The Hurling and Football All Stars will be presented with their awards tonight in Citywest.
The hurling All Stars were announced yesterday. Kildare’s Kevin Feely and Daniel Flynn are among the football nominees, while Kildare hurler Paul Divilly there as a member of the Christy Ring Team of the Year.
Sunday Sportsbeat will have interviews with the three Kildare players from tonight’s awards
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A big day tomorrow for county intermediate football champions Raheens and senior hurling champions Ardclough.
Ardclough play Kilkenny’s St Patrick’s Ballyragget in St Conleth’s Park in the provincial intermediate quarter final, at 2pm.
Raheens play Wexford champions Killanerin (kyle-an-eer-in) in the provincial intermediate quarter final in Gorey, also, at 2pm
We’ll hear from both managers in the Weekend preview at 6.30pm
Kfm will have live updates of both games on Sportsbeat from 2 Ian Baker and Ger McNally.
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Kildare Ladies football are appointing Galway native Daniel Moynihan as the new senior team manager.
He formerly managed the Galway minor the Galway Minor Ladies team to four Connacht, one All Ireland Runners Up, and two All-Ireland A Titles in five years.
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In the Pro 14, Leinster play Glasgow in Scotland for the second time in a fortnight.
21 year old Conor O'Brien will make his debut in the centre.
Munster play their final game under Rassie Erasmus tonight against the Bernard Jackman coached Dragons
Craig Gilroy has recovered from a back injury to earn his 150th Ulster cap for Ulster against the Southern Kings in South Africa.
Tiernan O'Halloran returns for Connacht’s game against Toyota Cheetahs at the Sportsground.
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho claims a Spanish tax fraud case against him is closed.
He was alleged to owe nearly three-million-pounds from his time in charge of Real Madrid.
Mourinho appeared in court in the Spanish capital this morning.
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Shane Lowry leads the Irish charge at the halfway stage of the Turkish Airlines Open.
He shot a 66 today to end the day on 5-under par, just two shots adrift of the leader, Nicolas Colsaerts.
Padraig Harrington carded a 72 to drop back to 1-over.
Paul Dunne is 1 under, following a 70.
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Naas Racecourse will stage the seasonal finale on Sunday where the Charles Byrnes-trained Wonder Laish will bid to complete the October and November Handicap double in the €100,000 Naas November Handicap where he will face 17 rivals.
The competitive field features the Irish Cesarewitch winner Lord Erskine
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Colin Keane can seal his first jockeys’ championship at the penultimate meeting of the 2017 Flat season at Dundalk tonight.
The 23-year-old Meathman is on the 97-winner mark and leads reigning champion Pat Smullen by 10. Both jockeys are involved in six races at Dundalk and could ride in all eight races at Naas on Sunday, the final day of the season.
Racing begins at 5.30.
While at Down Royal,
12.40. winner No 5 Poli Roi 1/5fav (Gordon Elliot/Davy Russell)
1:15 No 5 Just Janice 9/2
- Winning Trainer: J E Kiely
- Winning Jockey: D N Russell
1:50 No 2, Melon 2/5 f
- Winning Trainer:W P Mullins
- Winning Jockey:R Walsh
2:25 No 8 Alaliya 16/1
3:00 No 10, Tombstone, 11/8 f
- Winning Trainer: G Elliott
- Winning Jockey:J W Kennedy
3:35 No 7 Crazy Work De Vassy 9/1
4:10 , No 3 Felix Desjy 4/9 f
- Winning Trainer: G Elliott (Treble)
- Winning Jockey:Mr P W Mullins
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Reminder: Weekend Preview this evening at 6.30pm looking ahead to Ardcough hurlers and Raheens footballers Leinster quarter finals tomorrow, the Premier league, Naas and MU Barnhall in AIL rugby, racing and more.