The Kildare U16 ladies footballers are in Leinster championship action this afternoon against Meath.
        
        
  Hurling
   
  The Kildare Senior Hurlers were beaten by 5-23 to 0-19 in round 1 of the Joe McDonagh Cup by Carlow yesterday.
   
  Kildare have four consecutive weekend fixtures to bounce back, starting with Offaly next Saturday in Hawkfield.
   
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  Last years All Ireland Finalists Kilkenny and Limerick face each other this afternoon in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Final.
   
  Throw-in at  Páirc Uí Chaoimh is at 2pm.
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  Football
   
  The first round of the Leinster Senior football championship gets underway today.
   
  Wicklow host Carlow in Aughrim at 2:30pm.
   
  KIldare's round 2 opponents Longford play Offaly at 3pm.
   
  At 3:30pm Laois play Wexford.
   
  The Munster and Connacht senior football Quarter Finals will also take place this afternoon.
   
  At 2pm:
   
  Tipperary V Waterford.
   
  Clare V Cork.
   
  At 4pm, Mayo play Roscommon in Castlebar.
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  The Kildare u16 ladies footballers are in Leinster championship action this afternoon against Meath.
  Throw-in at Johnstownbridge Gaa club is at 2pm.
  The winner of the game will advance to play Dublin in the u16 A championship final on May 6th.
  The loser will advance to the Leinster B semi finals on April 23rd.
 
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  Soccer
  There's 2 Premier League games this afternoon.
   
  Leeds United host Crystal Palace at 2pm.
   
  Liverpool are at home to Arsenal from 4:30pm.
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  There are 5 Kildare teams in Leinster Senior League action this morning
   
  At 11am.
   
  Maynooth University Town are away to Liffeybank UTD
   
  Celbridge Town are away to Ballyfermot UTD
   
  Naas AFC V Leixlip UTD
   
  SVS FC V Ballyoulster
   
  Monread FC V Boyne Rovers
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  In the KDFL Senior Division,
   
  Clongorey FC host Newbridge Hotspurs at 11am
   
  At 2pm Clonmullion FC play Ballycane Celtic.
   
  In the Noel Recruitment Premier Division:
   
  Old Fort Celtic V Caragh Celtic at 11am.
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  Rugby
  Leinster will play Toulouse in the semi finals of the Heineken Champions Cup.
  
  The French side sealed their spot after beating Sharks by 54-20.
  
  Ronan O' Gara's La Rochelle will be looking to join them in the last 4 with a victory over Saracens this afternoon
   
  Kickoff in that game is at 3pm.
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  Golf
  
  Shane Lowry will resume his 3 round later at the US Masters after bad weather brought an early end to play for the second day running.
  
  The Offaly man is 2 under par, Seamus Power is 2 over.
  
  American Brooks Koepka still leads on 13-under-par.
  
  Tiger Woods is bottom of the leaderboard after successive double-bogeys.
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  Racing
  Today's racing is in Cork from 1:10pm and in Fairyhouse from 1:25pm.
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