Saturday sport: Connacht thumped by Saracens in the Champions Cup

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Saturday Sport: Connacht Thumped By Saracens In The Champions Cup
Elsewhere, Ciaran Frawley starts at 10 for Leinster as they welcome Sale Sharks to a sold-out RDS for a 5.30pm start in Pool 4. Photo: Inpho
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Kenneth Fox

Updated at 15:55

Connacht have been beaten 55-points to-36 by Saracens in their Investec Champions Cup clash.

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The result leaves the Westeners with a losing bonus point but still bottom of Pool 1.

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Elsewhere, Ciaran Frawley starts at 10 for Leinster as they welcome Sale Sharks to a sold-out RDS for a 5.30pm start in Pool 4.

While Ulster look forward to the visit of Stuart Lancaster's Racing 92 to the Kingspan in Pool 2 at 8pm.

 

Soccer

They have just kicked-off in the 3pm Premier League games.

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Newcastle are looking to get over their midweek Champions League exit.

They have welcomed in-form Fulham to St. James' Park.

Elsewhere, Manchester City are at home to Crystal Palace.

A win for the champions would see them go within a point of leaders Liverpool.

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While Bournemouth could move into the top half of the table with a home win over Luton Town.

And Chelsea are hosting bottom side Sheffield United.

This evening, then Everton go to Burnley.

The game will see Toffees manager Sean Dyche reunited with his former club.

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However, he says he won't get caught up in the emotions of going back to Turf Moor.

Kick-off is at 5:30pm.

GAA

O'Moore Park in Portlaoise hosts the first of this weekend�s All Ireland Club Senior Hurling semi-finals this evening.

Ballygunner will be looking to avoid back-to-back semi-final losses as they take on Galway champions St. Thomas'.

Throw-in is at 7pm.


The first of today's All-Ireland Ladies Club Football finals has just thrown-in at Croke Park.

Leitrim's Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins and Glanmire of Cork are contesting the intermediate decider.

Later on Kilkerrin-Clonberne will look to become the first club since the 1990s to win three senior titles in a row.

The Galway champions play the last club to do it - Ballymacarbry of Waterford from 5-o'clock.

 

Darts

Day two of the PDC World Darts Championship sees the first Irish involvement.

Meath's Keane Barry has a round-1 contest with Reynaldo Rivera this evening, with the winner to face three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen on Tuesday.

 

Racing

A seven-race card is just finishing up at Fairyhouse.

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