Saturday Sport: Kerry win nail-biter vs Mayo, Man City draw with Chelsea

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Saturday Sport: Kerry Win Nail-Biter Vs Mayo, Man City Draw With Chelsea
Allianz Football League Division 1, Austin Stack Park, Tralee, Kerry 17/2/2024 Kerry vs Mayo Kerry’s David Clifford celebrates kicking the winning point Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie
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Updated at 21:45

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Kerry have beaten Mayo in the pick of Saturday's fixtures in the Allianz National Football League Division 1.

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The game ended up with a score of 16-15 in Kerry's favour as Sam Callinan was sent off for Mayo earlier on.

Already on Saturday, Niall Scully hit the back of the net for Dublin as they beat Roscommon by 1-19 to 1-12.

Derry put Monaghan to the sword with a 3-17 to 13 point win in Celtic Park.

Soccer

Arsenal's fantastic scoring form continued as they battered Burnley 5-0 to keep their Premier League title challenge on track.

They've found the back of the net 21 times in their last five matches

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Boss Mikel Arteta says he thought they made light work of some tough opponents.

They remain two points off leaders Liverpool, who thrashed Brentford 4-1.

Defending champions Manchester City dropped two points as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Chelsea.

That leaves them four points off the summit with a game in hand.

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Aston Villa moved back into the top four thanks to a 2-1 win over Fulham, the same score Tottenham lost to at home to Wolves.

Newcastle rescued a late point at home to Bournemouth in a 2-2 draw, while West Ham's miserable form continued as they went down 2-0 at Nottingham Forest.


Finn Harps and Longford Town are kick off their SSE Airtricity First Division campaigns this evening.

The sides are meeting in the only game of the day, and it's Longford who lead 2-1 through a double from Chris Lyons.

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Celtic conceded a late equaliser as they were held 1-1 at home by Kilmarnock.

The point sees them move clear of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership, but their Old Firm rivals will climb above them with victory over St Johnstone tomorrow.

 

Rugby

Leinster have beaten Benneton by 47 points to 18 in the URC this afternoon.

Scott Penny scored two tries for the homeside as they ran riot in the second half at the RDS.

Meanwhile, Connacht made hard work of it but they came away from Cardiff with a 16-12 win.

The hosts played the majority of the game with 14 men, with Peter Dooley's late try proving to be enough for the Westerners.

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