Thursday Morning: Liverpool Ease Past Rangers Thanks To Mo Salah Hat Trick

Thursday, 13 October 2022 08:42

By Caoimhe Harney

Flat racing today in The Curragh from 1.25pm

SOCCER

Mo Salah scored a hat trick off the bench as Liverpool gained a welcome boost with a 7-1 defeat of Rangers in Group A of the Champions League at Ibrox last night.

A draw in their next game will be enough to guarantee the Reds passage to the last 16.

Liverpool now welcome Premier League champions Manchester City to Anfield on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur top Group D following a 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Heung Min Son scored twice for Spurs in North London.

Shamrock Rovers will bid for their first win of the Conference League Group stage when they face Norwegians Molde at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

There's an 8pm start.

In the Europa League, Arsenal are away to Bodo / Glimt in Group A, with kick off in Norway at 5.45.

Gabriel Jesus has been left out of the Arsenal squad.

Manchester United host Omonia Nicosia from 8pm.

Anthony Martial will miss the tie at Old Trafford.

CRICKET

Ireland's T20 Cricket World Cup warm-up match against Sri Lanka was abandoned today because of rain in Melbourne.

RUGBY

Long standing English club Wasps have been suspended from the Premiership after it was revealed they are set to go into administration due to financial liabilities.

The twice European champions will become the second club to be relegated this month after Worcester Warriors suffered a similar fate.

HORSE RACING

There are 8 races on the flat at the Curragh today from 1.25.

A 7 race jumps card at Tramore begins at 1.50.