Monday Morning: Naas V Athy In EMS Copiers SFL Division 1 Final

The game will be played next Sunday, 10th July

GAELIC GAMES

Reigning champions Limerick will play Kilkenny in the All-Ireland Hurling final in two week’s time.

Yesterday, they beat Galway by 0-27 to 1-21, a game in which the sides were level 10 times.

Limerick are going for three in a row titles, a feat they last achieved in 1935, before making it four in a row the next year.

Cork are on the lookout for a new hurling manager.

Kieran Kingston has stepped down, bringing an end to his second stint in charge.

The Rebels lost to Galway in this year's All-Ireland quarter-final.

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Naas and Athy will contest the EMS Copiers Senior Football League Division 1 Final.

In yesterday’s semi finals: 

County Champions Naas 3-12 Raheens, last year’s Division 1 League winners, 0-11.

Athy 1-13  Sarsfields 1-10.

The final is fixed for next Sunday, 10th July at 1pm in St. Conleth’s Park, Newbridge.

Leixlip are EMS Copiers Senior Football League Division 2 champions after their 0-16 to 1-6 over Johnstownbridge.

In the other games in Division 2, wins for Round Towers and Two Mile House relegated Monasterevin.

Div 2 results:

Kilcock 1-10 Kilcullen 1-9

Two Mile House 1-16 Clogherinkoe 0-18

Round Towers 3-10 Ballymore Eustace 1-2

Those wins for Two Mile House and Round Towers moved them onto 12 points each, meaning Monasterevin on 11 points are relegated (along with Ballymore).

Yesterday's Division 3 results:

Sallins 2-7 St. Kevin’s 1-7

Allenwood 2-10 Rathangan 1-7

Caragh walk over from Nurney

Ballyteague walkover from Suncroft

Sallins top the table on 23 points from Allewood 20, St. Kevins 16.

Sallins and Allenwood will play the Div 3 Final in Manguard Plus Hawkfield, Pitch 1, next Friday at 8pm

Tom Cross Transport Junior Football Championship results:

Cappagh 2-10 Athgarvan 0-15

Ballykelly 2-6 Rathcoffey 0-11

In Saturday’s UPMC Senior Hurling Championship Preliminary Round,

Maynooth beat Ardclough by a point:  0-28 to 3-18, after extra time.

Clane 4-12 Confey 2-11

This morning's 'Kildare Today' at 10.45am, & this evening's 'Kildare Scoreboard' at 6.30pm will review the weekend action.

GOLF

Adrian Meronk says it's an 'unbelievable feeling' to be the Irish Open champion.

He became the first Polish player to win on the DP World Tour after finishing on 20-under-par at Mount Juliet.

Shane Lowry was best of the Irish on 12-under and in a tie for 9th.

Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power both ended on seven-under, with Niall Kearney finishing on 4 under.

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The JP McManus Pro-Am is underway at Adare Manor.

Ten of the world's top 11 players are in action at the Limerick venue.

Tiger Woods is in the field for the charity event.

TENNIS

Defending champion Novak Djokovic is safely through to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

The top seed beat Tim Van Rijthoven in four sets last night.

Djokovic will meet tenth seed Jannik Sinner in the last eight after his win over Carlos Alcaraz.

In the women's draw, third seed Ons Jabeur beat Elise Mertens to progress to the quarter-finals.

Rafa Nadal continues his campaign this evening.

The Spaniard meet Botic Van De Zandschulp (pr: bot-ick van de zand-shulp).

In the women's singles, world number four Paula Badosa goes up against Simona Halep.

RUGBY

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will complete the Head Injury Assessment process today.

He was replaced in Saturday's loss to New Zealand - but could still feature in next weekend's second test.

Dave Heffernan and Athy's Jeremy Loughman are following the 12-day return to play protocols after their respective criteria one concussions.

Mack Hansen has completed his period of isolation after his Covid-19 infection and is available to train.

RACING

There's a seven race card at Roscommon this evening where the first goes to post at 5.30pm.