Monday Morning Sports Update

Keeping you up to date on local sport and soccer.

GAA

Kildare hurlers will again play Division 1B hurling in 2027

Yesterday, Kildare were away to Carlow and a win would guarantee survival in Division 1B for next year's League.

Leading by 17 to 8 points at half time, they added 2nd half goals by Daire Guerin, Cathal MaCabe and Muiris Curtin.

Final score: Kildare 3-22 Carlow 1-19.

Despite Kildare's dominance, it could have been much closer but for two great 2nd half saves by goalie Paddy McKenna.

Kfm commentary of the match from 2pm on Sunday was in association with Hanlon Concrete, Robertstown

Kfm's Player of the Match in association with McMahon and Co Auditors & Accountants Kildare, Naas and Dublin, selected by our commentary team, was centre fielder Conan Boran

Kildare's remaining League game is away to Wexford on March 21st; the sides will also meet in the opening round of this year's Leinster championship

Yesterday, Wexford lost away to promoted Clare by 0-26 to 1-20

League One strugglers Port Vale shocked Sunderland with a 1-nil win in the FA Cup fifth round.

They join Southampton in the quarter-finals after they beat Fulham 2-1.

Leeds beat Norwich 3 nil.

Celtic and Rangers fans clashed on the pitch after their Scottish Cup quarter-final at Ibrox. 

Celtic supporters jumped out of the stands after their 4-2 penalty shootout victory, and they were then confronted by their Glasgow rivals.

In the KDFL the main action was the FAI Junior Cup Round 1

Newbridge Hotspurs 3-2 St Anthonys Youths
Mavida 7- 0 Kinnegad
Clane United 4-3 St Peters Athlone
Newbridge Rovers 2-3 Mountmellick United
Old Fort Celtic 3-0 Monks land United
Clona-slee United 0-0 Monasterevin (Monasterevin win 4-2 on penalties)

In the Provincia Towns Rugby Cup round 2 yesterday
Dundalk  48 - 17 Cill Dara
Portlaoise  20 - 30 Newbridge
Boyne 17 - 37 Naas
Athy 57 - 10 Navan

Finally, a reminder that this morning's Kildare Today will review yesterday's Kildare/Carlow hurling game, while this evening from 6.25pm, Kildare Scoreboard will have manager and player interviews along with a review of all the weekend Kildare Sport