Sunday sport: Premier League action; Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan win gold

They've just kicked-off in today's early Premier League game.

Nottingham Forest are hosting West Ham.

This is the first time top flight football is being played at the City Ground in over 20 years.

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte meanwhile is confident his team has improved since losing four times to Chelsea last season.

The London rivals face each other in the main game of the day at Stamford Bridge.

There are also two games in the EFL Championship this afternoon.

Middlesbrough are hosting Sheffield United where they've just kicked off while in an hour's time West Brom and Blackburn meet at Ewood Park.

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Celtic are looking to make it three wins from three in the new Scottish Premiership season today.

They are away to Kilmarnock and lead 5-0 approaching full-time.

Elsewhere, Hearts face Dundee United at 3pm.

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Here at home, St Patrick's Athletic come up against Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division of the SSE Airtricity League this evening.

Kick-off at Richmond Park is at 5pm.

Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan won another gold medal for Ireland today.

They finished first this morning in the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls final at the European Rowing Championships in Munich.

The Skibbereen natives came home ahead of Italy and Switzerland to retain their title and go back-to-back.

Lydia Heaphy and Margaret Cremen just missed out on a medal in the women's version of the same event - they were just pipped by Italy at the line to come fourth.

Elsewhere, Steven McGowan and Katie O'Brien came fourth in the Mixed Double Sculls A Final while Aoife Casey also came fourth in the Lightweight Women's Single Sculls A final.

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