MEN’S FOOTBALL: Matthew Fitzpatrick’s first-half header sealed Linfield’s 1-0 win over bottom club Loughall and restored their 20-point lead in the northern Irish Premiership after second-placed Glentoran had won 2-1 at Coleraine.

Crusaders saw off Ballymena 3-1, Portadown beat defending champions Larne 2-0, Cliftonville slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Glenavon and Dungannon ended their recent poor run with a 3-1 win over Carrick.

MEN’S BOXING: Reece Bellotti retained his British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles to improve his professional record to 20 wins with five losses after stopping Michael Gomes Jnr in the 10th round of Saturday night’s fight in Manchester.

In the headline bout Jack Catterall lost out on a split-decision to America’s unbeaten Arnold Barboza for the interim WBO super-lightweight title. Barboza should next face Teofimo Lopez for the world crown.

WOMEN’S RUGBY UNION: Full back Mia Venner bagged a hat-trick as Gloucester-Hartpury won 41-29 at bottom club Sale to move six points clear in the English Women’s Premiership.

Saracens sit second after edging out Exeter 21-12 and the top two are now assured places in the play-offs along with Bristol, who won 19-10 at Harlequins.

Leicester held on for a narrow 45-43 victory at Ealing to secure only their second win of the season.

HORSE RACING: Jump jockey Michael O’Sullivan has died after a fall at Thurles 11 days ago.

The Lombardstown-born 24-year-old had been in an induced coma at Cork University Hospital since the incident.

O’Sullivan turned professional in late 2022, picked up the champion conditional jockey title at the end of his first season and rode three Group One winners, including Marine Nationale at Cheltenham’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in 2023.