Monday Morning Sports Update

Keeping you up to date on GAA, soccer, and golf.

GAA

Westmeath and Armagh are provincial football champions, both after extra time and with the same winning score each.

Westmeath are Leinster champions for the first time since 2004.

They beat Dublin by 2-28 to 0-26 after extra time in Croke Park.

Armagh are Ulster champions, having lost the three previous finals.

Yesterday they beat Monaghan by 2-28 to 0-25 after extra time, for their first Ulster title since 2008.

In yesterday's Ladies football Leinster final, Kildare lost to Dublin in Croke Park by 2-12 to 2-6.

At half time, Dublin led by 1 point: 0-9 to 1-5.  The Kildare goal by Alannah Prizeman after 27 minutes.

Kildare's 2nd goal from Aoife Murnane levelled the game 2-6 to 0-12 points after 51 minutes.

But two quick-fire Dublin goals in the final 6 minutes saw Dublin win their 13th consecutive Leinster title by 2-12 to 2-6.

Defeat for Kildare hurlers vs Kilkenny in the Leinster Championship on Saturday evening.

Kildare only trailed by one point: 11 points to 10 at half time.

However, Kilkenny dominated the 2nd half, scoring 4 goals and 14 points to Kildare's 4 points.

Final score: Kilkenny 4-25 Kildare 14 points.

The result means that Kildare are relegated from the Leinster championship for next year, with one game to go against Offaly next Saturday.

In Munster, Limerick beat Waterford by 2-29 to 2-20. 

Waterford and Tipperary are now out of the Munster championship with one round robin game remaining.


Round 8 of Division 1 and Division 3 Hanlon Concrete League games was played on Saturday.

Division 1
Moorefield 0-14 Raheens 0-14
Celbridge 2-19 St. Laurence's 0-17
Sallins 1-22 Clane 1-14
Athy 1-15 Maynooth 0-16
Naas 0-15 Johnstownbridge 2-7
Sarsfields 1-12 Milltown 0-14

Celbridge lead the table on 14 points, from Raheens 13, Moorefield 11 and
Naas 9 points

Division 3
Kilcock 5-15 Clogherinkoe 3-14
Kilcullen 1-12 Athgarvan 1-8
Cappagh 3-7 Kill 1-12 
Nurney 1-16 Rathcoffey 1-14
Straffan 3-16 Ballyteague 2-17

Kilcock lead the table on 16 points from Nurney 11, Straffan 10, and Kilcullen 9 points.

SOCCER

In the Premier League, Everton lost 3-1 to Sunderland.

37-year-old Seamus Coleman off the bench on 88 minutes for his final home game after 17 years at the club.

Brentford drew 2 all with Crystal Palace.

Leeds beat Brighton 1 nil.

Fulham drew 1 all with Wolves.

Newcastle beat West Ham 3-1.

The defeat means the Hammers will be relegated tomorrow evening, if Spurs win at Chelsea.

This evening, Arsenal play Burnley at 8pm.

In the women's six nations, England are champions for the eight successive time, after they beat France 43-28.

Ireland beat Scotland 54-5 and finish 3rd.

Italy beat Wales 43-24.

 

GOLF

Aaron Rai became the first Englishman to win the PGA Championship in over a century last night.

A final round of 65 saw him finish on nine-under-par, in what was his first major win.

Rory McIlroy held a share of seventh place, alongside Xander Schauffele and Cameron Smith.

Padraig Harrington was next best of the Irish representation - he finished on one under par in a tie for 18th.

A reminder that this morning's Kildare Today, with Hannah Kelly, will review the Kildare hurlers and women footballers weekend games, while this evenings Kildare Scoreboard will include manager interviews and a review of all the weekend Kildare sport.