Monday Morning Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

The Kildare ladies footballers are All Ireland Champions.

Gaelic Games

The Kildare ladies footballers are All Ireland Champions.

They beat Clare by a single point in yesterdays intermediate decider

First half goals from Trina Duggan and Ellen Dowling gave Kildare a 7 point lead at the break.

Clare fought back to within a point in the dieing minutes but Kildare kept them at bay and made it over the line.

Full time score at Croke Park was 2-11 to 2-10.

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The weekend's local GAA results:

UPMC Senior Hurling Championship Group A Round 2
Naas 6-32 Ardclough 0-15
Coill Dubh1-15 Éire Óg Corra Choill 2-11

Groups B Round 2
Maynooth 3-15 Clane 1-13
Celbridge 0-19  Confey 1-11

UPMC Senior B championship Round 3   
Broadford 3-18 Kilcock1-8  
Leixlip 3-14 Naas 2-15
Moorefield 3-12 Celbridge2-11

UPMC Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 3
Maynooth 2-19 Ardclough 3-10
Naas 4-14 St. Laurence's 2-9
Éire Óg Corra Choill 2-16 Coill Dubh 3-5

UPMC Junior Hurling Championship Group A Round 3 Group A
Leixlip 3-12 Cappagh 2-13  
Wolfe Tones 4-14 Round Towers 0-8

 
Group B
Moorefield 3-13 Ros Glas 1-9
Confey 1-22  Naas0-11

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SOCCER

Mauricio Pochettino's first Premier League match in charge of Chelsea finished in a draw yesterday.

They played out a 1-all stalemate with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

The day's other game finished in a 2-2 draw between Brentford and Tottenham.

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Tonight, Manchester United kick off their campaign against Wolves.

There's an 8pm start at Old Trafford.

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Chelsea have agreed a deal with Brighton - worth a British record of 115 million pounds - for midfielder Moises Caicedo.

The eight-year deal's subject to a medical.

Last week, Caicedo turned down a 111 million pound move to Liverpool.

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Derry City have moved to within five points of SSE Airtricity League Premier Division leaders Shamrock Rovers.

Ruaidhri Higgins' side beat Drogheda United by three goals to nil last night.

The Candystripes also have a game in hand over the Hoops.
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GOLF

Rory McIlroy narrowly missed out on a play-off place at the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis last night.

He finished on 14-under-par - with Lucas Glover and Patrick Cantlay both a shot better off.

Glover took victory on the first extra hole.

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American Lilia Vu won her second major championship of the year by claiming the Women's Open at Walton Heath.

A final round 67 gave her a total of 14 under par and a 6 shot win over Charley Hull.

Leona Maguire ended back on one over with Stephanie Meadow six over par.
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SWIMMING

Sligo's Mona McSharry won the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Under 23 championships in Dublin yesterday.

It was her third gold medal of the week.
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HORSE RACING

There are seven jumps races at Ballinrobe today with the first of them off at 5.20.

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Finally, a reminder that this morning's Kildare Today from 10:40am and this evening’s Kildare Scoreboard from 6.30pm will review all the Kildare weekend sport. including the Kildare ladies All Ireland Final win, local hurling, Premier League, KDFL and racing at the Curragh.