Monday Sport Lunch Update, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

The weekend’s GAA club focus was again on the county football championships.

Gaelic Games

The weekend’s GAA club focus was again on the county football championships: 

Kfm brought you Live updates on all the games, in association with Pat Keogh Skoda, Ballybrittas: selling Skoda in the Midlands since 1996

RESULTS:

Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship

Group A

Clane 1-15 Clogherinkoe 2-8 (Clane 2nd win, into the QF)

Celbridge 0-18 Carbury 0-10 (Celbridge 2nd win, into the Prelim QF)

Clane and Celbridge will meet next in the final Group A game

Group B

Naas 2-10 Sarsfields 0-10 (2ND win, into the QF)

Maynooth 3-7 Athy 0-10 (Maynooth’s Sean Hever with the first goal after 26 minutes; the other two from Eoin Donnellan either side of the break.  Both teams now on 2 points each.)

Group C

St. Laurence's 0-13 Confey 2-7 a draw (a Niall Kearney Confey point in the 65th minute levelled the game)

Raheens 3-14 Eadestown 2-11

Group D

Johnstownbridge 1-10 Kilcock 0-10 (Sean Haire with 7 points for the Bridge; their 2nd win into QF)

Moorefield 0-12 Ballyteague 0-7

The Auld Shebeen Athy Intermediate Football Championship

Group A

Sallins 0-14 Allenwood 0-8

Leixlip 0-11 Castledermot 0-11

Group B

Caragh 2-12 St. Kevin’s 0-15

Round Towers 2-5 Rathangan 0-10

Group C

Nurney 0-11 Ellistown 1-6

Two Mile House 0-`10 Straffan 1-6

Group D

Ballymore Eustace 2-17 Suncroft 1-14

Monasterevan 1-13 Kilcullen  1-10

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SOCCER

An urgent meeting's being held in Spain today to discuss the controversy around the Women's World Cup Final.

The head of the country's football federation, Luis Rubiales, kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips in the aftermath of their victory over England.

He's been suspended by Fifa, while regional bosses will meet to decide what steps to take next.

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Paul McShane has been appointed as assistant coach with the Republic of Ireland under-21s.

The former Hull City defender is currently an academy coach with Manchester United.

Having won 33 caps for Ireland during his playing career, McShane will now be part of Jim Crawford's backroom team.

The under-21s begin their Euro 2025 qualifying campaign at home to Turkey next week.

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Republic of Ireland international Will Smallbone has signed a new contract with Southampton.

The 23-year-old has signed a three-year deal at St Mary's, having been the subject of interest from Sheffield United this summer.

He says he's pleased to extend his stay with the Saints.



Smallbone - who made his senior debut for Ireland earlier this year - is likely to be named in the squad for the upcoming Euro qualifiers later this week.

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There's one game in the SSE Airtricity League First Division tonight.

Second-placed Waterford make the trip to Limerick to face Treaty United.

Kick off at Markets Field is at 7.45pm.
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TENNIS

Women's world number one Iga Swiatek is among those in action on the opening day of the US Open.

She plays the world number 86 Rebecca Peterson in New York later today.

In the men's draw, fourth seed Holger Rune and world number five Casper Ruud both take to the court.

Novak Djokovic begins his campaign in the early hours of tomorrow morning against Alexandre Muller.
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RACING

There's a seven race card at Downpatrick today from 2:05pm.

While the first of eight races at Ballinrobe goes to post at 4;30pm.

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Reminder that this evening's Kildare Scoreboard from 6.30pm will review all the Kildare weekend sport: GAA, Leinster Senior League and KDFL soccer, Rugby, Racing and more.