Sunday a.m Sport Update

Defeat for Kildare U20 and Minor Hurlers; Champions Cup Leinster v Edinburhg, AIL wins for Div 1B Naas and Div 2A champions MU Barnhall; Its an Athy vs Tullow Provincial Towns Cup Final; Gold Cup day at Fairyhouse

Defeat for Kildare Under 20 and minor hurlers yesterday in the Leinster Championship Round Robin

The Under 20s lost to Kilkenny by 1-16 to 10 points in Hawkfield.

Laois won the minor game by 1-10 to 8 points

The Division 1 National Hurling League finals take place in Limerick’s Gaelic Grounds today.

In Division One B, Clare play Dublin at 1.45, followed at 4pm by Limerick vs Cork in the Division One A final.

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Arsenal's trophy hopes have been reduced to two competitions after being knocked out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 quarter final defeat to  Southampton.

The Premiers League leaders are still in the last eight of the Champions League and play that game on Tuesday

Chelsea beat League One side Port Vale 7 nil,

Manchester City beat Liverpool 4 nil.

The remaining Quarter final is today at 4.30: Leeds vs West Ham

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Rangers are top of the Scottish Premiership after a 4-2 win against Dundee United.

Hearts, who trail on goal difference, can go top again if they avoid defeat to bottom side Livingston this afternoon.

Third place Celtic are off the top two by five points, ahead of their away game at Dundee today.

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In rugby’s Champions Cup today, Leinster play Edinburgh at the Aviva at 5.30

Naas’s Jamie Osborne is in the centre; Eadestown’s Jimmy O’Brien is on the wing.

Yesterday, Munster lost 31-21 to Exeter Chiefs in the Challenge Cup

Ulster beat Ospreys 28-24

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In the AIL final weekend of fixtures yesterday, Division 1B, Naas 47  Instonians 26

In Division 2A, champions and promoted MU Barnhall 26 Wanderers 20

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The Provincial Towns Cup final will be holders Athy vs Tullow

In yesterday’s semi finals:

Athy 48 Longford 12

Tullow 27 Naas 14

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At the four million dollars Aramco Golf championship, Leona Maguire is one under par after her third round.

The leader is Lauren Coughlin on 7 under.

Kildare’s Lauren Walsh is 14 over after a third round of 80.

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Finally, today’s racing is in Cork and Fairyhouse.

Cork begins at 1.15. 

Fairyhouse starts at 1.30.  The feature is the Gold Cup at 5pm