Saturday Sports Update

Saturday, 18 December 2021 09:51

By Ross Lindsay

Just two games survive in the Premier League & Munster prepare for French opposition.

SOCCER

Four of today’s Premier League games have been postponed but two survive.

Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa welcome Burnley to Villa Park for a 3 o’clock kick off.

Arsenal can close the gap on the top three to five-points with a win away to Leeds in the late game.

RUGBY

Kildare lock Tadhg Beirne remains in the Munster pack for this evening’s Champions Cup match against Castres at Thomond Park.

Ben Healy replaces the injured Joey Carbery at out half

Ulster survived a late rally to register a second win in Pool A last night.

Tries from Rob Herring, Ethan McIlroy and Craig Gilroy helped Dan McFarland’s side beat Northampton 27-points to 22.

GAELIC GAMES

It’s All Ireland final day in the Camogie Club Championship.

Reigning champions, Sarsfields of Galway go up against two-time former champions Oulart-The-Ballagh of Wexford.

UPMC Nowlan Park is the venue, and throw-in is at 1.15.

Kingspan Breffni hosts the first of this weekend’s Ulster Club Football semi-finals.

Fermanagh kingpins Derrygonnelly Harps go up against their Armagh counterparts, Clann Eireann.

That throws in at 6.30, this evening.

DARTS

Michael van Gerwen is the star attraction on night four of the World Darts Championship.

He begins his quest for a fourth world title against Chas Barstow.

That’s one of two second round matches down for decision today.

The first sees Ian White play Chris Landman.

RACING

And today’s eight-race card at Navan gets underway at 11.30.