Saturday sport: Mayo welcome Kerry to Castlebar; Leinster and Connacht in URC action

Here's the latest updates from today's sporting action...

It's a busy day of Premier League action, with eight games in the English top flight.

In the first game of the day, Aston Villa are 2-1 up against Arsenal in the 12.30pm kick-off.

A win for the Gunners would see them return to the tole of the table, but current leaders Manchester City face Nottingham Forest from 3pm.

In the other 3pm starts, Brentford welcome Crystal Palace, Bournemouth travel to Wolves, Brighton host Fulham, Everton have Leeds and finally, Southampton go to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea.

In the final game of the day, Virgil van Dijk is set to return for Liverpool as they travel to Newcastle for kick-off at 5.30pm.

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Elsewhere, the death of former Newcastle midfielder Christian Atsu has been confirmed following last week's earthquake in Turkey.

The 31-year-old, who had joined Turkish club Hatayspor last year, had been missing since the devastating earthquake on February 6th.

Atsu made 107 appearances for the Magpies during a five-year spell at the club, as well as winning 65 caps for Ghana.

In the United Rugby Championship, Connacht are away to winless Zebre from 3.05pm, before table-toppers Leinster welcome the Dragons to the RDS from 7.35pm.

From Johannesburg to Dublin, Saturday’s #BKTURC will be a cross-border rollercoaster of action pack rugby