Thursday Morning Sport; With Joe Mallon Motors Renault & Dacia, Sallins Rd., Naas

Thursday, 2 March 2023 08:19

By Caoimhe Harney

Arsenal have a five point lead at the top of the Premier League

SOCCER

Arsenal have a five point lead at the top of the Premier League this morning.

The Gunners easily dealt with the challenge of Everton - winning 4-nil at the Emirates Stadium.

Gabriel Martinelli scored twice in the victory.
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Liverpool are now within six points the Champions League spots.

Goals by Virgil Van Dijk and Mo Salah handed the Reds a 2-0 win over Wolves at Anfield.
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Manchester United remain in the hunt for four trophies.

The Red Devils came from behind to beat West Ham 3-1 in the FA Cup fifth round at Old Trafford last night.

United will now play Fulham in the quarter finals.

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Kilkenny's Gavin Holohan scored two penalties as League Two Grimsby Town shocked Premier League Southampton 2-1.

Grimsby will face a trip to Brighton in the last eight.

Sheffield United upset Tottenham by 1 goal to nil to earn a quarter final tie with Blackburn Rovers.

Burnley's reward for a 1-0 defeat of Fleetwood is a meeting with Manchester City.

GOLF

The Arnold Palmer Invitational field includes four Irish players.

Seamus Power is the first to tee off at Bay Hill in Florida just after 1pm, Irish time.

Past winner Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington are all out between 5 and 6.

Meanwhile, Leona Maguire carded a 2 under opening round of 70 at the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore.

She is in a tie for 14th.

American Elizabeth Szokol leads on 8 under.

HORSE RACING

There are seven races over jumps at Clonmel today, with the first off at 2.05.