Sunday sport: Liverpool defeat Manchester United, silver medals for Ireland at Paralympics

Paralympics

It is Day 4 of the Paralympic Games in Paris, and Team Ireland have guaranteed themselves a second medal of the games.

Katie-George Dunlevy and her pilot Eve McChrystal have secured themselves either gold or silver.

That is after qualifying second behind Team GB in the B 3000-metre individual pursuit.

They will return for the final at 1.40pm.

Elsewhere in the velodrome, Martin Gordon and his pilot Eoin Mullen have qualified for the final of the B 1,000-metre Time Trial.

They will be back at 12.50pm for the final.

On the water, Katie O’Brien and Tiarnán O’Donnell finished second in their B final of the PR2 Mixed Double Sculls this morning.

Soccer

Bohemians came from a goal down to beat cross-city rivals Shamrock Rovers in the brunch-time kick-off in the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Men's Premier Division.

Neil Farrugia had put Stephen Bradley's side ahead.

But goals from Ross Tierney and Filip Piszczek gave Alan Reynolds side all three points against a Hoops side who were reduced to 10 men when Lee Grace was sent off midway through the second half.

Later today, Stephen Kenny's St Pat's welcome a resurgent Drogheda United to Richmond Park from 6pm.

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Celtic eased to a 3-0 victory over Rangers in the Old Firm derby.

Captain Callum McGregor sealed the win in the second-half as the champions moved back to the top of the Scottish Premiership - five points clear of their Glasgow rivals.

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Liverpool have continued their 100 percent start to the Premier League season with a 3-0 win at rivals Manchester United.

They're level on nine points with champions Manchester City at the top of the table.

Newcastle remain unbeaten after their 2-1 victory over Tottenham at St James' Park.

Chelsea are alongside Spurs on four points after being held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace.

Golf

Annabel Dimmock holds a two-shot lead heading into the final day of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.

The Englishwoman tees off around now from 16-under-par.

Leona Maguire is best of the Irish - she is 6-under overall thru 7 holes.

18-year-old Dubliner Anna Abom sets off from 2-over.