Saturday sport: Leinster hunt for fifth Investec Cup, Aston Villa strenghten top 5 hopes
Northampton Saints take on Leo Cullen's side, who have reached the last three finals before coming up short.
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Hooker Dan Sheehan said the players are just as motivated this time around.
Kick-off at the Aviva Stadium is at 5:30pm.
Soccer
Aston Villa continued their quest for a top-five finish in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
They came out on top against Fulham with a socreline of 1-0. A goal from Youri Tielemans was the decider.
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Two other Premier League games get underway at 3pm - Everton welcome Ipswich Town to Goodison Park, while Leicester take on Southampton.
The evening game sees Arsenal at home to Bournemouth from 5:30pm.
There's one game in the League of Ireland First Division on Saturday evening.
Longford Town entertain Wexford at Bishopsgate from 7:30pm.
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Hurling
After a big win over Clare last weekend, Waterford will bid to claim another scalp in the Munster Hurling Championship on Saturday evening.
Limerick are the visitors to Walsh Park, with throw-in at 6pm.
Snooker
Ronnie O'Sullivan will have to wait another year for an eighth World Snooker Championship title.
The seven-time winner fell to a 17-7 defeat to China's Zhao Xintong in the semi-final on Friday night.
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He will now face the winner of Mark Williams and Judd Trump in the decider.
Williams leads by 13 frames to 11 after the early session at the Crucible.
Racing
The Grade-One Ballymore Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle is the feature on the final day of the Punchestown Festival.
An eight-race card goes to post from 2:30pm on Saturday afternoon.
The 2000 Guineas is down for decision at Newmarket on Saturday afternoon from 3:35pm.
Athletics
Andrew Coscoran claimed victory in the men's 3,000 metres at the Grand Slam Track Meet in Miami on Friday night.
The Balbriggan native came home ahead of world-record holder Grant Fisher, in a time of 8 minutes, 17.56 seconds.
He goes again in the 5,000 metres on Sunday night, where a win would earn him the top prize of $100,000.
Rhasidat Adeleke came second in the women's 200-metres final in the Diamond League meeting in Keqiao, China.
The Tallaght sprinter will now link up with her Ireland teammates ahead of next weekend's World Relays in Guangzhou.
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