Sunday sport: Clare and Cork finish level in Munster Hurling Championship thriller

The Munster Senior Hurling Championship gets underway today with two star studded fixtures.
Sunday sport: Clare and Cork finish level in Munster Hurling Championship thriller

Gaelic games

Hurling

The Munster Senior Hurling Championship kicked off with a thrilling draw this afternoon.

Declan Dalton scored a free deep into injury time to leave Cork and Clare level at 2-24 to 3-21.

The Rebels led by 12 points at half time before being reeled back by the All Ireland champions.

Just underway is the clash of Tipperary and Limerick in Thurles.

Football

Donegal have secured a place in the semi-finals of the Ulster Football Championship.

They survived a late fight back from Monaghan to beat their rivals by 0-23 to 0-21.

Mayo await the winners of today's Connacht football semi final between Galway and Roscommon.

The neighbours are meeting in Salthill with that game just underway.

Rugby

Ireland are seeking a second win of this year's Women's Six Nations this afternoon.

They're away to Wales who are still looking for their first victory in the championship.

At half time, it is Wales 7 Ireland 21 with Linda Djougang, Dorothy Wall and Aoife Wafer going over for the visitors' tries.

Soccer

Premier League

It looks like Liverpool will have to wait to be crowned Premier League champions this afternoon.

Arsenal are going to send the title race to next week at least as they lead Ipswich Town 4-0 late on.

Leandro Trossard scored twice for the visitors who saw Bukayo Saka limp off with an injury in the second half.

Elsewhere Fulham and Chelsea are level 1-1, and Wolves look set to beat Manchester United as they lead 1-0 late on.

At 4.30pm, leaders Liverpool are away to Leicester City.

As it stands a victory would send the Reds within three points of the trophy.

Scottish Cup

Celtic are looking to continue their dominance of the Scottish Cup by making another final this afternoon.

They're facing St Johnstone - who they lost to in the Premiership at the start of the month.

That game has reached half time and it's St Johnstone 0 Celtic 2, Callum McGregor and Diazan Maeda with the goals.

Aberdeen await in the decider after winning their semi final with Hearts 2-1 having gone down to nine men.

Golf

Shane Lowry is inside the top 20 ahead of the final round of the RBC Heritage.

He'll tee-off from 8-under-par at 5.30pm Irish time in South Carolina, in a tie for 16th and seven shots off the lead.

Kim Si Woo is the man to catch, he's one clear of the chasing pack on 15-under.

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Leona Maguire will play her final round of the LA Championship on the LPGA Tour later on.

She'll tee-off at 6.10pm from 8-under-par, 11 shots off the lead that is held by Sweden's Ingrid Lindblad.

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