Leinster hold on to beat Munster 13-8 in a festive United Rugby Championship derby at Thomond Park.

Chelsea and Leeds United among clubs interested in James McAtee, Arsenal considering move for Davide Bartesaghi, Manu Kone set to move to Manchester United in the summer, plus more.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery insists it is still too early to say whether his side is in contention for the Premier League title despite being third in the table after their 2-1 victory against Chelsea.

Burnley keep a clean sheet but still remain four points from safety in the Premier League table after a 0-0 draw with Everton.

Raul Jimenez scores in the 85th minute as Fulham extend West Ham United’s winless run to seven games.

Kevin Schade scores a hat-trick as Brentford beat Bournemouth 4-1.

Liverpool score twice within a minute as Florian Wirtz scores his first goal for his side to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1.

Rayan Cherki assists in the first half and scores late in the second for Manchester City to beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 and get their sixth Premier League win in a row.

Arsenal return to the top of the table with Martin Odegaard scoring his first Premier League goal of the season to beat Brighton 2-1.

Substitute Ollie Watkins fires a second-half double as Aston Villa fight back from a goal down to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Tommy Freeman scores a hat-trick as Northampton leapfrog Bath and go top of the Prem with an stellar 41-21 victory.

The Bulls have confirmed the appointment of Neil de Bruin to their coaching staff as head coach Johan Ackermann reshapes his backroom team.

The Bulls have reportedly turned to Springboks coaches Duane Vermeulen and Felix Jones in an effort to steady the ship.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta say his team’s next step is to capitalise on their chances more and create bigger scorelines after a 2-1 win against Brighton.

Arne Slot says Liverpool are doing enough things right to be winning their matches more comfortably following a nervy 2-1 victory against Premier League bottom club Wolves.

Nkanyiso Shinga made a dream move to Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs this season. Unfortunately, the first half of the season passed without a single competitive minute.

Theo McFarland crosses twice as Saracens beat struggling Gloucester 30-21 at Kingsholm to end a run of three successive Prem defeats.

Bristol Bears come from behind to beat Newcastle 36-27 but the Red Bulls score four tries to claim their first point this season.

Fifth seed Jonny Clayton wins a deciding set to beat number 44 Niels Zonneveld and reach the last 16 of the PDC World Championship.

Thabiso Monyane made an exciting move to Kaizer Chiefs on 3 July. His spell at Amakhosi has been disrupted, but the potential has always been clear.