Leicester City march on
Leicester City's improbable march to the Premier League title continued at pace yesterday as they ground out a 1-0 win over Southampton at the King Power Stadium.
Captain Wes Morgan got the game’s solitary goal, rising to head a Christian Fuchs cross past Frazer Forster and leave the Foxes seven points clear at the top with just six games left to play.
Meanwhile Manchester United kept up their pursuit of a top four finish with a 1-0 win over Everton at Old Trafford, Anthony Martial the second half goalscorer in a largely uneventful game.
Herman wins in Texas
The US Masters begins on Thursday and veteran Jim Herman has secured the final place in the 90-strong field after a fairytale win in the Shell Houston Open last night.
The 38-year-old finished a stroke ahead of Henrik Stenson after a final round 68 to secure his maiden PGA Tour win and book himself his first ever appearance at Augusta National.
Irish Times Fantasy Golf
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Dublin make it the perfect seven
Dublin made it seven Division One wins from seven yesterday as they edged Roscommon 1-13 to 1-12 in Carrick-on-Shannon. They finished the campaign four points clear of Kerry, who relegated Cork to Division Two with a 0-20 to 1-12 victory over the Rebels in Tralee.
Elsewhere Ulster champions Monaghan clung onto their top tier status with a narrow 1-10 to 1-9 win over Donegal, while Mayo also safeguarded their top flight place with a 1-19 to 1-16 win over Down in Castlebar.
Cork beat the drop
In hurling Cork managed to stay in Division 1A despite a miserable campaign after beating Galway 2-22 to 0-25 in their relegation play-off, while there were also quarter-final wins for Clare, Kilkenny and Waterford, following Dublin's win over Limerick on Saturday.
