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A week late due to the cold snap, the rearranged All-Ireland club senior football semi-finals will go ahead following pitch inspections this morning.

First up, Kerry kingpins Dr Crokes are doing battle with Tyrone’s Errigal Ciarán in Newbridge with that one just underway.

Breffni Park in Cavan sees Dublin champions Cuala face Coolera-Strandhill of Sligo, throwing in at 5.

Soccer

More games are underway in FA Cup third round today.

Republic of Ireland internationals Jayson Molumby and Mikey Johnston are on the bench for West Brom as they take on Bournemouth,

Nottingham Forest have welcomed managerless Luton Town to the City Ground, where Mark McGuinness has started for the visitors.

Brentford will hope to avoid a third successive third-round exit, hosting Plymouth Argyle,

Brighton are at Carrow Road to face Norwich,

League Two strugglers Morecambe are the visitors to Stamford Bridge for a meeting with Chelsea,

And Leicester are 3-2 up on a QPR side containing Irish defender Jimmy Dunne.

All those games are underway.

Already today, Federico Chiesa (PRON: Key-ay-sah) scored his first goal for Liverpool as they beat Accrington Stanley 4-0.

Wolves held on to get past Bristol City 2-1.

Birmingham also had a 2-1 win at home to Lincoln City while Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 1-0.

At quarter to six, it’s a local derby as Manchester City go up against Salford at the Etihad Stadium.

Rugby

Munster will hope to get their Champions Cup campaign back on track on Saturday evening.

Peter O’Mahony is ruled out, but Conor Murray returns at scrum-half for the visit of Saracens to Thomond Park. Kick-off is at 5pm.

Ulster can give their chances of making the last-16 a much-needed boost later too.

Iain Henderson returns to captain Richie Murphy’s side, as they travel to Welford Road to take on Leicester Tigers from 8pm.

At the same time, Connacht can continue their 100 per cent start to the Challenge Cup, taking on Lyon at Dexcom Stadium.





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