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Friday Morning: Kildare Men's Footballers Face Dublin In Leinster Final

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Throw-in at 5pm, tomorrow

GAELIC GAMES

Kildare men's senior footballers meet Dublin in Croke Park tomorrow, in the Leinster Football Final.

The game throws in at 5pm & KFM will have full commentary with Ger McNally & Peter McConnon, in association with Hanlon Concrete, Robertstown.

Manager Glenn Ryan looks ahead to the final:

Earlier on Saturday, Kildare's camogie players face Kilkenny in the first round of the All-Ireland Intermediate championship.

Throw in at 2pm, in in UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.

KFM will have updates from 2pm, with Tara Byrne. 

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On Sunday, Kildare's women's footballers play Longford, in the All Ireland Intermediate Championship.

The game, in St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge, throws-in at 2pm.

Tara Byrne will have updates on KFM, throughout 'Sunday Sportsbeat'.

Seán Finnegan named his team last night:

1. Dervla McGinn        Maynooth 

2. Claire Nugent          Sallins

3. Laoise Lenehan       Kill

4. Rachel Cribbin        Balyna

5. Mia Doherty            Leixlip

6. Lara Gilbert             Kildangan Nurney

7. Lauren Murtagh      Milltown

8. Grace Clifford (Captain)  Eadestown

9. Hazel McLoughlin    Eadestown 

10. Ciara Wheeler       St. Laurence's 

11. Aoife Rattigan       Cappagh 

12. Claire Sullivan      Carbury

13. Neasa Dooley       Athy 

14. Orlaith Sullivan     Carbury 

15. Lara Curran          Milltown 

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This evening, the draws will be held for the Senior & Intermediate Football Championships in Joe Mallon Motors Naas.

KFM Radio will broadcast the draw live from 6.30pm.

RUGBY

Tadhg Furlong and James Lowe are set for inclusion when Leinster head coach Leo Cullen, names his team this lunchtime for tomorrow's Champions Cup Final with La Rochelle in Marseille.

The pair limped off during the semi-final win over Toulouse.

La Rochelle coach Ronan O'Gara has to decide whether to start giant second row Will Skelton.

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Tonight's European Challenge Cup decider is an all-French affair.

Lyon play Toulon at the Stade Velodrome.

Kick-off is at 8pm, Irish time.

SOCCER

Sadio Mane is attracting interest from Bayern Munich.

The Senegal international is expected to play a key role for Liverpool in Champions League Final against Real Madrid in Paris.

When asked about his contract, the 30 year-old said he will give a "special" answer following tomorrow's final.

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There's a Dublin derby at Tallaght Stadium tonight in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division.

Leaders Shamrock Rovers host Damien Duff's Shelbourne from 8pm.

Four games get underway at 7.45pm.

Dundalk take on St Pat's, while Sligo Rovers go to UCD.

Elsewhere, it's Bohemians versus Drogheda United and Derry City against Finn Harps.

TENNIS

World number one Novak Djokovic continues his French Open campaign at Roland Garros today.

The Serb meets Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia in a third round match this afternoon.

13-time champion Rafa Nadal plays Botic Van De Zandschulp.

BOXING

Five Irish boxers fight for medals at the men's European Championships in Armenia later.

Middleweight Gabriel Dossen, flyweight Sean Mari, lightweight JP Hale and minimum weight Rickey Nesbitt all feature in quarter-finals in the afternoon session.

Dylan Eagleson's last eight bout in the bantamweight division forms part of the evening session.

GOLF

Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke both carded 3-under par opening rounds at the Senior PGA Championship in Michigan.

Bob Estes and Steven Alker share the lead on 7-under.

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Stephanie Meadow faces Andrea Lee in the LPGA Matchplay later after halving her opening two matches.

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Jonathan Caldwell resumes from one-under-par at the Dutch Open today.

Cormac Sharvin is three-over after carding a 75 on day one.

Home favourite Joost Luiten is the leader on 7-under par.

RACING

There's a seven-race card at Limerick this evening, where the first is off at 5.10pm.

There's also seven races at Fairyhouse from 5.20pm.

 

 

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