2.00.

Kfm will have live updates of today’s game on MoreMusicSaturdaySportsbeat from 2pm

The under 20s suffered an 11 points to 1-17 defeat to Laois the Leinster Championship last night.

2023 https://t.co/s1g8K1kl1d Leinster GAA U20 Hurling Championship

𝙏𝙞𝙚𝙧 2 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥 2 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩

Kildare 0-11
Laois 1-17

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— Leinster GAA (@gaaleinster) March 31, 2023

The football finals weekend begins at Croke Park this evening with the Division 4 final meeting of Wicklow and Sligo.

That’s followed by the Division 3 decider between Cavan and Fermanagh.

SOCCER

The Premier League returns after the international break with the blockbuster clash of Manchester City and Liverpool this lunchtime.

Current leaders Arsenal welcome Leeds to the Emirates from 3.

Bournemouth can move out of the bottom three with a win at home to Fulham.

Roy Hodgson is back in the Crystal Palace dugout for their game with Leicester.

Brighton play Brentford, and Nottingham Forest host Wolves.

At 5.30, Chelsea play Aston Villa.

The #PL returns with 7️⃣ Saturday fixtures 😍 pic.twitter.com/HZM61hM4nP

— Premier League (@premierleague) April 1, 2023

Ryan Graydon’s first-half strike was enough to see Derry City move top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division on goal difference last night.

The Candystripes were 1-nil winners away to ten-man Shelbourne.

Bohemians can leapfrog Derry tonight with just a point from their trip to Sligo.

Shamrock Rovers collected their first win at the seventh time of asking, thrashing ten-man Dundalk 4-nil at Oriel Park.

Chris Forrester scored twice for St. Pat’s who ended their poor run with a 3-nil win at home to UCD.

While Cork City and Drogheda drew 1-apiece.

RUGBY

After last week’s defeat to Wales, Ireland’s Six Nations itinerary gets no easier.

France visit Musgrave Park this afternoon, where kick-off is at 3.15.

Following that, Scotland play Wales.

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A quarter-final with Leicester awaits the winner of this evening’s inter-pro clash in the Heineken Champions Cup.

Leinster and Ulster welcome back a host of internationals for their last-16 tie at the Aviva.

Munster are the first of the Irish provinces into action, facing the Cell C Sharks in Durban from 12.30.

In the Challenge Cup from 3, Connacht are away to Benetton.

Naas and Barnhall are both in action in the penultimate round of games in the AIL

In Division 1B,  7th place Naas are away to Highfield in Cork at 2.30.
In Division 2A, 4th place MU Barnhall are at home to Nenagh

RACING

Today's meeting at Bellewstown has been cancelled due to a waterlogged track.

Following a further 12mm of rain overnight adding to the 12mm of rain yesterday, @BellewstownRace is unfit for racing due to waterlogging. With a forecast for 7mm of rain later, the fixture scheduled for today has been cancelled. pic.twitter.com/0CHvVDfKnP

— IHRB Raceday information (@IHRBRaceday) April 1, 2023