Thurs Lunch Sport Update

Kildare's Fitzimons Loses out at Euro 800m; Rovers In Europa League action tonight; Tom Cross JFC Thurs Fixtures; Allenwood's Carew is Irish Amateur Close Golf Champion

Kildare AC’s John Fitzsimons has finished seventh in his 800metres heat at the European Athletics in Munich.

He had led for stretches of the race but fell back in the closing straight.

Mark English won his heat to advance to the semi finals of the 800 metres.

Thomas Barr has missed out on a place in the final of the men's 400 metres hurdles

Carlow’s Marcus Lawler failed to make the semi finals of the 200 metres, finishing 7^th in his heat.

Michelle Finn finished seventh in the semi final of the women's 3000 metres Steeplechase and has qualified for the final.

Louise Shanahan into the semi finals of the women's 800 metres after a third place finish in her heat.

Andrew Coscoran is in the men's 1500 metres final this evening and Roisin Flanagan runs in the women's 5000 metres final.

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Four days of GAA Club football championship action in the county begins this evening:

Thursday 18th August

Tom Cross Transport Junior Football Championship Group 2 Venue: Manguard Plus Hawkfield Pitch 1, Castlemitchell V Kildangan 8pm

In the UPMC Intermediate Hurling Championship, two games at 7.30pm, first named at home

St. Laurence's V Broadford

Ardclough V Maynooth

The football action continues tomorrow with 4 Junior football games, while on Saturday and Sunday, games are scheduled in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior grades from 12 noon to 5.30pm both days.

Kfm Sport will have live updates from all the senior and intermediate games from 12 noon both days and score updates from the Junior games

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Shamrock Rovers are in Europa League play off round action against Hungarian side Ferencvaros this evening.

The first leg in Budapest at Kicks off at 5.30pm.

The Shelbourne women's team are in Slovenia to face ZNK Pomurje in a Champions League qualifier.

Kick off is at 4.30pm.

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Four debutants are named in the Ireland women's rugby team for Saturday's first test in Japan.

Full back Meabh Deely, right winger Natasja Behan, outside centre Aoife Dalton and out half Dannah O'Brien.

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Kildare’s famous sports family - the Carews - are in the headlines again, but this time for golf.

Yesterday Quentin Carew won the AIG Irish Men’s Amateur Close Championship in Headfort Co Meath, beating Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley in a playoff.

The 31 years old Tallagh-based Garda and former Allenwood GAA player clinched the title with an eagle on 20th.

Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Seamus Power are in the field for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship, which starts later today in Delaware.

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Epsom Oaks winner 'Tuesday', Irish Oaks winner 'Magical Lagoon' and the Paddy Twomey trained 'La Petite Coco' represent Ireland in the Group 1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks at York today.The race goes to post at 3.35.

Racing in Killarney begins at 4.30.