United Rugby Championship leaders Leinster made it 10 wins from 10 in all competitions but had to work hard for a 20-12 victory over Connacht at the Aviva Stadium.

The iconic venue has a capacity of just over 3,000, and as Christmas draws near, darts fans have brought the festive cheer to the seventh day of the coveted competition.

SAMI MOKBEL AT SELHURST PARK: These two teams have conjured 10 goals in their back-to-back meetings over the space of four days and Gabriel Jesus has scored five of them.

ROB STEWART AT HOME PARK: While the result is bound to increase the uncertainty over his position, Rooney is confident he has what it takes to inspire an uplift.

Henderson - who remains baseball's all-time stolen bases leader by some distance with 1,406 - is widely considered the greatest leadoff hitter in the sport's history.

After finishing in second place in each of the last two Premier League seasons, Mikel Arteta's side are attempting to go one better this campaign.

Mail Sport's Issan Khan was at Selhurst Park and delivers his verdict on the players on show as Arsenal earned a 5-1 victory over Crystal Palace to move three points behind leaders Liverpool.

Leinster make it 10 wins from 10 in all competitions this season with a hard fought 20-12 victory over Connacht at the Aviva Stadium.

Linfield beat Glenavon to extend their Irish Premiership lead to 13 points as keeper Daniel Gyollai scores in Glentoran's win at Cliftonville.

A last-gasp try from replacement Iestyn Hopkins gave Ospreys a dramatic late win against Scarlets in the west Wales festive derby at the Swansea.com stadium.

Five-star Gunners return to winning ways in the Premier League

The Blues have a number of key players walking the disciplinary tightrope

The Gunners cruised to victory over Crystal Palace but the evening wasn’t perfect

‘The Nuke’ begins his campaign on Saturday night with second round clash at Alexandra Palace

The Gunners have suffered a fresh injury scare at the worst possible time

Gunners emerge victorious in an highly eventful London derby

Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal: Jesus scored twice with Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice also on target

The England winger was forced off at Selhurst Park to hand Mikel Arteta a major concern ahead of the festive period

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Doubts are growing around the Tottenham manager and his all-or-nothing team’s lack of a plan B will be tested by LiverpoolAlmost a season and a half has passed since Ange Postecoglou was appointed Tottenham manager and that means he is entering dangerous territory. He has led Spurs in 65 games. Antonio Conte got 77, André Villas-Boas 80 and José Mourinho …