Sunday sport: FAI Cup final all level at half-time, Ballyhale Shamrocks into Leinster semi-finals

Kenneth Fox

Soccer

This season's FAI Cup final is at half-time at the Aviva Stadium, where it is Shamrock Rovers 0 and Cork City 0.

City, however, are down to ten men following a straight red card for Harry Nevin shortly before the break.

Manchester City and Liverpool go head-to-head in the Premier League from half past four at the Etihad Stadium.

Four games are approaching full-time, with Keith Andrews' Brentford leading Newcastle by two goals to one.

Aston Villa lead Bournemouth 4-nil, while Nottingham Forest are 2-1 up on Leeds.

At Selhurst Park, it is Crystal Palace 0 and Brighton 0.

Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts are one-nil up away to Dundee United at half-time.

Second-placed Celtic have just gotten their encounter with Kilmarnock underway at Parkhead.

GAA

Scotstown have qualified for the semi-finals of the Ulster club football championship.

The Monaghan club beat Naomh Conaill of Donegal by 2-16 to 16 in Clones.

In the one ongoing quarter-final, Armagh kingpins Madden trail Newbridge of Derry at the Athletic Grounds by two points to one approaching half-time.

In Connacht, Galway's Moycullen beat Shamrock Gaels of Sligo by 1-20 to 1-9 to advance to the last four.

Kilkenny's Ballyhale Shamrocks are safely through to the Leinster club hurling semi-finals.

They beat Kilcormac Killoughey of Offaly by 25 points to 1-18 at Nowlan Park.

Elsewhere, Laois club Clough Ballacolla were 2-16 to 20 points winners over Castletown Geoghegan of Westmeath.

Naas of Kildare beat Mount Leinster Rangers of Carlow by 2-17 to 1-17.

Reigning Leinster and All-Ireland champions Na Fianna are currently in action - their meeting with Wexford's St Martin's is all square at 1-9 to 12 points in the early stages of the second half.

Reigning All-Ireland ladies club football champions Kilkerrin-Clonberne of Galway beat St Brigid's of Roscommon by 3-21 to nine points to retain the Connacht title this afternoon.

In the Leinster decider, Kilmacud Crokes of Dublin beat Tinahely from Wicklow by 5-13 to 1-8 to secure a fourth successive provincial crown.

Golf

Aaron Rai has won golf's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after overcoming fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood in a play-off.

The pair were level on 25-under-par at the end of the final round, but Rai took victory with a birdie at the first play-off hole.

Rory McIlroy finished one shot behind them, while Shane Lowry ended the week on 19-under-par.

Tom McKibbin was back on three under.