The Kildare Senior Footballers Play Antrim This Afternoon In Hopes For A Promotion To Division 2 Next Season

Throw-in In Cedral St. Conleth's Park is at 2pm.

GAA
The Kildare Senior footballers play Antrim this afternoon in Cedral St Conleth’s Park.

A win for Kildare will see them promoted to Division 2 next season.

The game throws in at 2 o’clock and Kfm will have full live commentary with Ger McNally and Philie Wolfe in association with Hanlon Concrete Robertstown.

The Kildare Senior hurlers will play Division 1B hurling against the likes of Clare and Wexford next season.

The Lilywhites beat Meath by 10 points in Trim yesterday, 1-24 to 1-14 to secure promotion.

They finish top of the table and will play Down in the league final next weekend.

The Senior women footballers lost to Mayo in Swinford yesterday on a scoreline of 3-4 to 12 points.

Pat Sullivan’s side have one more game left against Tyrone next weekend, with a win ensuring they stay in Division 1 next season.

Elsewhere, the camogie side lost by a point to Wicklow 2-10 to 2-9.

SOCCER
Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson says he's expecting a full blown onslaught from the Bulgarians tonight.

The hosts have a slender 2-1 lead heading into the second leg of their Nations League relegation playoff in Dublin tonight.

There are no major injury concerns for Ireland ahead of the 7:45pm kick off at the Aviva Stadium.

RUGBY
There's one game in the Guinness Women's Six Nations today.

Holders England entertain Italy from 3-'clock.

ATHLETICS
Sarah Lavin has booked her place in the women's 60m hurdles semi-finals at the World Indoor Championships in China.

The Limerick native finished second in her heat in a time of 8-point-0-4-seconds.

31-year-old Lavin is bidding to reach her third World indoor final.

GOLF
Shane Lowry is well in contention ahead of the final round of the Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour.

The Offaly native shot a 1-under-par third round of 70 overnight in Florida which leaves him in a tie for fifth and just two shots off the lead.

Seamus Power is 1-under ahead of today.

RACING

Trainer Gordon Elliott says he's hoping to have three runners in this year's Aintree Grand National.

The County Meath man is looking for his 4th win in the famous race which takes place in two weeks time.

Conflated will head up his chances with Coko Beach and Fil Dor also named in the 34 confirmed runners.

Willie Mullins will bring a team of 7 to Liverpool with last year's winner I Am Maximus looking to go back to back.

2021 winner Henry De Bromhead will be represented by Minella Indo, who finished third last year and Senior Chief.

There's racing in Limerick and Naas this afternoon.

The first of the 8 racecard in Naas is off at 1:28pm, while the action kicks off in Limerick 15 minutes later.

Kfm Sport with Joe Mallon Motors Sallins Road Naas.
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