Sean Maguire looks set to miss "the best part of a couple of months" as scans suggest he's picked up a hamstring injury, will miss season opener against QPR.

The finals of this year's Lisdowney Sevens will take place on Saturday with the Kilkenny Supporters Club Shield and Sweeney Cup up for grabs.

Mullinavat and Ballyhale Shamrocks meet in the Division 1 final while Rower Inistioge and St. Martins meet in the Division 2 final of the Kilkenny Hurling League.

Kilkenny's Nowlan Park will host two big U21 hurling fixtures this Saturday in the Bord Gais Energy U21 All-Ireland championships.

The nominees for the July Sport Star Awards are in with Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy, Kilkenny City Harriers U14 relay team and Mullinavat senior footballers in the running.

Carlow Kilkenny FC kept their good form of late intact with a scoreless draw against Cork City at the weekend.

Kilkenny booked their place in the 2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final with a win over Tipperary. Listen back to full commentary here.

Kilkenny v Tipperary is live on KCLR this Sunday. Listen live below from 1.30pm.

Carlow Rugby Club won't be hosting a Leinster Rugby training session as previously announced for next week.

Tipperary minor hurling manager Tommy Dunne shares his thoughts on facing Kilkenny in this year's All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday.