Friday Morning Sports Update

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

GAA

Kildare Senior Hurlers and Footballers are both in action this weekend.

On Saturday, in the Allianz Hurling League The Kildare Hurlers play Clare in Cedral St Conleth’s Park with throw-in at 6:30pm.

On Sunday, The Kildare Senior Ladies Team play Dublin from 2pm in O’Dwyer’s, Balbriggan.

Then from 3pm The Kildare Senior Footballers travel to play Cavan, in Kingspan Breffni.

A reminder that this morning’s Kildare Today from 10:40 and this evening’s Preview Show from 6.25 looks ahead to all of the Kildare weekend sporting action.

Kfm is, also, awarding a player of the match for each of this season's Kildare football and hurling league games, sponsored by Frank McMahon and Co Accountants Kildare, Naas and Dublin. 

SOCCER

Celtic boss Martin O'Neill says they only have themselves to blame as their Europa League hopes were left in tatters last night.

They lost 4-1 to Stuttgart at Celtic Park in the first leg of their play off tie.

Shamrock Rovers will hope that third time's the charm as they bid to get their title defence underway in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division tonight.

The Hoops kick off their campaign with the visit of St Pat's to Tallaght Stadium.

That game is underway at 8 o'clock, as is the Louth derby, with Drogheda United making the trip to Oriel Park to face Dundalk.

At quarter-to-eight, Derry City welcome Bohemians to the Ryan McBride Brandywell, Tolka Park hosts the meeting of Shelbourne and Galway United, and it's Waterford against Sligo Rovers at the RSC.

RUGBY

The Ireland under-20s take on their English counterparts in the Six Nations this evening.

Andrew Browne's side are hoping to avoid a fourth-straight away defeat in the Championship.

Kick-off at the Rec in Bath is at 7.45.

GOLF

Rory McIlroy is one shot off the pace after his opening round of the Genesis invitational.

The Masters champion shot a five under par round of 66 - England's Aaron Rai leads on six under with two holes of his first round still to play.

Shane Lowry is two over.

On the DP World Tour Kilkenny's Mark Power will tee off later this morning from three under at the second round of the Magical Kenya Open.

Casey Jarvis of South Africa leads the way on 14 under par.

On the LPGA Tour, Leona Maguire is five under after her second round at the Honda LPGA Thailand, twelve shots off the pace.

RACING

Today's racing at Clonmel has been cancelled due to a waterlogged track.

There is an eight-race card at Dundalk, underway from 3:40pm. 

A reminder that this morning’s Kildare Today from 10:40am and this evening’s Preview Show from 6.25pm looks ahead to all of the Kildare weekend sporting action.