Friday Lunch Sport Update

Kildare NFL/NHL 2023 Fixtures; World Cup Quarter Finals Day; Leinster Team vs Racing 92 Named; Punchestown Sunday Card Inspection planned

The GAA has confirmed Kildare’s football and hurling league fixtures for 2023

Kildare footballers open against Dublin in Croke Park on January 28th.

Home to Cork on February 5th

Away to Clare on February 19th

Home to Derry on February 26th

Away to Louth on March 5th

Away to Limerick on March 19th

Home to Meath on March 26th.

The hurlers begin their Division 2A campaign away to Carlow on February 4th.

Home to Down on February 12th

Away to Derry on February 26th

Home to Kerry on March 11th

Away to Offaly on March 19th

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Maynooth and Naas meet tomorrow in the Whitewater Shopping Centre Under 23 football final.

Tomorrow’s final is in Hawkfield at 1.30pm

Kfm will have live updates with Ger McNally in association with Sherry Fitzgerald, Brady, O Flaherty, Main Street, Maynooth - property management, residential sales and lettings

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Tournament favourites Brazil feature in the first of today's World Cup quarter finals.

The five-time winners play 2018 finalists Croatia at 3.

At 7, the Netherlands play Argentina. The winners play Brazil or Croatia in the semi final.
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The Republic of Ireland women's team have climbed to a high of 23rd in the latest FIFA World Rankings.
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The Leinster Rugby team to play Racing 92 in the Heineken Champions Cup tomorrow, has been named.

Garry Ringrose captains the team

Hugo Keenan starts at full-back, with Eadestown’s Jimmy O’Brien and James Lowe on the wings.

Ringrose is joined in the centre by Charlie Ngatai.

Ross Byrne and Jamison Gibson-Park form the half-back partnership

The front row is Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Michael Ala’alatoa.

James Ryan and Jason Jenkins are the second row.

Caelan Doris joins Ryan Baird and Josh van der Flier in the back row.

On the bench, Naas’ Jamie Osborne is in line to make his European debut.
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There's racing at Dundalk this evening, from 5pm.

There will be inspections at Noon tomorrow ahead of Sunday's scheduled meetings at Punchestown and Cork.

Today's meeting at Cheltenham proceeds after the course passed a second inspection.