Saturday Sport

Kill secure place in Tom Cross Transport final

Kill booked their place in the final of the 2022, Tom Cross Transport, Junior Football Championship last night.

They beat Grangenolvin by 1-11 to 11 points at Manguard Plus Hawkfield.

They will now play either  Straffan or Robertstown

Those clubs contest the second semi final at St Conleth’s Park this afternoon.

That throws in at 2 o’clock.

It will be followed at 4.00, by the  Auld Shebeen Bar Athy, Intermediate Semi Final, between Ballyteague and Caragh.

KFM will have live updates from both of those games throughout the afternoon

Seamus Dillon will report from Newbridge.

The Tom Cross Transport Junior Playoff between Athgarvan and Cappagh throws in at Hawkfield at 6.00.

                                                                                                                                                    
That is also the venue for the Joe Fox Plant Hire Reserve A  Semi final between  Naas and Clane

Also down for decision today:

Reserve B: Quarter finals: first named at home, games at 6pm

Kilcock V Round Towers

Johnstownbridge V Maynooth

Reserve C: Quarter finals: first named at home, games at 6pm

Moorefield V Rathangan

St Kevin's V Kilcock

Sallins V Celbridge

Naas V Castledermot

Reserve D: Semi final Two-Mile House at home vs Athy at 5.00

Reserve E: Semi final Clane home to Carbury 6:00.

Reserve F: Semi final Straffan home to Athgarvan 6:00.

SOCCER

Champions Manchester City open today’s Premier League action with a lunchtime trip to Wolves

Newcastle host Bournemouth and Tottenham meet ‘yet to win’ Leicester in the evening kick-off

RUGBY

All four Irish provinces begin their new United Rugby Championship season today.

Leinster are away to Zebre at 1.00.

Munster travel to Cardiff.

While Ulster welcome Connacht to Belfast.

GOLF

Rory McIlroy holds a one-shot off lead heading into the third round of the Italian Open.

The world number-2 sits on top of the leader board on 9-under par.

Matt Fitzpatrick is his closest rival.

RACING

There’s a seven-race card at Gowran Park this afternoon

The first goes to post at 1.35.

Twenty-five minutes later an eight-race programme gets underway at Navan.