Friday Morning Sports Update

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

GAA

On Saturday, The Kildare Minor Hurlers play Offaly at 12:30pm in Kilcormac.

Then at 3:30pm, in The Leinster Hurling Senior Championship Kildare play Galway in Cedral St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge.

A reminder that this morning’s Kildare Today from 10:45am and this evening from 6.25pm Kfm will preview all of the Kildare weekend sporting action.

SOCCER

Shamrock Rovers can tighten their grip on top spot in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division tonight.

The reigning champions have won five of their last six, and make the trip to Galway United.

Bohemians are on a nine-game winless run ahead of tonight's action.

They're level on points with Dundalk, with the two sides meeting at Oriel Park.

Derry City travel to Drogheda United, while Shelbourne continue their hunt for a first home win of the season when they host Sligo Rovers.

All of those games kick off at 7:45pm. 

Then at 8pm, second placed St Pats are up against the league's bottom side Waterford.

In the First Division, there could be some movement at the top of the table.

League leaders UCD are up against Cork City,

Cobh head to Bray Wanderers,

Athlone Town welcome Treaty United, Kerry make the long trip to Finn Harps,

While Wexford are in action against Longford Town.

All of those games get underway from 7:45pm.

Aston Villa remain on course for a first major European trophy since 1982.

Unai Emery's side hammered Nottingham Forest 4-0 to overturn their 1-0 loss in the first leg, and book their place in the final.

They'll face German side SC Freiburg in the decider.

Crystal Palace also booked their place in the Conference League final.

They defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 5-2 over the two legs, to set up a showdown with Rayo Vallecano.

Michael Carrick says he'll speak to the Manchester United board about his future once the season has ended.

He's on a short-term contract until the end of the campaign - and has guided the club back to the Champions League.


GOLF

Rory McIlroy will resume from one-under par on Day Two of the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow.

The back-to-back Masters champion shot 70 yesterday, and sits seven shots off Matt McCarty, who leads on eight-under.

Seamus Power is four shots off the lead after a three-under round of 68 at the Myrtle Beach Classic.

Martin Laird has the clubhouse lead of seven-under.

While on the LPGA Tour, Leona Maguire faces a battle to make the weekend at the Americas Open

She finished yesterday's opening round on four over par, with the projected cut currently at level-par.