Saturday Sport

Kildare U20 footballers play Meath, Leinster are away to Benetton

Three Kildare players are in the Leinster squad to play Benetton Rugby in the United Rugby Championship in Italy this afternoon.

Naas’s Jamie Osborne will play at centre, at full back Eadestown’s Jimmy O’Brien and reserve hooker Kill’s James Tracey

Kick off is at 12.15 Irish time

 Munster play the Dragons at Thomond Park at 5.15.

Robert Baloucoune scored a pair of tries as Ulster beat Cardiff 48-12 to move to the top of the table last night.

Naas and MU Barnhall play their respective Division leaders away in the AIL today.

3rd place Naas are away to  Old Wesley at 2.30

 Sportsbeat Saturday will have live updates from Anthony Lawler

 In Division 2B, MU Barnhall are away to leaders Queens University in Belfast

 MUBarnhall are 5th in the table

The Kildare senior hurlers, U20 footballers and women footballers are all in weekend action.

 The U20 footballers play Meath today in St. Conleth’s Park at 1pm.

 Kfm will have live updates with Seamus Dillon from 1pm

Kildare hurlers continue their Allianz League Campaign tomorrow against Carlow in St. Conleth’s Park at 2pm.

Only two points separate the six teams, heading into the final two rounds. 

Westmeath, Kerry and Down are all on four points, with Carlow, Kildare and Meath on two points.

Kfm will have commentary with Ger McNally and Seamus Dillon on Sunday, in association with Hanlon Concrete, Rathangan

Kildare women will be home against Wicklow for their 3rd and final Group League Division 3B game tomorrow in Hawkfield at 2pm.

 Today, the: Kildare u16 girls  begin the defence of their Leinster A title.

 They travel to play last year’s B champions Laois in Round 1 at 2pm in Emo Gaa club.

 SOCCER

Jesse Marsch begins life as Leeds United manager at lunchtime, with a game away to Leicester.

At 3, Chelsea are away to Burnley,

In-form Southampton go to Aston Villa,

Newcastle face Brighton,

There’s a relegation six-pointer at Carrow Road where Norwich play Brentford,

And Wolves take on Crystal Palace.

Then at 5.30, Liverpool can close the gap on leaders Manchester City with a win at home to West Ham.

GOLF

Rory McIlory and England's Tyrrell Hatton are just two shots off the lead at the halfway point of golf's Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida.

Their European Ryder Cup team mate Viktor Hovland is out in front on 9-under-par.

Scotland's Martin Laird and Englishman Paul Casey are also going well on 3-unde

RACING

There’s an eight-race card at Navan this afternoon, with the first going to post at 1.10pm