Thursday Morning: Kildare Minor Footballers Are Leinster LGFA Minor A Champions

Beat Meath 2-06 to 0-08

GAELIC GAMES

Kildare are Leinster LGFA Minor A Champions.

The Lilywhites beat Meath 2-06 to 0-08 in Kinnegad yesterday evening.

Kildare kept Meath scoreless for 43 minutes.

Half forward Ellie Kendrick completed a family double - her sister Shauna won the Intermediate Football Championship in May.

While Dad, Darren was manager last night:

🗣’I’m so proud of all the team!’

Hear from @KildareLGFA1 Captain Amy Larn following their win in the Leinster Minor A Final this evening! @MitchellsGFC

📽 @JeromeQuinn & @MQ_Video #LeinsterMinor #Finals pic.twitter.com/LiS0r6t6bv

— Leinster LGFA (@LeinsterLGFA) July 6, 2022

RUGBY

Johnny Sexton will captain Ireland in Saturday's second test against New Zealand in Dunedin.

Coach Andy Farrell has made one change from the side which started the first test, as Mack Hansen replaces Keith Earls on the right wing.

Rob Herring and Finlay Bealham, who were not involved in the opening game in Auckland, have been named on the bench.

SOCCER

Hosts England made an underwhelming start to Women's Euro 2022 last night.

They beat Austria by a Beth Mead goal to nil, at a sold-out Old Trafford.


Tonight, Northern Ireland play their first ever game in a major finals.

Group A's rank outsiders take on Norway at Southampton's St. Mary’s stadium, where kick-off is at 8pm.

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There's one game in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division tonight.

Bottom side UCD welcome Bohemians to Belfield, where kick-off is at 7.45pm.

TENNIS

It's women's semi-finals day at Wimbledon.

Of today's semi-finalists, only Simona Halep has been to this stage of a Grand Slam before.

The 2019 Wimbledon champion goes up against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina.

Before that, third seed Ons Jabeur takes on Germany's Tatjana Maria.

Play gets underway on Centre Court at 1.30pm.

GOLF

South Africa's Justin Harding & Australian Jason Scrivener are the early leaders on 1 under par in the opening round of the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club this morning.

Jonathan Caldwell tees off at 8.35am this morning, while Padraig Harrington goes out at lunchtime.

CYCLING

Wout van Aert holds a 13-second lead ahead of today's sixth stage of the Tour de France.

Today's stage is the longest of this year's race at 220 kilometres.

Starting in Van Aert's native Belgium, the peloton will make their way to the eastern French town of Longwy.

RACING

There's a seven-race card at Limerick this evening, where the first is off at 5.15pm.

While at Leopardstown, a seven-race programme commences at 5.30pm.