United V Brentford Game Postponed Due To Covid-19 Outbreak In United Camp; Govt Ministers To Meet With IRFU Following Claims Union Is Untrustworthy

42 players in Premier League have tested positive for Covid-19 in past week

SOCCER

The Premier League has postponed tonight's game between Manchester United and Brentford in London.

It follows an outbreak of Covid-19 in the United squad which has seen the club's Carrington training ground closed.

The Premier League has confirmed that our game against Brentford on Tuesday has been postponed.#MUFC | #BREMUN

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 13, 2021

In the past week 42 Premier League players and staff have tested positive for the virus.

The numbers of infections recorded has forced the Premier League to re-impose their emergency measures, with mask-wearing indoors, social distancing and more frequent testing.

There are two matches which will proceed this evening.

Leaders Manchester City will go four points clear at the top of the table, if they beat Leeds United.

That game kicks off at the Etihad Stadium at 8pm.

While Norwich City host Aston Villa at Carrow Road from 7.45pm.

Villa boss Steven Gerrard is hoping for all 3 points against the Premier League's bottom side:

RUGBY

Government ministers are to meet with the IRFU, following claims in a letter from current and ex-players that the union is 'untrustworthy'.

62 players sought government intervention to end what they call 'multiple cycles of substandard commitment' from the IRFU.

In response, the IRFU has criticised the letter's tenor and timing.

Ministers Catherine Martin and Jack Chambers say they are also open to meeting the players, while asking Sport Ireland to make contact.

A powerful collective move from Irish women's rugby players.

A group of 62 current and former players have written to the Irish government to express their loss of all trust and confidence in the IRFU:https://t.co/wHSk43mYfC

— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) December 13, 2021

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Both Leinster and Montpellier are waiting nervously to see if Friday's Heineken Champions Cup game can go ahead.

Both teams had to postpone training yesterday, after they reported a number of COVID-19 cases among respective players and staff.

They are due to meet in France on Friday night.

SNOOKER

Mark Allen is in first-round action at the World Grand Prix this evening.

The Antrim man plays China's Cao Yupeng.

The afternoon session in Coventry gets underway with the meeting of Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins, & Stuart Bingham and Ricky Walden.