Monday Morning Sports Update

Monday, 12 January 2026 09:36

By Emma O'Connor

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

GAA

Wins for Kildare footballers and hurlers at the weekend.

In Saturday's Dioralyte O'Byrne Cup semi final: Kildare 1-22 Dublin 1-13

They will play Westmeath in the final next Friday night after Westmeath had an 11 points win over Offaly.

Kfm will have commentary of Friday night's final, in association with Hanlon Concrete Robertstown.

Yesterday, Kildare hurlers beat Antrim to qualify for the Walsh Cup Shield final: Kildare 0-17 Antrim 2-10

Kildare trailed by 2 points with 5 minutes remaining but points from a Jack Sheridan free and Jack Travers from play levelled the game.

A Liam O'Reilly point in the final minutes clinched the win

They will play Kilkenny in the final next Sunday

This morning's Kildare Today with Hannah Kelly, from 9, will be joined by Kfm commentators Ger McNally and Seamus Dillon , to review the football and hurling games.

SOCCER

Manchester United are out of the FA Cup after a 2-1 defeat to Brighton yesterday.

It looks set to be Darren Fletcher's final game in interim charge, with United expected to appoint a manager until the end of the season later this week.

Elsewhere yesterday, Arsenal were 4-1 winners away to Portsmouth while West Ham beat QPR by two goals to one.

Penalties were required in two third round ties - Hull City beat Blackburn Rovers while West Brom got the better of Swansea City.

Tonight, Liverpool welcome Barnsley to Anfield.

Former Ireland international Conor Hourihane is in charge of the visitors, who are currently 17th in the League One table.

RUGBY

Craig Casey has emerged as an injury doubt for Ireland's upcoming Six Nations campaign.

The scrum half picked up a shoulder problem in Munster's 27-25 defeat to Toulon in the Champions Cup yesterday.

Munster now need to beat Castres next week to book their place in the knockout stage.

In the Challenge Cup, Connacht coughed up a 17-point lead to slump to a 33-31 defeat to Montpellier away from home.

Ulster were awarded a 28-nil win over the Toyota Cheetahs after their match in the Netherlands was cancelled due to an unplayable pitch.

RACING

There's more racing at Punchestown this afternoon.

The first of the 7 racecard goes to post just before 10 to 1.

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