THURSDAY MORNING SPORT: Daniel Flynn Returns To Training; Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Underway

Kildare & Offaly meet in Leinster Championship on Saturday at 4.30pm

Gaelic Games

Last night, in round 1 of the Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, Kildare beat Carlow 2-23 to 1-9, at Netwatch Cullen Park.

Kildare now play Laois in round 2, in St. Conleth’s Park, Newbridge, next Wednesday night at 7.30pm.

Tonight the U20 footballers play Westmeath in St. Conleth’s at 7.30pm.

KFM will have live updates with Ger Mc Nally.

Daniel Flynn has returned to training with Kildare, ahead of Sunday’s Leinster Championship game against Offaly, in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise at 4.30pm.

Last night local club results, in the 2021 EMS Copiers Senior Football League

Division 2

Clogherinkoe 3:11   Maynooth 0:07 

Monasterevan 1:08  Leixlip 0:12 

Clane 0-15  Kilcock 0-11

Ballyteague 3-6 Eadestown 1-23

Sallins 0-8 Two Mile House

Division 3

Round 3

Nurney 0-5 Ballymore Eustace 3-17

Rheban 1-3 Rathangan 1-23

Division 4 Group B 

Round 2 

Robertstown 4-15  Miltown 3-13

Elsewhere, Meath are the Leinster minor football champions for 2020 after they beat Offaly by 1-7 to 1-6 in Mullingar last night.

Golf

The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open is underway at Mount Juliet in Kilkenny.

2,500 fans will attend each day.

16 Irish players are in the field.

Tournament favourite Rory McIlroy tees off at 1pm.

Soccer

Manchester United have agreed an €85 million deal for winger Jadon Sancho, who will join from Borussia Dortmund.

The 21 year old is currently on England duty.

Nuno Espirito Santo has agreed a two year deal to manage Tottenham Hotspur.

Rafael Benitez has penned a three year contract to become manager of Everton.

Rugby

Ireland's Under 20's play England in the Six Nations at Cardiff's Arms Park this evening, at 8pm.

Also today, France play Wales, while Scotland take on Italy.

Tennis

Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty are in action at Wimbledon today.

8 time champion Federer plays Richard Gasquet in the second round.

Women's top seed Ashleigh Barty is up against Anna Blinkova in the ladies singles, with American teenager Coco Gauff to face Elena Vesnina.

Horse Racing

There's racing today at Bellewstown, which begins at 4.25pm.

A card at Tipperary is underway from 4.45pm.