Saturday sport: Leinster and Munster face URC quarter-finals
Two Irish provinces are bidding to join Connacht in the URC playoff semi-finals.
Quarter-finals Sport News
World Seniors Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White reach quarter-finals at Crucible
Stephen Hendry produced a vintage finish from yesteryear to complete a 3-2 win over Darren Morgan in the last 16 of the World Seniors Championship at the Crucible Theatre. The seven-time world champion rounded off his victory against the Welshman at the celebrated Sheffield venue with a classy break of 79 after slotting a trademark long red to secure a quarter-final meeting with Alfie Burden on Saturday night.
World Seniors Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry edges out Darren Morgan to reach quarter-finals
Stephen Hendry produced a vintage finish from yesteryear to complete a 3-2 win over Darren Morgan in the last 16 of the World Seniors Championship at the Crucible Theatre. The seven-time world champion rounded off his victory against the Welshman at the celebrated Sheffield venue with a classy break of 79 after slotting a trademark long red to secure a quarter-final meeting with Alfie Burden on Saturday night.
United Rugby Championship quarter-finals: All you need to know
All four Irish provinces are in URC playoff action, but for at least one of them the season will end this week.
World Seniors Snooker Championship: Alfie Burden whitewashes Ken Doherty to reach quarter-finals
Alfie Burden produced a high-quality display of potting to claim a 3-0 win over Ken Doherty at the World Seniors Snooker Championship. The culmination of the World Championship, won in spectacular fashion by Luca Brecel on Monday, left the Crucible stage clear for the seniors to take the spotlight. Ad Both Burden and Doherty are still performing to a decent standard on the main tour, and it was the former who looked razor sharp in front of a good crowd in Sheffield.
Andy Murray recovers from mid-match wobble to reach quarter-finals of Aix-en-Provence Challenger
Andy Murray is into the quarter-finals of the Aix-en-Provence Challenger after navigating a mid-match stumble to beat world No. 187 Laurent Lokoli 6-4 5-7 6-3.
Ashish Chaudhary Enters Pre-quarter-finals Of Men's World Boxing Championships
Tokyo Olympian Ashish Chaudhary advanced to the 80kg pre-quarterfinals with a split decision win over Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran at the Men's World Boxing Championships in Tashkent on Tuesday. Ashish secured a hard-fought 4-1 victory against the former Asian Championships silver medalist. The 28-year-old from Himachal Pradesh displayed his attacking intent from the word go by landing powerful jabs to keep his opponent at bay in the first round.
Ashish Chaudhary Enters Pre-quarter-finals Men's World Boxing Championships
Tokyo Olympian Ashish Chaudhary advanced to the 80kg pre-quarterfinals with a split decision win over Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran at the Men's World Boxing Championships in Tashkent on Tuesday. Ashish secured a hard-fought 4-1 victory against the former Asian Championships silver medalist. The 28-year-old from Himachal Pradesh displayed his attacking intent from the word go by landing powerful jabs to keep his opponent at bay in the first round.