Sunday Sport Update

Maynooth U23 & Camogie Double; Three U23 finals Today; Ladies Football Minor Finals Results; Clonmuillion Hoping for KDFL Historic Treble, World Soccer Cup Begins, Ireland vs Malta Friendly; ....

A football camogie double for Maynooth yesterday

They beat Raheens by 1-9 to 1-7 in the Whitewater Shopping Centre U23 “A” semi-final in St Conleth’s Park.

Maynooth held on for the 2 point victory as Raheens missed late goal scoring chances

***Match report elsewhere on this website

Their opponents are due to be Naas who were awarded their semi final over Sarsfields by the County Board.

The game finished level in normal time, but the referee decided not to play extra time due to what is alleged verbal abuse by a Sarsfield official.

Kfm understands that Sarsfields are lodging an objection to the County Board decision.

Rathangan are U23 C champions

On Friday night, they beat Allewnood by 0-11 to 0-10 after extra time

Three finals in the U23 competition today.

B Final in Newbridge, Leixlip V Moorefield 2pm

E Final in Manguard Plus Hawkfield Pitch 1, Kill V St Kevin's 2pm

D Final in Manguard Plus Hawkfield Pitch 1, Ellistown V Milltown 4pm

***Kfm will have live updates from all three of today’s finals, with Seamus Dillon, and  Ger McNally. 

Kilmacud Crokes have booked their place in the Leinster Club Senior football final.

The Dublin champions beat Portarlington 1-12 to 4 points in Croke Park.

They will play Westmeath’sThe Downs in the final.  They’re into their first Leinster final in 50 years after beating Ratoath by 2-12 to 17 points.

 

Maynooth are into the AIB Leinster Junior Camogie Championship Final.

Yesterday, they beat Naomh Éamonn of Laois, by 1-11 to 2-03 in their semi final at Maynooth GAA Grounds.

The win came thanks to an early goal from Annmarie Howard and three late points from Roisin Forde.

***Match report elsewhere on this website

The Ladies Football Minor finals were played yesterday

Div 1. Kilcullen 1.8  Sarsfields 0.4

Div 2. Raheens 9.14 Naas 0.4  

Div 3. Kill 5.2 Suncroft 1.4

Div 4. Celbridge 3.11  Ballymore 4.6

Div 5. Castlemitchell 7.10 Kildangan Nurney 2.11

Div 6. Sallins (2^nd team) 2.7 Naas (2^nd team) 1.6 

Div 7. Leixlip (2^nd team) 3.7  Celbridge (2^nd team) 3.2

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Athy club Clommullion can make KDfL history by doing an historic treble.

They’ve already won the Senior League title and the Lumsden League Cutp.

Today, they play Coill Dubh in the Senior Cup final at 11am.  Kfm will have a report on the game at 2pm

The 2^nd final today sees Senior Division Runners-up Athy Town play Straffan in the League Shield final at 2pm

Tara Byrne will have live updates from 2pm on More Music Sunday.

Soccer’s World Cup begins in Quatar this evening with the host country playing Ecquador

Ireland play Malta in a friendly in Malta at 7pm

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Ireland will end the year as world Rugby No. 1.

Last night they completed a Southern Hemisphere treble.

Having beaten New Zealand and South Africa, they made it 12 wins in a row, beating Australia 13-10

England recovered from a 19-point deficit to earn a 25-all draw against New Zealand at Twickenham.

Scotland beat Argentina by 52 - 29 at Murrayfield.

Wales suffered a shock 13-12 defeat to Georgia in Cardiff.

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Leona Maguire jointly leads the CME Group Tour Championship after a 63 yesterday

The winner’s prize of two million dollars is the biggest in women’s golf history

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Ding Junhui has booked his place in the final of the UK Snooker Championship.

The three-time champion beat Tom Ford by 6 frames to 3 at the Barbican in York.

He will face either Mark Allen in Today's final, after he defeated Jack Lisowski, 6 frames to 5 last night.

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World Champion Max Verstappen is on pole position following qualifying for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

He'll be joined by Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez at the front of the grid.