Sunday sport: Limerick knock Clare out of Munster championship, Arsenal lead Newcastle

Limerick's 3-26 to 1-16 win at home to Cork means the Banner cannot progress any further in the Munster championship.
Sunday sport: Limerick knock Clare out of Munster championship, Arsenal lead Newcastle

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All Ireland hurling champions Clare are out of this year's competition.

Limerick's 3-26 to 1-16 win at home to Cork means the Banner cannot progress any further in the Munster championship.

The result leaves Limerick in the driving seat to reach the Munster final.

Earlier, Tipperary got the better of Waterford by 1-30 to 1-21 in Thurles

Tipp are now set to make it out of the round robin system.


Kilkenny's kept up their 100 per cent record in the Leinster Hurling championship on Saturday afternoon.

They survived a second half fightback from Dublin to make it four wins from four with a 5-19 to 3-21 victory at UPMC Nowlan Park.

The Cats have guaranteed their spot in the provincial final as a result.


Mayo opened their Sam Maguire campaign with a loss .

Cavan emerged from Hastings Insurance MacHale Park with a 1-17 to 1-14 victory earlier on Sunday.

Elsewhere Down strolled to a 3-27 to 1-16 win over Clare in their opening game.


Round two of the Tailteann Cup threw up some big results.

Sligo edged Leitrim by 2-19 to 1-18 while Westmeath beat London by 26 points to 1-10 in Ruislip.

Wexford and Carlow played out a 1-19 to 2-16 draw after a last minute penalty from Conor Doyle levelled things up.

Meanwhile Fermanagh eased to a 2-19 to 7 point win over Longford.

Soccer

Arsenal lead Newcastle 1-0 in the late Premier League game.

Declan Rice with the goal for the hosts at the Emirates.

Everton marked their final ever game at Goodison Park with a 2-0 victory over Southampton.

They are moving to a new ground at Bramley-Moor Dock next season.

Elsewhere Nottingham Forest beat West Ham 2-1 to take their hopes of a top five finish down to the final day of the season.

Jamie Vardy's ended his Leicester career in style, scoring a 200th goal for the club as they got past Ipswich 2-09.

Fulham edged a thrilling west London derby away at rivals Brentford 3-2, keeping their slim hopes of European qualification alive.

Golf

Rory McIlroy has stabilized himself during the final round of the PGA Championship on Sunday afternoon.

He remains 2-over-par after 13 holes of his day at Quail Hollow.

He's in a tie for 48th while fellow Northern Ireland man Tom McKibbin is a shot further back.

World number one Scottie Scheffler is the man to catch, he leads by three on 11-under.

F1

Max Verstappen won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

The Red Bull driver finished ahead of Britain's Lando Norris.

His McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri was third, with Lewis Hamilton fourth in the Ferrari.

The result means Piastri leads the F1 frivers' championship by 13 points from Norris.

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