Saturday Sports Update: Celtic Play St Johnstone This Afternoon.

Saturday, 24 December 2022 09:57

McFarland happy with Ulster's win over Connacht last night.

SOCCER

Celtic can re-establish their nine-point advantage at the summit of the SPL if they come out on top at home to St Johnstone at lunchtime.

Rangers cut the gap back to six points with a 1-nil win at Ross County last night.

The result maintains Michael Beale's 100 percent start with three straight victories.

Kilmarnock climbed to third-from-bottom after coming from 2-nil down to finish 2-all away to Motherwell.

RUGBY

Ulster head coach, Dan Mc Farland, was pleased with his side's performance after they ended a 3-game losing streak with a slender win over Connacht in the URC clash at the Sportsground.

Ulster had led by 19-points to 3, but conceded three tries in the final twenty minutes.

It finished Ulster 22, Connacht 20.

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The DHL Stormers are second - only four points behind Leinster - after their 37-points to 27 bonus point win over the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town.

The Cell C Sharks are fifth after running in five tries in a 37-10 victory at home to the Emirates Lions.

DARTS

Jonny Clayton has set up a third round meeting with Fermanagh’s Brendan Dolan at the PDC World Darts Championship.

‘The Ferret’ whitewashed Danny van Trijp by 3-sets to nil.

The competition, at Alexandra Palace in London, takes a break for Christmas until Tuesday.