Saturday Sport: Limerick make hurling final with tight win over Galway; Leinster and Munster lose

Soccer

Everton eased to a 3-0 win against Chelsea to boost their hopes of qualifying for Europe.

They are now just two points behind their sixth-placed opponents in the Premier League.

Liverpool's Champions League qualification chances took a blow with a 2-1 defeat to Brighton.

Burnley slipped closer to relegation as they lost 3-1 at Fulham.

The late-night kick-off between Leeds and Brentford is still scoreless.

Here at home, Sligo Rovers have the chance to move up the table in the League of Ireland Premier Division tonight.

They have welcomed Shelbourne to the showgrounds, where it is 1-0 to Shelbourne.

Meanwhile, there is one game in the First Division this evening.

Longford Town are hosting Wexford and have beaten them 2-0.

Galway United are top of the Women's National League table this evening.

They had to come from behind to beat Sligo Rovers 2-1.

Champions Athlone Town have their first win of the year. They held on to get the better of DLR Waves by a goal to 0.

Cork City are bottom of the table, they fell to a 3-0 loss away to Bohemians this afternoon.

Peamount got the win and the bragging rights with a 2-0 win over fellow Dubs Shamrock Rovers.

Wexford and Shelbourne played out a 1-1 draw this evening.

GAA

Limerick and Cork are into the final of the National Hurling League Division 1A this evening.

The Treaty survived a late fightback from Galway to hold on for a 2-27 to 31 point win at the Gaelic Grounds.

There was no such drama for the Rebels who dominated already down Offaly by 6-26 to 20 points.

There was nothing to separate neighbours Tipperary and Kilkenny who finished with a 2-27 to 3-24 draw.

Elsewhere, Dublin returned to the top table thanks to a 33 point to 2-14 victory over Carlow in Division 1B.

Wexford's Jack Redmond scored a hattrick as they ended their campaign with a 3-29 to 1-14 win over Kildare

Meanwhile Down edged to a 3-22 to 3-20 win over neighbours Antrim.

Athletics

Nick Griggs finished best of the Irish in the final of the 3 thousand metres in the World Indoor Athletic Championships this evening.

The Tyrone man ran well but was boxed out and ended up in 9th place.

Andrew Coscoran was 13th in the same race.

Elsewhere, Lauren Roy failed to make the final of the Women's 60 metres in Poland.

She finished her semi final in 6th place but it was not enough to progress to the decider.

Rugby

Glasgow beat Leinster 38-17 to go eight points clear at the top of the United Rugby Championship.

The lack of a bonus point means Leo Cullen's men stay fourth in the table.

It was not a good day for Munster either.

They were thrashed 45-nil by the Sharks in Durban.