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Morning Bulletin: Headlines from the Sports desk

SOCCER Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he's not sure what happened his team in last night's 2-...



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Morning Bulletin: Headlines from the Sports desk

SOCCER

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he's not sure what happened his team in last night's 2-2 draw with Paris Saint-German at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues went out of the Champions League on away goals after extra-time as the tie ended 3-3 on aggregate.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off after 30 minutes for a reckless challenge on Oscar.

It looked good for the hosts when Tim Cahill scored with nine minutes to go.

However, David Luiz equalised just five minutes later against his former side.

Eden Hazard's penalty in extra-time put Chelsea in front again, but Thiago Silva’s late header put PSG through.


Just another Chelsea fan going through a rough time at Stamford Bridge last night (Andrew Matthews/PA WIRE)

Bayern Munich secured their place in the quarters with a 7-0 win over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk on the night, which also gave them an aggregate victory by the same score.

Tonight, Everton face Dynamo Kiev in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie (8.05).

Meanwhile, Ireland manager Martin O'Neill will today name his squad for upcoming Euro 2016 qualifier with Poland.

RACING

Michael O'Leary could well be presenting himself with the trophy for the Ryanair Chase today.

That's one of the features on day three of this year's Cheltenham Festival, and the Gordon Elliott-trained Don Cossack, owned by O'Leary, is the pre-race favorite.

Paul Nicholls could follow yesterday's treble with victory today in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle.

Zarkandar and Saphir Du Rheu are two of the favourites for the third of today's Grade Ones.

Action is underway at Prestbury Park today with the JLT Novices Chase (1.30).

RUGBY

Joe Schmidt will today name his side for Saturday's vital Six Nations meeting with Wales in Cardiff.

Johnny Sexton, Sean O'Brien and Jamie Heaslip are all likely to feature in the starting XV after shaking off injuries.

Wales are unchanged for the game at the Millennium Stadium.

HURLING

UL secured a fifth Fitzgibbon Cup with a 2-18 to 1-14 win over WIT at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

Tipperary’s Daire Quinn and Tommy Heffernan got the goals for the Limerick side, who are managed by Clare’s Brian Lohan.

Here's some of Tony Kelly's magical input into proceedings, as described our own Oisin Langan.

In the Munster Under-21 Football Championship, there were wins for Clare and Cork over Waterford and Limerick respectively.

Mayo's 4-7 to 0-8 win over Leitrim set up a Connacht Under-21 semi-final with Galway.

Elsewhere, in the Ulster Under-21 preliminary round, Derry were 2-12 to 1-11 winners over Down at Celtic Park.

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