Manchester City are officially Premier League champions after Leicester's win over Man United last night - a triumph of class and refinement on the hoof. Soyuncu scored the winner for Leicester at Old Trafford after Mason Greenwood had cancelled out Luke Thomas' stunning opener. It's a big three points for Brendan Rodgers' team who moved eight points clear of fifth place, albeit with one more game played than West Ham, and two more than Liverpool. Danny Ings scored twice to offer Gareth Southgate a timely reminder of his talents with two weeks to go until the England manager names his 26-man squad for Euro 2020, helping Southampton prevail 3-1 against Crystal Palace.
The organisers of the Rainbow Cup have published the remaining fixtures for rounds four, five and six of the competition, with kick-off times and broadcast details confirmed. Gerry Thornley reports "the organisers are of a mind to hold a cross-hemisphere final between the respective table toppers, with a venue in Italy being explored as a preferred option. Failing that, then there will presumably be a final between the top two teams in the northern half of the tournament." In his column this morning, Gordon D'Arcy (Subscriber Only) explains how their underperformance on the European club stage cost some Irish players a Lions place: "James Ryan and Garry Ringrose struggled to find their notes as the curtain was coming down. The physical aspects of the La Rochelle game seemed just out of reach, both of them missing and soaking tackles that we just don't associate with them."
The Camogie Association confirmed on Tuesday that this year's intercounty championship will be played after the national leagues following a poll of clubs that returned a slim vote in favour of a change to the original plans. In his column this morning, Sean Moran explains how the new advantage rule in hurling is brewing up a predictable storm: "The hurling fraternity is conscious to the point of paranoia of football rules and how they are frequently produced to spoil the small ball game but this has been introduced with hurling in mind, as the posts are accessible from far greater distances."
Meanwhile, the long-awaited world heavyweight boxing title unification fight between rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is set for Saudi Arabia in August, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Tuesday. He said Fury's lawyers were going through the fine details but an announcement could come this week.
