FA Cup
Kilkenny native Gavan Holohan helped engineer one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all time last night.
The former Cork City midfielder scored a pair of penalties, as Grimsby Town of League Two won 2-1 away to Southampton. Grimsby will return to the English south coast in the quarter-finals, having been drawn away to Brighton. Holohan told ITV that it couldn’t have gone much better.
Giggsy v Arsenal 99 season semi final was my first proper memory of the cup I dreamt of nights like this & what a special group to do it with. the mariners in the quarter finals of the FA Cup now who says the magic of the cup is dead 🪄 🎩 🏆🐟🖤🤍 @officialgtfc pic.twitter.com/u7hSgCuk6Q
— Gavan Holohan (@Gav_Holohan34) March 2, 2023
See also: Holohan scores brace to help Grimsby defeat Premier League opponents Southampton
Tottenham also suffered a shock exit last night, going down 1-nil away to Sheffield United. The Blades will host fellow Championship side Blackburn in round 6.
Manchester United will be at home to Fulham next, having come from behind to beat West Ham 3-1 at Old Trafford. A Nayef Aguerd’s own goal and strikes by Alejandro Garnacho and Fred saw United home.
Vincent Kompany will take his Burnley side to Manchester City in the last eight after a last-minute Connor Roberts goal gave the Championship leaders a 1-nil win at home to ten-man Fleetwood.
Premier League
Gabriel Martinelli struck twice as Arsenal hammered Everton 4-nil at the Emirates Stadium last night. The victory moves Arsenal five points clear at the top of the Premier League, while Everton stays a point from safety.
🗣️ "The place is buzzing!" 😍
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) March 2, 2023
Mikel Arteta said Arsenal have shown consistency in performances and quality after last night's victory sent them five points clear at the top of the Premier League 💪 pic.twitter.com/jkHRviqWjI
Liverpool’s top 4 ambitions are very much alive courtesy of their 2-nil defeat of Wolves. Virgil Van Dijk and Mo Salah scored in the second half at Anfield to send the Reds sixth in the table, six points off the Champions League places.
GAA
Elsewhere in the Lynch Cup Quarter Final last night SETU Carlow bowed out of the competition at the hands of MTU Cork with that game finishing 3.6 to 5.11
However, the fresher footballers have a change of glory tonight when they take on TUS Midlands in division 2 final.
Yoplait @LadiesHEC Lynch Cup Quarter Final Full time score@SETUCarlowGAA_ 3.6 @MTUCork_GAA 5.11
— SETU Carlow GAA (@SETUCarlowGAA_) March 1, 2023
Hard luck to our girls and management team as they exit the competition and finish for the year. Safe journey home. Best of luck to MTU Cork in Semi Final.@SETUCarlowSport pic.twitter.com/2mjiTtR6O0
Kick-off is at 7 o’clock tonight, with supporters welcome to the SETU campus.
While there is one game in the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Kilkenny intermediate football league tonight with Blacks and Whites going up against Barrow Rangers from 8 o’clock.
Rugby
In the world of local rugby, there was a big win for Tullow Community School yesterday in the Duff Cup semi-finals.
The junior Junior team went up against Good Counsel and came away from the game with a 24 to 17.
Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend says they wanted Kieran Marmion to stay with the province.
The scrum-half has confirmed he’s leaving the Sportsground when his contract runs out at the end of this season.
Marmion is Connacht’s third most-capped player of all time and helped them win the Pro 12 title in 2016.
Golf
The Arnold Palmer Invitational field includes four Irish players.
Seamus Power is the first to tee off at Bay Hill in Florida just after 1pm, Irish time. Past winner Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington are all out between 5 and 6.
Meanwhile, Leona Maguire carded a 2 under opening round of 70 at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore. She is in a tie for 14th. American Elizabeth Szokol leads on 8 under.
Horse Racing
There are seven races over jumps at Clonmel today, with the first off at 2.05.
