Sunday sport: St Brigid's of Roscommon reach All-Ireland final, Man City draw with Chelsea

Brian Derwin's goal in the first minute helped them into a second final in three years.
Sunday sport: St Brigid's of Roscommon reach All-Ireland final, Man City draw with Chelsea

Kenneth Fox

Soccer

Manchester City conceded in stoppage time as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea.

Enzo Fernandes poked home to rescue a point for the managerless Blues.

City move up to second in the Premier League on goal difference, but are six points off table-toppers Arsenal.

There was a dramatic end at Craven Cottage where Fulham and Liverpool played out a 2-2 draw.

The visitors thought they had on it in the 94th minute - only for Harrison Reed to score a wonder goal for Fulham 3 minutes later.

Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw away at Leeds, and that was also the score between Tottenham and Sunderland.

Brentford were 4-2 winners at Everton, while Newcastle sealed a 2-nil victory at home to Crystal Palace.


Aberdeen have sacked Swedish manager Jimmy Thelin with the club eighth in the Scottish Premiership.

Yesterday's 1-0 defeat to Falkirk means they are now five matches without a win.

Thelin guided the club to the Scottish Cup in his first season in charge last year.

GAA

St Brigid's of Roscommon will play Dingle in this year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship decider.

They held on to beat Scotstown of Monaghan by 1-16 to 1-12 at Kingspan Breffni Park.

Brian Derwin's goal in the first minute helped them into a second final in three years.

In the Walsh Cup, Wexford beat Laois, and Dublin bested Carlow to book their spots in the second round.

The games between Westmeath and Kilkenny, Kildare and Galway, and Offaly and Antrim were all called off - and a coin toss saw Offaly, Galwa,y and Westmeath advance to the next round.

In the FBD League, Roscommon strolled to a 5-17 to 14 point victory over Leitrim, while it finished all square between London and Sligo.

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