Tuesday Lunch: Kildare County Board Meeting This Evening

7.30pm, in Newbridge

GAELIC GAMES

A meeting of Kildare's County Board takes place this evening.

It will be held in St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge at 7.30pm.

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Jarlath Burns is expected to run for the GAA Presidency for a second time.

The former Armagh footballer lost out to Larry McCarthy in the last contest for the position in 2020.

It's understood Burns' candidacy will be ratified at an Armagh county board meeting tonight.

McCarthy is in office until 2024.

GOLF

The Irish Open has a new date in the DP World Tour calendar.

Next year's event will take place from the 7th-10th of September at Straffan's the K Club.

This year's tournament was held in early July, when Adrian Meronk claimed the title at Kilkenny's Mount Juliet.

SOCCER

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits there's "no quick fix" for their poor run of form.

The Reds have made a slow start in the Premier League, and were beaten 4-1 away to Napoli at the beginning of their Champions League campaign

The Merseysiders can atone for that when they host the Italians in Group A tonight.

Klopp says they need to improve quickly:

Kick off is at 8pm.

Also in the group, Rangers host Ajax at the same time.

In Group D, Tottenham need a draw with Marseille to progress to the knockout stage.

Manager Antonio Conte will watch from the stands in the south of France as he serves a touchline ban.

Another 8pm kick-off in France.

RUGBY

Cheslin Kolbe will make a first test start at full-back for South Africa against Ireland on Saturday.

Damian Willemse is set to start at out-half, while former Munster centre Damian de Allende is also in from the start.

The Irish squad continue their preparations for the game today.

he team is based at Maynooth's Carton House, during the Autumn Nations Series.

⏪ Last time out against South Africa, we scored four tries in a big win at @avivastadium!

Re-live all the action from the 2017 clash against the Springboks 🇿🇦#TeamOfUs | #IREvSA pic.twitter.com/mWouc8nycy

— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) November 1, 2022