Monday Lunch Sport

Kildare To Div 2; Ireland Soccer Squad Trains; Scheffler World Golf No.1; Kildare Scoreboard from 6.30 this evening -a full review of the weekend Kildare Sport in the various codes, including post match analysis Kildare v Mayo and Glenn Ryan interview

Kildare will play Division 2 League football next season following yesterday’s 2-20 to 0-18 points defeat by Mayo, whil will play Kerry in the Division 1 Final next Sunday in Croke Park at 4pm.

There was only a point between the sides at half time, Mayo ahead by 1-10 to 0-12.

There was still only a point in it after 48 minutes, but, a second Mayo goal and some Kildare missed chances saw the Westerners take control

Despite the defeat, Kildare’s Division hopes were still alive with Dublin and Monaghan drawing in injury time, but a last kick of the game 45m free by Jack McCarron gave them a one point win and Division 1 football next season.

He had done the exact same last season against Galway to keep Monaghan up.

Dublin were relegated for the first time since 2007 following that 1 point loss to Monaghan.

And a late Paddy McBrearty point gave Donegal a 1-14 to 1-13 win over Armagh.

Kerry suffered their fist defeat losing 1-15 to 2-11 to Tyrone, who won in Killarney for the first time in 19 years

In the other Divisions:  Galway and Roscommon are promoted from Division 2.  Offaly nd Down are relegated  to Division 3

Louth and Limerick are promoted from Divison 3; Laois and Wicklow are relegated to Division 4

In Division 4 Cavan and Tipperary are promoted to 3.

Next weekend’s Divisional finals

Sat 02 Apr 2022

Division 4 Final  Cavan v Tipperary at 2:30

Division 3 Final Louth v Limerick at 4.45

Sun

Division 2 Final • Roscommon v Galway at 1.45, followed by the Division 1 final Kerry v Mayo at 4pm

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Waterford have booked their spot in next weekend's Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final after beating Wexford 5-20 to 16 points.

The final against Cork will take place on Saturday at 7:15pm in Thurles.
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In the Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Championship on Saturday, the Mark Moloney managed Kildare beat Offaly by 3-28 to 0-8

Yesterday in the Leinster Ladies Minor A Football Championship Kildare 4-20 Laois 1-4 

Leinster Ladies U14 B Football Championship Final  Kildare 5-11 Longford 0-5 

Leinster U16 B Camogie Championship Carlow 3-15 Kildare 1-16 

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The Republic of Ireland squad is back on the training pitch ahead of tomorrow's friendly international against Lithuania at Lansdowne Road.

Assistant manager Keith Andrews says there are no fresh injury worries and he's added there will be changes to the starting 11.

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American Scottie Scheffler is the new world number one.

He won his third tournament in six weeks on the PGA Tour by claiming the W-G-C Matchplay in Texas with a 4 and 3 victory over Kevin Kisner.

Seamus Power's run to the quarter finals propels him to 41st in the world ahead of the Masters on Thursday week.

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Reminder to join Paul Power from 6.30 this evening for a full review of the weekend Kildare Sport in the various codes, including post match analysis Kildare v Mayo and Glenn Ryan interview