Weds Lunch Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

Kildare U20's Lose; Ireland v Latvia Tonight; Final Bids for Man Utd today; Steward's Red Card Rescinded; McIlroy, Lowry and Power in WGC Texas field

In the Eirgrid Leinster U20 football championship, reigning champions Kildare were beaten by Westmeath in Hawkfield last night by 2-10 to 0-10.

The format of the competition is a Group one: Kildare are in Group 3 with Westmeath and Wexford.

Kildare will have to win the Wexford game to advance to the next stage.

18 year old Evan Ferguson will make his first start for the Republic of Ireland in tonight's friendly international against Latvia at 7.45.

Atletico Madrid's Matt Doherty will captain the side

The Republic of Ireland under-19's play Slovakia in the elite qualifying phase for this year's European Championship in Ferrycarrig Park in Wexford at 3.30.


Second round bids for Manchester United will close tonight, with offers in excess of 5 billion pounds expected.

A Qatari group is believed to be the front runner to buy the club, ahead of a bid spearheaded by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe.


Former World Cup winner with Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil has retired from football at the age of 34.

He won four FA Cups during his time with Arsenal, scoring 33 goals in 184 appearances after transferring from Real Madrid.

He was in the German World Cup winning team of 2014.

His most recent playing base was in Turkey.

An independent disciplinary committee has ruled that England full back Freddie Steward should have received a yellow card rather than a red card in Saturday's Six Nations game against Ireland.

The committee decided that Steward had been reckless in his actions and there was foul play, but ruled there were significant mitigating factors including the late change in dynamics and positioning of Keenan.


The W-G-C Matchplay Championship begins in Austin, Texas today.

Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Seamus Power will be in action