Friday Morning Sports Update

Friday, 2 January 2026 08:53

By Emma O'Connor

Keeping you up to date on GAA, soccer, darts, and rugby.

GAA

On Saturday, In the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship Semi Final, Sallins play An Ghaeltacht from 1:15pm.

In the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship Semi-Final, Grangenolvin play Ballymacelligott from 2pm.

The Kildare Senior Footballers begin their O'Byrne Cup campaign away to Wexford.

Kfm will have live updates from 1.10pm of those games in association with All Spare’s Kildare, Ballysax, The Curragh.

On Sunday, Kildare Hurlers play Galway in Cedral St. Conleth’s, Newbridge from 1.30pm.

Kfm will have live updates of that game in association with Hanlon Concrete Robertstown.

SOCCER

Manchester City will go into the second half of the season four points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola's side were held to a nil-all draw by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light last night.

Liverpool and Leeds' meeting at Anfield also finished goalless, as it did between Brentford and Tottenham in west London.

Fulham had a 1-all draw with Crystal Palace.

DARTS

It's semi-final day at the PDC World Darts Championship - but former champion Luke Humphries won't be involved.

He slumped to a 5-1 defeat to tenth seed Gian van Veen in the quarter-finals at the Alexandra Palace last night.

van Veen will play Gary Anderson in the semi-finals tonight.

On the other side of the draw, defending champion Luke Littler will play Ryan Searle.

RUGBY

Ulster and Munster go head to head in an interprovincial derby in the United Rugby Championship tonight.

Kick off in Belfast is at 7.45pm.

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