Thursday Lunch Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd, Naas

The Kildare senior footballers will wind down training tonight for Saturday’s All Ireland pre-liminary quarter final.

Gaelic Games

The Kildare senior footballers will wind down training tonight for Saturday’s All Ireland pre-liminary quarter final vs Monaghan in Tullamore .

Throw-in is at 4.45pm. 

More Music Sportsbeat Saturday from 2pm, with Oisin Coyne, will have the build-up to the game and commentary with Ger McNally and Seamus Dillon in association with Hanlon Concrete

The women footballers are in action on Sunday in Manguard Park Hawkfield at 1.30pm in the All Ireland Intermediate championship.

Kfm will have live updates of the game with Tara Byrne.

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Tonight in the Hanlon Concrete Senior Football League Division 3:

Kill play Caragh at 8pm.

In the Tony Donohoe's of Newbridge Reserve Football League Division 7 Final:

Athy play Raheens at Manguard Park from 8pm.

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Soccer

The Republic of Ireland play Zambia in a sold out friendly international at Tallaght Stadium this evening.

Kick off is at 7:30pm.

Captain Katie McCabe is to be rested as manager Vera Pauw looks at her players for a final time in a game before reducing her squad to 23 in advance of the World Cup.

BACK HOME AGAIN ☘️

🇮🇪 v 🇿🇲
⚽️ | KO 19:30
🏟️ | Tallaght Stadium
📺 | LIVE on RTÉ2#COYGIG | #WeAreOne | #OUTBELIEVE pic.twitter.com/xjrjA8Glry

— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) June 22, 2023

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The English Championship fixtures have been released, with Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton kicking off the season at Hillsborough on Friday August 4th.

Leeds United host Cardiff City on Sunday August 6th, with Leicester City to play Coventry City on the same day.

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GOLF

Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow compete in the second women's major of the year, the PGA Championship at Baltusrol in New Jersey from today.

Maguire enters the tournament off the back of a win at the Meijer LPGA Classic last weekend.

The Travelers Championship begins on the PGA Tour in Connecticut today and features Ireland's Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Seamus Power.

Tom McKibbin is 4 under par after an opening 68 at the BMW International Open in Munich.

He lies 2 shots behind current leader Adrien Saddier.
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HORSE RACING

Aidan O'Brien saddles 'Emily Dickinson' and 'Broome', while Willie Mullins is represented by 'Echoes in Rain' in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot today.

The feature goes to post at 4:20pm with the first of seven races off at 2.30pm

Here at home, an eight race card at Leopardstown begins at 4:40pm.