Saturday sport: Irish swimmers in European action, Premier League week two
Aston Villa lead 1-0 against Everton in the Premier League.
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Steven Gerrard Wins Duel With Frank Lampard To Get Aston Villa Off The Mark
Steven Gerrard won his first managerial clash with former England teammate Frank Lampard as Aston Villa beat Everton 2-1 to get off the mark in the Premier League. Goals from Danny Ings and Emi Buendia eased the pressure on Gerrard after a run of two wins in their previous 12 games dating back to last season. However, Villa had to survive a nervy finish as Lucas Digne's own goal gave Everton hope before Emi Martinez denied Anthony Gordon an equaliser in stoppage time.
Peacock hails Commonwealth Games impact as runners out in force at parkrun
Paralympic sprint champion Jonnie Peacock paid tribute to Heaton Park's parkrun attendees as he witnessed how National Lottery funding is helping the country get active after the success of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Peacock, a four-time Paralympic medallist — two of them gold — joined an all-star roster of former British Olympians and Paralympians at one of 700-free events taking place across the country this morning.
Thruxton BSB: Scott scores outright Quattro Group win
Jack Scott (Kovara Projects/RS Racing One) became the first GP rider to win a Quattro Group British Supersport/GP2 Championship race outright in 2022 when he got the better of Jack Kennedy (Mar-Train Racing Yamaha) at Thruxton’s final chicane on the final lap of Saturday’s Sprint race.
Bournemouth striker gives Erling Haaland boost ahead of Man City clash
Bournemouth striker Kieffer Moore believes that Erling Haaland will have no trouble settling in to English football following his two-goal debut against West Ham last weekend.
Onuora urges UK to spread multi-sport events
Olympian Anyika Onuora said that walking into Birmingham's Alexander Stadium during the Commonwealth Games, felt like she was attending a Beyoncé concert. And following the success of Birmingham 2022, Onuora, whose home city of Liverpool also submitted a bid to host the Games, hopes opportunities to host a major multi-sport event are spread throughout the UK in future. Ad «The Alexander Stadium looked incredible when I went last night,» said Onuora, speaking on the SportsAid Vault podcast.
Cunningham: Summers-Newton has inspired a generation
Former Paralympic champion Clare Cunningham believes golden girl Maisie Summers-Newton has inspired the next generation of para-athletes at the Commonwealth Games. Summers-Newton claimed gold in the 100m breaststroke SB6 at Birmingham 2022, where the integrated para sports programme was the largest in the history of the Commonwealth Games, spanning across eight different sports. Ad Now Head of Athlete Services at the British Paralympic Association, Hillingdon-born Cunningham – who won five medals at Barcelona 1992 — believes the Games, and stars such as Summers-Newton, will have a seismic impact on the future uptake and wider interest in para sports.
Brentford vs Manchester United LIVE early team news, predicted line up and score predictions
Manchester United take on Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday evening.