Tuesday Morning Sport: With Joe Mallon Motors Renault & Dacia Sallins Rd., Naas

Tuesday, 7 March 2023 08:27

By Caoimhe Harney

Champions Shamrock Rovers are still without a win four games into the new SSE Airtricity Premier Division season

SOCCER

Champions Shamrock Rovers are still without a win four games into the new SSE Airtricity Premier Division season.

The Hoops needed a goal in stoppage time from Sean Hoare to earn a 4-4 draw at home to Cork City.

Derry City are top of the table - they won 4-nil at UCD, with Jordan McEneff scoring twice.

Bohemians notched their third win of the campaign - a 3-1 victory at home to Drogheda United.

Sligo Rovers played with 10 men against St Patrick's Athletic for over an hour - but still won 2-1.

And Dundalk were 2-1 winners over Shelbourne.

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In the Premier League, Brentford beat Fulham by 3 goals to 2.

Ivan Toney scored his 15th league goal of the season in the victory.

Chelsea trail Borussia Dortmund by 1 goal to nil entering the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie at Stamford Bridge tonight.

Kick off is at 8.

Reece James and Christian Pulisic could play for the London club, but Thiago Silva is injured and Mason Mount is suspended.

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The other Champions League game tonight sees Benfica host Club Bruges - with a 2-nil advantage from the first leg.

In the Championship, Huddersfield Town meet Bristol City from 7.45.

At 8pm, it's Reading versus Sheffield United and West Brom up against Wigan Athletic.

In the last 16 of the Conference League, Lazio play AZ Alkmaar.

CYCLING

Sam Bennett is in fifth place in general classification entering the third stage of the Paris-Nice.

Today's stage is a time trial in Dampierre en Burly.