Thursday Morning Sport; Joe Mallon Motors, Renault and Dacia, Sallins Rd., Naas

The Kildare minor footballers beat Longford

GAELIC GAMES 

A double Leinster minor football championship win for two Kildare teams last evening. 

The minor lads beat Longford away in Pearse Park by 1-9 to 0-3. 

Kildare led by 0-4 to 0-2 at half time

Kildare’s goal came 4 minutes into the 2nd half by Jack McCabe. Longford scored only one 2nd half point. 

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Then later, in Raheens GAA,  the minor ladies beat Longford by 3-14 to 1-7. Kildare led at half time by 1-6 to 0-6. 

Kildare goals by Niamh Farrelly in the first half, and then by Sian Gallagher and  Niamh Farrelly again in the 2nd half. 

Next Sunday the senior women play Clare in the Lidl League Division 3 final in Parnell Park at 4pm. 

Kfm will have full commentary with Ger McNally & former Kildare captain Aisling Holton. 

The senior hurlers Joe McDonagh game vs Offaly has been confirmed for Hawkfield at 2pm on Sunday.

SOCCER 

Goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio saw holders Real Madrid beat Chelsea 2-nil in their Champions League quarter final first leg in Spain last night. 

Chelsea's Ben Chilwell was sent off for a professional foul. 

The return game is at Stamford Bridge next Tuesday. 

The London club have failed to score in their last four matches. 

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Elsewhere in the competition, AC Milan defeated Napoli by 1-0 in the first leg of their last eight tie. 

Ismael Bennacer scored the goal for the home side - Frank Anguissa was sent off for Napoli. 

In the Europa League tonight, Manchester United host Sevilla in their quarter final first leg. 

There's an 8pm start at Old Trafford. 

Marcus Rashford is an absentee for United because of a muscle injury. 

West Ham are away to Gent in the Conference League. 

There's a 5.45 start for their quarter final first leg in Belgium.

GOLF

Shane Lowry and Seamus Power are in the field for the RBC Heritage tournament on the PGA Tour in South Carolina - that starts today. 

The line up also includes Masters winner Jon Rahm. 

HORSE RACING

It's day one of the Grand National meeting at Aintree.

There are four Grade One contests, including the Aintree Hurdle, in which Cheltenham winner 'Constitution Hill' defends his unbeaten record. 

'A Plus Tard' and 'Conflated' represent Irish interest in the Bowl Chase. 

The going is good to soft for the first of seven races at 1.45.