Saturday Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

Kildare Hurlers start Joe McDonagh Cup campaign

The Kildare senior hurlers begin their Joe McDonagh Cup campaign today.

Manager David Herity has named an unchanged team to take on Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park at 3pm.

We will have full commentary here on Kfm.

Ger McNally and Seamus Dillon will describe the action in association with Hanlon Concrete Robertstown.

Kildare will be eager to bounce back from last week’s defeat to Offaly in the League Final, there first loss in 16 games.

It will be the thid time the sides have met this year.

Kildare have already beaten Carlow in the Kehoe Cup and Division 2A.

All roads lead to Netwatch Cullen Park today as our Senior Hurlers play @Carlow_GAA in the first round of the Joe McDonagh Cup at 3pm.

Your support is very much appreciated by the players and management.

See below link for tickets:https://t.co/RyPrKwKSCh#CillDaraAbu pic.twitter.com/eRQcH9YxJz

— Kildare GAA (@KildareGAA) April 8, 2023

Kildare beat Meath by 1-24 to 0-21 in an Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Preliminary Quarter-Final yesterday.

On Monday, the U20 hurlers play Kerry in a Tier 2, Group 2, Round 2 game in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise at 2pm.

The Connacht and Ulster Senior Football Championships get underway today.

Sligo take on London at McGovern Park in Ruislip from 3-o'clock.

New York and Leitrim meet at Gaelic Park in the Bronx tonight.

 Armagh welcome Antrim to the Athletic Grounds in the preliminary round of the Ulster championship at 5.00

GOLF

Shane Lowry leads the Irish challenge heading into the third round of the delayed US Masters in Augusta.

The Offaly man is among those who have yet to finish their second rounds as play was suspended yesterday, due to a number of fallen trees.
Lowry is 4 under par, with 5 holes of round two still to play.

Seamus Power is level pay having played just 12 holes before the stoppage.

Rory McIlroy had reached the clubhouse but on 5 over is set to miss the cut.

Brooks Koepka had also finished his second round and on 12 under par holds a three shot advantage at the top of the leaderboard.

#themasters pic.twitter.com/QI16LEw3hQ

— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 7, 2023

SOCCER
Manchester City can cut the gap at the top of the Premier League table to five points if they record a fifth straight victory this evening.

The champions visit bottom side Southampton, who could move within a point of safety if they win.

Manchester United will climb to third - for a short time at least - if they beat struggling Everton in the early kick-off - but would be overtaken again by Newcastle should they seal all three points away at Brentford.

It's fifth versus sixth when Tottenham face Brighton, while there are several huge matches at the wrong end of the table among the other 3 o'clock kick-offs.

Anything other than a point for Nottingham Forest against Aston Villa would see them fall into the relegation zone, as Leicester and Bournemouth - who are currently in the bottom three - go head-to-head.

Frank Lampard makes his return as Chelsea interim boss when they go to Wolves and West Ham hope to ease some of the pressure on manager David Moyes when they take on Fulham.

Shamrock Rovers beat Dublin rivals Bohemians 2-0 in the  SSE Airtricity Premier Division at  Dalymount Park last night.

RUGBY

Kildare’s Jimmy O'Brien was among the try scorers as Leinster beat Leicester by 55-points-to-24 in their Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium last night.

Leo Cullen’s men will now play either Toulouse or the Sharks, who meet in France this afternoon.

RACING

There is racing today at both Cork and Fairyhouse

An eight race card gets underway in Mallow at1.15

While the first of seven races goes to post at Fairyhouse at 2.10.