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Saturday Morning Sports Update

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

GAA

Kildare play Kerry today in the All Ireland Minor football quarter final in the TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick.

The game throws in at 3pm and Kfm will have commentary in association with The Harp Bar, Kildare Town.

Kfm’s coverage begins from 2.45 with the preview and team news.

In the other last-eight ties in the All Ireland Minor football Championship, Tyrone play Galway and Meath play Cork, both from 2, while Roscommen are home to Derry from 7.

 

In the Tailteann Cup, Tipperary are away to Wicklow, while Longford play Down and Leitrim play Wexford.

There's also a Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-final this afternoon, where Fermanagh play New York at 3 o'clock.

 

In Hurling, neighbours Carlow and Laois are in the Joe McDonagh Cup final from quarter-to-four.

Before Dublin and Galway contest the Leinster Senior Hurling final at 6.

 

And in Camogie, Kildare continue their All-Ireland Premier Junior Championship campaign against Roscommen from half-past three.

Then at Senior level, Dublin are home to Wexford and Galway play Cork both from 2, while Kilkenny play Offaly and Clare host Limerick from 4.30.

 

Soccer

Ireland secured a historic first win over the Netherlands last night in World Cup qualifiers.

A last minute goal from Amber Barrett saw them win 3-2 in Cork, leaving them in with a chance of topping the group next week.

They'll play France in their final World Cup qualification game in Grenoble next Tuesday.

 

Rugby

In rugby, Leinster will look to book their place in this year's URC final, as they play the Stormers at Aviva Stadium today.

The South African side head to Dublin off the back of a 44-21 win over Cardiff, while the Leinster defeated the Lions in their quarter final last week.

Kick off in Dublin is at 5:30pm.

 

Golf

In golf, Rory McIlroy is ten shots off the lead heading into the weekend at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

The Northern Irishman produced a round of 74 on day two to place tied for 19th.

Meanwhile, Leona Maguire missed the cut at the Women's U.S. Open after finishing nine-over-par.

 

Tennis

In Tennis, Flavio Cobolli will face Alexander Zverev in the decider of the men's singles at the French Open.

Matteo Arnaldi was forced to withdraw from the semi-final due to a virus, giving Cobolli a free pass to the final.

 

Racing

And racing today is in Punchestown from 1.15.

 

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