Friday Morning: Graham Potter's Chelsea Suffer Another Defeat

Shane Lowry and Séamus Power are among the players on the Great Britain and Ireland team which is taking on Continental Europe in the Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi

SOCCER

Chelsea suffered yet another defeat last night - their sixth in eight games - going down 2-1 to Fulham in the Premier League at Craven Cottage.

Joao Felix was sent off on his Chelsea debut as Carlos Vinicius scored the winner in the second half.

Fulham are now sixth in the table, with Chelsea tenth.

The Pensioners are 10 points off the Champions League placings.

Chelsea boss Graham Potter has sympathy for the club's fans:

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Tonight, Aston Villa host Leeds United at Villa Park.

Villa lie 11th in the table with Leeds 14th.

Kick off is at 8pm.


GOLF

Shane Lowry and Seamus Power are among the players on the Great Britain and Ireland team which is taking on Continental Europe in the Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi.

Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood are currently 1 down through 3 holes to Thomas Pieters and Alex Noren in the opening fourball.


Three players are tied at the top after day one of the PGA Tour's Sony Open in Hawaii.

Jordan Spieth, Chris Kirk and Taylor Montgomery all lie on 6 under par.


RUGBY

The Irish women's rugby team will wear navy shorts from next season to ease worries over periods.

According to the Irish Indepedent, the FAI are currently consulting with the women's national team over the kit range for the Republic of Ireland team.


SNOOKER

Jack Lisowski has qualified for the semi finals of the Masters, where he will face Mark Williams.

In today's quarter finals, Barry Hawkins plays Judd Trump and it's Shaun Murphy up against Stuart Bingham.


GAELIC GAMES

Roscommon and Sligo contest a Connacht FBD football semi final at the Air Dome this evening.

Throw in is at 7.30.


HORSE RACING

There's a meeting on the all weather at Dundalk today, with the first off at 3.55.