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Sunday Sports Update: Crucial Day For The Kildare Footballers.

Image: Kildare GAA Twitter

They play Mayo in Carrick-on-Shannon at 1.45pm.

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It's a crucial day for the Kildare senior footballers as they play Mayo in the final round of the Allianz National Football League/

Manager Glenn Ryan named the starting 15 yesterday afternoon and the rotation of the goalkeepers continues with Maynooth's Mark Donnellan replacing Carbury's Aaron O'Neill.

The rest of the team is unchanged from the side that started the defeat of Monaghan.

The full backs are Mick O'Grady (Celbridge), Shea Ryan (Sarsfields), Ryan Houlihan (Moorefield)

Half backs: Tony Archbold (Celbridge), James Murray (Moorefield), Daragh Ryan (Sarsfields)

Centre field: Kevin Feely (Athy), Kevin Flynn (Celbridge)

Half forwards: Kevin O'Callaghan (Celbridge), Ben McCormack (Sarsfields), Paul Cribbin (Johnstownbridge)

Full forwards: Paddy Woodgate (Raheens), Darragh Kirwan (Naas), Jimmy Hyland (Ballyteague)

Mayo have also named their starting 15.

Lee Keegan is again named as corner back, with Aidan O'Shea at centre half back and Cillian O'Connor misses out through injury.

The game throws-in at 1.45pm, in Carrick-on-Shannon's Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada.

KFM will have full commentary of the game, with Ger McNally & Peter McConnon, in association with Hanlon Concrete Robertstown.

Elsewhere in Division 1, Donegal play Armagh, Kerry take on Tyrone and Monaghan face Dublin.

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Also in action today are the Kildare minor ladies football team.

They play Laois in the Leinster Minor A Championship in Ratheniska GAA club.

That game throws in at 2pm.

Yesterday, the minor hurling team lost out to Offaly in the Electric Ireland Leinster Championship.

The full time score was 3-23 to 0-8.

GOLF

Seamus Power is out of the WGC Matchplay in Texas.

The Waterford man was beaten 3 and 2 by Scottie Scheffler in the quarter finals.

Scheffler could be world number 1 with a win in Austin.

He faces Dustin Johnson in today's semi final while the other last 4 tie sees Kevin Kisner take on Corey Conners.

FORMULA ONE

Red Bull's Sergio Perez will start on pole for the first time in his Formula One career this afternoon.

The Mexican driver qualified fastest for today's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

He starts ahead of last weekend's winner Charles Leclerc and his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz, who is third.

Lewis Hamilton will start from 16th on the grid after failing to get out of the first qualifying session yesterday.

Mick Schumacher will not take part today after being taken to hospital following a crash last night.

 

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