Saturday sport: Northampton stun Leinster, Limerick beat Waterford

Northampton beat Leinster in the Investec Champions Cup semi-final this evening.

The English team leads 17-15 after 34 minutes of play.

Sam Prendergast converted a free-kick and Josh Vander Flier and Tommy O'Brien scored tries for Leinster at the Aviva Stadium.

The Blues are aiming to reach a fourth final in a row.

Football

Three relegated Premier League teams are hoping to end their Premier League seasons on a positive note today.

Leicester City still hold a 2-0 lead at bottom-table Southampton, although the match continues after a referee injury caused a delay.

In another match, Ipswich drew 2-2 away to Everton after trailing 0-2.

Aston Villa previously won 1-0 against Fulham to keep their chances of participating in the Champions League next season alive.

The seventh-placed side are level on points with Nottingham Forest and Chelsea ahead of this weekend's matches.

Arsenal's home game against Bournemouth will take place this evening at 5:30.

Leeds clinched the title after beating Plymouth 2-1 on the final day of the season.

Burnley, who also reached 100 points, won 3-1 at Millwall but failed to take top spot on goal difference.

Coventry beat Middlesbrough 2-0 to take fifth place, while Bristol City secured the final play-off spot after a 2-0 draw with Preston, who confirmed their status in the Second Division.

Blackburn's promotion chances were dashed after a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United.

Defeat for Argyle means they are relegated to League One, along with Luton, who suffered a 5-3 thrashing at West Brom.

Hurling

The final line-up for the Leinster Senior Camogie Championship will be confirmed this evening.

Wexford became the first team to reach the decider after beating Offaly 3-14 to 1-16 at Wexford Park.

The second semi-final is drawing to a close. Current score: Kilkenny 4-09, Dublin 2-11.

Snooker

Ronnie O'Sullivan will have to wait another year to win his eighth world snooker title.

The seven-time championship winner lost 17-7 to China's Zhao Xintong in the semi-finals on Friday night.

Now in the decisive fight he will face the winner of the match Mark Williams – Judd Trump.

Williams leads 13-11 after first session at Crucible.

Race

The final day of the Punchestown Festival gets underway this evening.

Nicky Henderson's Lulamba beat the favourite in the Grade I Four-Year-Old Steeplechase at Ballymore.

Newmarket's biggest race, the 2000 Guineas, was won by Charlie Appleby.

He left favourite Field of Gold in second place, with Appleby's Shadow of Light in third place.

Track and field

Andrew Coscoran won the men's 3000m at the Miami Track and Field Grand Slam on Friday night.

Balbriggan native beats world record holder Grand Prix

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