Tuesday Morning: Losses For SSE Airtricity League Premier Division's Top Two Last Night

Tuesday, 24 May 2022 08:18

By Ciara Noble @niaracoble

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Shamrock Rovers beaten 1-0 by Drogheda United & Derry City lost 2-1 to Sligo Rovers

SOCCER

The top two in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division - Shamrock Rovers and Derry City - both lost last night.

The Hoops went down 1-0 away to Drogheda United, with Ryan Brennan scoring the winner.

Derry were beaten 2-1 at Sligo Rovers, as Seamus Keogh's late goal secured all three points at the Showgrounds.

Elsewhere, St Patrick's Athletic were 3-0 winners over Bohemians,

Dundalk earned a 1-0 victory at Finn Harps,

And it finished Shelbourne 2 UCD 0.

New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he has a blueprint for the club's future.

The Dutch native has given his first press conference since leaving Ajax to join the Red Devils.

United finished sixth in the Premier League table, 35 points behind champions Manchester City.

Ten Hag is confident there can be significant improvement on that mark:

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has urged people to talk openly about their mental health after "some of the most difficult times" this season.

The 25 year old missed much of the campaign with injuries, but came back to score the goal against Crystal Palace which secured his club's Premier League safety.

TENNIS

World number one Novak Djokovic is into the second round of the French Open in Paris.

He was a straight sets winner over Yoshihito Nishioka.

Second seed Daniil Medvedev takes on Argentina's Facundo Bagnis this morning.

While later on Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas faces Lorenzo Musetti of Italy.

In the women's draw the pick of today's matches is 8th seed Karolina Plískova up against France's Tessah Andrianjafitrimo.

HORSE RACING

There's a meeting over jumps today at Punchestown, where the first is off at 1.20pm.

A flat fixture at Gowran Park goes to post at 4.50pm.