Saturday sport: Man United beat Brentford; Ulster face Connacht in new rules finale
Soccer
Approaching the half hour mark in the late kick off in the Premier League between Bournemouth and Arsenal, where it remains goalless.
Earlier today, Manchester United came from a goal down at the break to defeat Brentford 2-1 at Old Trafford.
Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hoijund scored the United goals.
Aston Villa have moved within a point of leaders Liverpool, after a come from behind 3-1 win away to Fulham. Both sides finished the game with ten men.
Brighton left St James’s Park with all three points, Danny Welbeck’s first half strike was enough to see off Newcastle 1-0.
Southampton’s wait for a first league win of the season goes on after letting a two-goal lead slip at home to Leicester. Jordan Ayew grabbed a 98th minute winner for the Foxes in a 3-2 victory.
Ipswich are also still searching for a first league win following a 2-0 loss at home to Everton.
Illman Ndiaye and Michael Keane were on target for the Toffees.
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Celtic remain on top of the Scottish Premier League but had to settle for a point, after they drew 2-2 with Aberdeen at Parkhead.
Rugby
Jacob Stockdale and hooker James McCormick each scored a pair of tries to maintain Ulster’s unbeaten home record in the URC.
They were 36-points to 12 bonus point winners over the Ospreys at Kingspan Stadium last night.
There’s another Interpro clash to look forward to tonight in Galway, as Connacht take on Leinster from 7.35pm.
Before that, Munster begin their stint in South Africa, weathering the Stormers from 5pm.
Gaelic games
Ulster will play Connacht in this evening’s finale to the Interprovincial football series at Croke Park.
Ulster beat Munster 0-23 to 2-11 on Friday night, while Connacht beat Leinster in the evening’s opening fixture.
Leinster and Munster will be this evening’s curtain-raiser from 5.30pm.
Track cycling
Lara Gillespie registered another top-10 finish at the World Track Cycling Championships in Denmark on Friday night.
She followed a fifth place finish in Thursday’s Elimination Race, with eighth in the Women’s Omnium.
Gillespie returns to the velodrome along with Mia Griffin for the Madison this evening.
Before that, Lucy Bénézet Minns goes in the Women’s Individual Pursuit.
Formula One
Max Verstappen will go from pole position in the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix this evening.
The sprint race starts in Austin at 7pm Irish Time, before qualifying for Sunday’s main event at 11pm.
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