C&S Neptune remain unbeaten in the Men’s Super League after a terrific 79-75 win over UCD Marian. The only other undefeated side are newly promoted Eanna, who inflicted a shock 87-70 defeat on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors.

Jermain Defoe capped an impressive second-half performance from Rangers with two late goals as Steven Gerrard’s side coasted to a 4-0 victory over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.

Keith Buckley’s first-half strike got Bohemians back to winning ways as St Patrick’s Athletic’s worrying slump continued at Dalymount Park.

UCC Demons got their Men’s SuperLeague off to winning start with a comfortable 100-88 away win over great rivals C & S Neptune.

Boosted by his team’s first back-to-back league victories this season, manager Keith Long is calling on Bohemians to “have a go” against league leaders Dundalk at Dalymount tonight.

Things have changed a bit since Alan Bennett replaced Patsy Freyne to make his senior debut for Cork City in 2001.

Shane Long’s first goal in 325 days was undermined by Crystal Palace once again coming from behind to secure three vital points in a 2-1 victory at Southampton.

Pep Guardiola says he cannot be afraid to upset Manchester City’s players with his selection choices as they chase multiple trophies.

Tom Brady piloted Super Bowl champions New England to the winning touchdown with 56 seconds left on Sunday as the Patriots clinched the AFC East with a gut-wrenching 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Mauricio Pellegrino has been appointed as the new Southampton manager on a three-year deal.

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 1 - BOHEMIANS 3: A second-half comeback earned Bohemians sweet revenge for a 4-0 reversal at Dalymount Park back in March as they won this frantic Dublin derby to keep St Patrick’s deep in relegation trouble, second bottom of the Premier Division.

Arsene Wenger is not prepared to share responsibilities at Arsenal as he insists he will never work alongside a director of football.

Northampton Saints flanker Teimana Harrison has leapt to the defence of Dylan Hartley, who was banned for six weeks yesterday following his red card against Leinster, with Harrison insisting his teammate “is not a prick”.

Southampton have challenged Claude Puel to beat last season’s record sixth place Premier League finish, after confirming the Frenchman as their new manager on a three-year deal.

St Patrick’s Athletic 1 AS Jeunesse Esch 0

Longford Town 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 1

Southampton 1 Sunderland 1: Sam Allardyce admits Sunderland are now effectively fighting for a 17th-place finish in their bid to beat the drop.

Premier League giants C&S UCC Demons and Templeogue go head to head at the Mardyke Arena on Sunday in a potential championship decider.

Southampton held on to an early goal from Maya Yoshida to edge out West Ham 1-0 despite Victor Wanyama’s red card.

An inspired display from Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster earned his side a point.

CHAMPIONS CUP: YOUR TEAM-BY-TEAM WEEKEND GUIDE

This weekend, C&S UCC Demons will bid to bounce back from their shock, pre-Christmas defeat to DCU Saints with a double header on the road, against Killester and Moycullen.

A St Stephen’s Day derby was always no less an integral part of my own festive ritual than the retelling of my dear old dad’s ancient joke about the kids doing show and tell in class after the Xmas holidays.

Northampton 9 Racing 92 9: Northampton’s England contingent failed to make an impression as Eddie Jones resumed his busy pre-Christmas scouting tour of the Aviva Premiership clubs last night.

Liverpool have lost only one of the opening 10 matches of Jurgen Klopp’s reign, but that defeat means the German is not getting carried away by his start at Anfield.

Ronald Koeman has backed Shane Long to spearhead Southampton’s attack at Manchester City in the absence of suspended top-scorer Graziano Pelle.

Worcester 13 Northampton 12: It wasn’t just a new dawn for English rugby that kicked off at Sixways last night, just six days removed from the World Cup hosts’ disastrous exit.