Saturday Sport: Cuala crowned Leinster football champions, Arsenal beat West Ham

GAA

Cuala have come out on top in the Leinster Club Senior Football Championship where they beat St Mary's Ardee 2-10 to 1-14 at Croke Park.

In doing so, they became the 11th team from the capital to taste provincial success but they were pushed all the way by an Ardee team that failed to truly ignite until the final quarter.

That is followed by the Leinster Club Hurling final at 7:40pm between Dublin's Na Fianna and Kilcormac Killoughey of Offaly.

Niamh Cotter scored 2-4 as Kilmacud Crokes reached their first-ever All-Ireland Club Ladies Football final this afternoon.

The Leinster champions were 5-11 to 1-4 winners against Kerry's Castleisland Desmonds.

Crokes now await the winners of tomorrow's last-four clash between Clann Eireann and reigning champions Kilkerrin Clonberne.

 

Rugby

Ireland have finished off their Autumn Internationals campaign with a 22-19 victory over Australia.

Gus McCarthy's second try in as many games helped Andy Farrell's team get past the Wallabies and former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt.

Captain Calelan Doris and Josh van der Flier scored the other Irish tries.

Cian Healy came off the bench to become Ireland's most capped player of all-time - making his 134th appearance.

Connacht trail 28-0 to the Bulls in the URC, Munster host the Lions at 7:35pm.

 

Soccer

Arsenal are now second place in the Premier League after Mikel Arteta's team beat West Ha, 5-2 in their London derby.

New Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy looks to have plenty of work to do after watching his new side lose 4-1 at Brentford.

Justin Kluivert scored a hat-trick of penalties for Bournemouth as they won 4-2 at Wolves.

Nottingham Forest are up to sixth after beating Ipswich 1-nil, while Newcastle conceded late to draw 1-all at Crystal Palace.

Celtic have thrashed Ross County 5-0 to move five points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

The champions scored all of their goals in the first-half, with Ireland internationals Adam Idah and Liam Scales among the scorers.

 

Racing

Sir Gino has won the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle for trainer Nicky Henderson.

While it's been confirmed that jockey Jack Kennedy suffered a leg fracture following a fall at Fairyhouse this afternoon.