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

Kildare host Kerry in the Joe McDonagh Cup

The Kildare senior hurlers play Kerry today in the Joe McDonagh Cup in Hawkfield at 1pm.

Kfm will have live updates with Seamus Dillon

Also today Laois start life back in the Joe McDonagh Cup away to Carlow.

Offaly host Down.

The Under 20s suffered a 2-20 to 1-10 defeat to Offaly in the Leinster Championship Preliminary Quarter Final last night.

Tomorrow, the senior footballers play Wicklow in the Leinster quarter final in Netwatch Cullen Park at 2.30pm.

Kfm will have commentary, in association with Hanlon Concrete, Robertstown.

In the championship today:

After beating Leitrim a fortnight ago, New York travel to Markievicz Park to face Sligo in the Connacht football semi-finals.

The winners will be guaranteed a spot in the All Ireland group stage.

Twelve of last year’s All Ireland final-winning side have been named to start for Kerry’s Munster semi-final with Tipperary.

Limerick play Clare in the other semi.

Kingspan Breffni hosts the Ulster Football quarter-final clash of Cavan and Armagh from 6.30.


Kilkenny begin the defence of their Leinster Hurling title this evening, with a first group game against Westmeath.

Galway take on Wexford at Pearse Stadium.

SOCCER

Arsenal dropped two more vital points in the Premier League title race last night.

They had to come from 3-1 down to salvage a 3-3 draw with bottom side Southampton at the Emirates last night.

The focus is on the bottom of the table today, with Leeds away to Fulham at lunchtime.

Third-from-bottom Nottingham Forest are away to Liverpool.

Leicester host Wolves.

Everton go to Crystal Palace.

Elsewhere, in-form Aston Villa go to Brentford.

Goals from Paddy Kirk and Declan McDaid gave Bohemians a 2-nil win away to Drogheda last night to remain five-points clear at the top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division.

Colm Whelan marked his return after a year out injured with a goal in Derry’s 3-1 win at Cork.

Shamrock Rovers got the better of the Dublin derby in Inchicore, beating St. Pat’s 2-nil.

While ten-man Shelbourne drew 1-apiece with Dundalk.

Tonight, Sligo entertain UCD.

RUGBY

The Ireland women’s Six Nations team plays England at 2.15 today in Musgrave Park

In the United Rugby Championship last night, Ulster beat Edinburgh by 28 points to 14

Ed Byrne captains the Leinster team for today’s game against the Bulls in South Africa at 3pm.

Donadea’s Will Connors is in the back row.

Munster one change for their game against the Sharks at 5.15pm.

Fineen Wycherley coming into the second row to partner Jean Kleyn at lock.

Jack Crowley continues at out-half, with Joey Carbery once again left out of the matchday squad

Athy’s Jeremy Loughman is at prop.

Connacht are away to Glasgow at 7.35.

Mack Hansen and Bundii Aki are out due to injury, as is Eadestown’s Diarmuid Kilgallon

Suncroft’s Cian Prendergast is at No. 8

In the AIL today, MU Barhnall are away to Banbridge in the Division 2A semi final at 2.30.

Kfm will have live updates with Gerry Niland.

SNOOKER

Mark Allen needs just one more frame from this morning’s session at the Crucible to earn a World Championship quarter-final spot.

He leads 2015 champion Stuart Bingham by 12-frames to 4.

This afternoon will see Ronnie O’Sullivan resume 6-2 up on Hossein Vafaei.

RACING

Today’s racing is in Limerick and Navan.

While the Scottish Grand National goes to post at 3.35.