Gaelic games
Pat Ryan made a winning start as Cork hurling manager last night. Declan Dalton scored 1-7 in a 2-30 to 2-17 win over Kerry in Tralee.
In Leinster hurling’s Kehoe Cup, Meath were 18 points to 1-11 winners over Wicklow. While Kildare was too strong for Carlow, running out 3-19 to 11-point winners in Hawkfield.
2023 Kehoe Cup Round 1
— Kildare GAA (@KildareGAA) January 5, 2023
30mins 2nd Half
Kildare: 3-17(26)
Carlow: 0-9(9)
Up Next The Barrowsiders will welcome Wicklow and Meath to Netwatch Cullen Park, with those games coming to either side of a trip to Abbotstown to face Down.
See also: Carlow’s Kehoe Cup fixtures
Meanwhile, the footballers travel to Pearse Park on tomorrow for a clash with Longford before wrapping up the pre-season competition against Laois.
We will be catching up with manager Niall Carew tomorrow on Scoreline.
See also: Carlow’s O’Byrne Cup fixtures
Then on Sunday, Kilkenny’s Walsh Cup campaign begins with a clash against Offaly.
In his first interview with @kclr96fm , @KilkennyCLG manager Derek Lyng discusses the process of replacing Brian Cody, the need to stamp his own identity on the Leinster champions, and his goals for 2023.
— Scoreline.ie (@scorelinesport) January 5, 2023
You can hear the full interview this Saturday at 4pm on Scoreline. pic.twitter.com/njyvkpnWpy
John Locke Park will play host to the meeting between last year’s Leinster champions and the 1998 All-Ireland winners.
Sunday’s encounter throws in at 2 pm and marks the beginning of Derek Lyng’s time in charge of the Cats.
See also: Derek Lyng speaks to KCLR ahead of his first game in charge of Kilkenny this weekend
The full interview with Derek will play tomorrow on KCLR Scoreline from 4 pm.
Soccer
The KDSL will return this weekend following a break over the Christmas period.
Upcoming fixture
— Freebooters AFC (@FreebootersAfc) January 2, 2023
Sunday January 8th
Premier Division
Freebooters v Evergreen A, 11am watershed
Match sponsor : 4 Motion Garage
Club sponsor : Modern Printers pic.twitter.com/xhTJPGfu6t
See also: Freebooters’ meeting with Evergreen pick of the ties as KDSL returns
The pick of the games comes in the St Canice’s Credit Union Premier Division as champions Evergreen take on their bitter rivals Freebooters at 11am in the Watershed on Sunday
The Carlow District Football League makes its return this weekend following the winter break.
The Nationalist Premier Division kicks off the action for 2023 with two games scheduled for Friday night.
Vale Wanderers will be hoping to secure their first victory of the season when they travel to Scats Quakers Park to take on Killeshin at 8pm.
At the same time, league leaders St Patricks Boys host 2022 champions New Oak Boys in a mouth-watering tie.
See also: Carlow District Football League returns following winter break
Manchester City have cut Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League to 5 points.
Embed from Getty ImagesRiyad Mahrez scored the only goal of the game in the second half as City beat Chelsea 1-nil at Stamford Bridge last night.
The FA Cup third round kicks off tonight, with Manchester United hosting Everton at Old Trafford from 8.
United boss Erik Ten Hag says Jadon Sancho is not ready to return to first team football just yet, while Irish skipper Seamus Coleman could feature for Everton as Nathan Patterson is injured.
Rugby
In the United Rugby Championship this evening, Munster take on the Emirates Lions at Musgrave Park tonight – where there’s a 7.35 kick off.
GOLF
Seamus Power is 4 shots off the pace after the opening round of the PGA Tour’s Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.
The Waterford native carded an opening round of 68.
Three players share top spot on 9 under – Spain’s Jon Rahm and American duo Collin Morikawa and JJ Spaun.
HORSE RACING
There’s a meeting on the all-weather at Dundalk today from 3.50.
