Saturday sport: Leinster lead Toulon at half time in Champions Cup semi final

Rugby

Leinster lead Toulon heading for half time in their Investec Champions Cup semi final.

Tries from Josh van der Flier and Jack Conan have given them a 14-11 advantage at the Aviva Stadium.

Robbie Henshaw was stretchered off the field after receiving a heavy knock midway through the half.

Jamie Osborne is on in his place.

Andrew Porter and Harry Byrne are both in the bin after an upright tackle and a deliberate offside respectively.

Ulster are looking to become the first Irish side in 14 years to reach the final of the Challenge Cup this evening.

They have home advantage against Exeter Chiefs with kick off in Belfast at 5:30pm.

Nick Timoney is expected to start that game after returning from a recent hip injury.

Soccer

West Ham are under pressure as they bid to avoid the drop in the Premier League.

They trail Keith Andrews' Brentford 1-0 at half time with relegation rivals Tottenham not playing until tomorrow.

Elsewhere, Newcastle are 2-0 up on Brighton and Wolves are 1-0 down to 10 man Sunderland.

Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits the next few games will be a real test of nerve for his squad.

They can move six points clear at the top of the Premier League when they host Fulham this evening, before their Champions League semi final second leg against Atletico Madrid.

Kick off at the Emirates is at 5.30pm.

Ipswich have sealed promotion back to the Premier League with a 3-0 win against QPR on the final day of the regular Championship season.

They join champions Coventry in the top-flight, who finished their campaign with a 4-0 victory over Watford.

Hull beat Norwich 2-1 to secure the final place in the play-offs.

Wrexham missed out after a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough, while Derby will also spend another year in the second tier after losing 2-1 to Sheffield United.

Arsenal look set to drag their Women's Champions League semi final into extra time.

Alessia Russo's goal has made it Lyon 2 Arsenal 1 heading for full time in the second leg and 3-3 on aggregate.

GAA

Dublin are looking to return to the Leinster Football Championship final for the first time in two years this evening.

Standing in their way is Louth who are the reigning champions.

Ger Brennan, who lead the Wee County to that success, is now in charge of the opposition but misses the game through suspension.

Throw in at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise is at 7pm.

Before that, Derry and Monaghan meet in the last 4 of Ulster from 5pm.

Snooker

Shaun Murphy trails John Higgins by the minimum in their World Championship semi final.

Two quick frames from the Dublin resident means it's Higgins who has a 14-13 advantage at the Crucible.

The first to 17 will return for tomorrow's final.

Earlier, Northern Ireland's Mark Allen battled back to leave his semi final with Wu Yize level at 11 frames each.