Lunchtime Sports Update

Keeping you up to date on GAA, soccer and racing.

GAA

Kildare Football champions Athy, Sallins and Grangnolvin  have all advanced to the Leinster  quarter finals

Athy will be home to Summerhill of Meath on Saturday evening November 15th

In the intermediate championship, Sallins had a 5-21 to 011 points win over Carlow’s Grange.

Sallins will  be away to Kilbride of Meath on the afternoon of November 15th .

In the Junior championship, Grangenolvin beat Offaly’s St. Brigids 1-16 to 0-10

Grangenolvin will be home to Wexford's Cloughbawn, also on November 15th. 

This evening's Kildare Scoreboard will have full manager and player interviews.

Maynooth are Minor Hurling A champions.

In yesterday’s final, they beat Celbridge by 2 points: 3-18 to 4-13

Attention turns to Leinster championship hurling next weekend. 

Kildare senior champions Naas will be away to Carlow champions Mount Leinster Rangers in Dr. Cullen Park at 1.30pm.

Kfm will have commentary of the game in association with Moloney & Co Solicitors, 4A North Main St, Naas.

Next Saturday in the Leinster Junior championship, Clane will be away to Westmeath’s Naomh Moninne at 1.30p

Former Monaghan footballer Eugene 'Nudie' Hughes has died.

An All Star on three occasions, the Castleblayney man had the distinction of winning awards in both the backs and the forwards.

He won three Ulster Championship medals and a winners medal in the National League in 1985.
 

SOCCER

Mayo's Kobe McDonald and Kerry's Ben Murphy are heading to the AFL.

McDonald - who is the son of former Mayo star Ciarán - has signed a deal with St Kilda.

Murphy has signed with Brisbane Lions.

Sunderland host Everton tonight in the Premier League - knowing a win can take them up to second in the table.

Kick off is at 8pm.


RACING

After yesterday’s Curragh card, Donegal jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle is champion Irish Flat jockey for the first time.

He, also, won the Breeders Cup for trainer Willie Mullins on board Ethical Diamond on Saturday night.

Again, a reminder that Kildare Scoreboard from 6.25 this evening will review all the weekend Kildare sport, including football manager interviews, KDFL soccer, AIL Rugby, Women’s Superleague Basketball and racing.