Lower Tier Hurling Round-up: Christy Ring Cup favourites Kildare easily overcome Sligo

Elsewhere: Division 2B champions Derry made it three wins from three for away sides in the competition, thanks to their 0-17 to 0-12 win over Wicklow in Aughrim.

After finishing the last two rounds of the league with victories, Christy Ring Cup favourites Kildare carried that form into the first round of championship action this weekend, easily overcoming the concession of an early goal to comfortably account for Sligo in a potential banana skin fixture at Markievicz Park.

After finishing the last two rounds of the league with victories, Christy Ring Cup favourites Kildare carried that form into the first round of championship action this weekend, easily overcoming the concession of an early goal to comfortably account for Sligo in a potential banana skin fixture at Markievicz Park.

After Gerard O’Kelly Lynch netted for the hosts, Cathal Dowling hit back with two in five minutes, bookending a brace of points from James Burke.