Premier League
Ruben Amorim suffered the first major setback of his Manchester United reign as Nottingham Forest capitalised on some poor defending and goalkeeping to secure a shock 3-2 Premier League win at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola refused to blame fatigue after his injury-depleted 10-man Manchester City side were held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Russell Martin described the mistakes which are costing Southampton dear this season as “madness” after his side slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa.
Successive Premier League victories at Villa Park in a week 👊#AVLSOU || #UpTheVilla pic.twitter.com/z7ghCye3g7
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) December 7, 2024
Also in the Premier League today, the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool was "postponed on safety grounds" due to Storm Darragh.
Rugby
European rugby returned to Thomond Park this evening, as Munster came out on top against Stade Français with a 33-7 scoreline.
Peter O'Mahony, Craig Casey and Jack Crowley all started after returning from Ireland duty, while Tadhg Beirne made the bench.
The win was facilitated by Stade Français who lost their secondrows Pierre-Henri Azagoh and Baptiste Pesenti to two red cards in a four-minute spell early in the second half.
Full-time and it's a bonus-point win at home to kick-off our @ChampionsCup campaign!
We travel to France next week to take on Castres on Friday night.
Thank you to all of our supporters who came out tonight 👏#MUNvSFP #SUAF 🔴 pic.twitter.com/uzjcvoLFEA
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) December 7, 2024
Elsewhere in Pool 3, Saracens beat the Bulls 27-5 while Northampton Saints came out on top against Castres with a scoreline of 38-8.
Caolin Blade made his 200th appearance for Connacht this evening, as the province beat Zebre by 31 points at the Dexcom Stadium for their Challenge Cup opener.
Cricket
Orla Prendergast starred as the Ireland women's cricket team claimed victory in their T20 series against Bangladesh today.
The tourists won their second test by 47 runs in Sylhet earlier, taking the series 2-0.
Formula One
McLaren have dominated the final practice session at F1's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris first and second on the leaderboard.
Lewis Hamilton was third fastest ahead of qualifying taking place this afternoon.
McLaren go into tomorrow's action with a 21-point advantage over Ferrari in the race to win the constructors' championship.
