Leinster come out on top against Bristol Bears in Champions Cup

Rugby
Leinster have opened their Champions Cup campaign with a victory away to Bristol Bears. Leo Cullen's side won with a scoreline of 35-12. All Black Jordie Barrett got a try for the Blues off the bench.Other tries for Leinster came from Jordan Larmour, Sam Prendergast, and Josh van der Flier. Prendergast scored four conversions. Max Lahiff and Gabriel Ibitoye got the tries for the home side, with Janse van Rensburg scoring one conversion. Earlier today, Ulster got their European season underway with a trip to Toulouse where they lost 61-21.The new guy looks pretty good. ??
Jordie Barrett goes over for a try on his debut. ? 7-21 ?⚪️#BRIvLEI #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/pEj7JxbThz — Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) December 8, 2024
Premier League
Chelsea have moved four points behind Premier League table leaders Liverpool after a 4-3 victory over Spurs on Sunday evening. Goals from Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski saw Spurs go 2-0 ahead within the first 12 minutes, but Chelsea brought it back with goals from Jadon Sancho, Cole Palmer, and Enzo Fernández to win 4-3. Son Heung-min pulled another goal back for Spurs deep into injury time, but it was too late. Both of Palmer's goals came from penalties, with one in the 61st minute and one in the 84th.Earlier on Sunday, Arsenal missed the chance to narrow the gap between them and Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table to four points. The Gunners drew 1-1 at Craven Cottage after Fulham neutralised their attacking threat with relative comfort and took a deserved lead through Raul Jimenez. Arsenal got a goal back through William Saliba in the 51st minute, but could not add any more to the tally. Elsewhere, Leicester produced a grandstand finish to rescue a point in a dramatic 2-2 draw with Brighton and continue their promising start under Ruud van Nistelrooy. Leicester fell 2-0 behind thanks to goals from Brighton's Tariq Lamptey and Yankuba Minteh, but two late minute goals from Jamie Vardy and Bobby De Cordova-Reid meant the sides drew.Standard.#CFC | #TOTCHE pic.twitter.com/c3NJlb89qv
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 8, 2024
Late goals from Enes Unal and Dango Ouattara saw Bournemouth come from behind to condemn Ipswich to a crushing 2-1 defeat. Town blew another Portman Road lead as their wait for a first Premier League home win continued following some drama at the death.⚽ 86' ⚽ 90+1' pic.twitter.com/M9kmXBJvu9
— Leicester City (@LCFC) December 8, 2024
Athletics
Nick Griggs won silver at the under-23 European Cross Country Championships in Turkey this morning.
Nick Griggs celebrates winning silver in the men’s under-23 race. Photo: Morgan Treacy/Inpho








