Despite the fact that the Premier League title is still up for grabs, there is an anti-climactic feeling amongst the back pages this morning as Chelsea seem destined to take what has one of the most exciting Premier Leagues in years.
Sir Alex Ferguson is not giving up yet, but will be relying on a Wigan side who have lost 9-1 to Tottenham Hotspur and 5-0 to Manchester United on the road already this season. They should be ready to pop the champers at the Bridge methinks. For the first time this season, there’s a full programme of fixtures kicking off at the same time and you can read our preview of Chelsea v Wigan, United v Stoke and all the other games here.
Michael Bradley suffered a disappointing end to his reign as Connacht manager at Ravenhill after Ulster completed a miserable week for Bradley’s men by dishing out a 41-10 hammering last night, which ensures they finish the Magners League firmly rooted to the bottom of the table.
There’s plenty at stake in the competition tomorrow, however, with Leinster aiming to secure a home semi final and Munster travelling to Cardiff to see who will take the final play-off spot. We’ll be keeping in touch with all the action tomorrow in JOE Sports Sunday. Keep in touch with our rugby section for all the news while you can read the JOE verdict on tomorrow’s games here.
Rory McIlroy failed to repeat his Quail Hollow heroics at the Player’s Championship after the Holywood youngster failed to make the cut at Sawgrass, as did compatriot Padraig Harrington. Graeme McDowell is still in touch at -7, five shots behind leader Lee Westwood. We’ll be keep you in touch with the leaderboard in our sports section as well as keeping an eye on the Championship play offs in football and the Ulster hurling championship in GAA.
