Despite losing 2-1 to Red Bull Salzburg and failing to collect the one point they needed to secure their Europa League progression, Celtic have still qualified for the last-32. Rosenborg's unlikely draw with RB Leipzig means Brendan Rodgers team take second spot in the group, despite a poor showing on the night and a horror mistake by goalkeeper Craig Gordon. Chelsea have condemned supporters who were heard singing an anti-Semitic chant during their 2-2 draw with Vidi FC in Hungary, just days after four fans were suspended for abusing Raheem Sterling. Both Chelsea and Arsenal - who were 1-0 winners against Qarabag last night - took top spot in their respective groups.

Ulster have given themselves a serious chance of reaching the knockout stages of the Heineken Champions Cup for the first time in five seasons, but they need to follow up on last weekend's heroics in Llanelli with another win over the Scarlets in Belfast tonight. They've named an unchanged team. In Challenge Cup action tonight, Connacht travel to take on Perpignan where Paddy Jackson starts at outhalf for the French club. On the international front, New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has confirmed he will step down at the conclusion of next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan after 16 years with the side.

Liam Sheedy's second term in charge of Tipperary gets under way against the All-Ireland champions Limerick tonight at the Gaelic Grounds. Ahead of the pre-season encounter he was playing down his team's prospects for 2019: "The bottom line is Tipperary right now are outside the top six. If I look at my short-term goal it is how can we catapult ourselves into the top six and look to get into the quarter-final stage."

Meanwhile Stephanie Meadow's fortitude and resilience in returning from serious injury to regain her full LPGA Tour card for next season has earned her the Professional Player of the Year award for 2018 from the Irish Golf Writers' Association.