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Morning Bulletin: Headlines from the sports desk

Ronan Rafferty was on the show last night to preview The Masters, while Matthew Macklin and&...



Morning Bulletin: Headlines fr...
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Morning Bulletin: Headlines from the sports desk

Ronan Rafferty was on the show last night to preview The Masters, while Matthew Macklin and ESPN's Dan Rafael discussed the upcoming Andy Lee-Peter Quillin bout.

Ray Houghton reviewed Liverpool's quarter-final win over Blackburn and assessed their chances in the FA Cup, while Arseblog's Andrew Mangan looked ahead to the next 18 months for Arsene Wenger.

The Irish Times' Gerry Thornley and former Connacht back Gavin Duffy were also on board to chew the fat over Leinster's Champions Cup progress.

SOCCER

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says reaching the FA Cup semi-finals last night was not about saving their season.

The Reds won their last-8 replay 1-0 at Championship side Blackburn to set up a tie with Aston Villa at Wembley, Philippe Coutinho with the goal in the second half.

The triumph came on the back of recent defeats by Arsenal and Manchester United which have damaged Liverpool's chances of finishing in the Premier League's top four.

Celtic remains seven points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership, with a game in hand. Goals from Kris Commons and Stefan Johansen saw the Hoops beat Partick 2-0.

Aberdeen were 1-0 winners at home to Inverness, while Dundee got the better of the Tayside derby, beating Dundee United 2-1 at Dens Park.

GOLF

Bubba Watson is the defending champion going into The Masters, which begins today.

He's aiming to win his third title at Augusta while the Irish contingent of Pádraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy are all looking for their first.

US Masters - 1st round Selected tee times (GMT): 

13:29 - DARREN CLARKE (NI), Vijay Singh (Fij), Russell Henley
15:41 - RORY McILROY (NI), Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore
17:31 - Chris Kirk, Mark O'Meara, SHANE LOWRY (Ire)
17:42 - PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON (Ire), Ryan Palmer, Thomas BJORN (Den)
18:04 - Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka, GRAEME MCDOWELL (NI)
18:48 - Jamie Donaldson (Wal), Tiger Woods, Jimmy Walker

HURLING

Tipperary will be without Séamus Callanan for their Allianz League semi-final against Waterford on Sunday week.

The forward received a straight red against Offaly in the quarter-final and, after having the first appeal rejected, Tipp have decided not to protest any further.

In better news for the Premier, their minors beat Waterford last night in the Electric Ireland Munster quarter-final 1-14 to 0-16.

In the other match, Cork overcame Limerick 2-20 to 1-13.

GAELIC FOOTBALL

Tyrone are Eirgrid Ulster-21 Football champions - they beat Donegal 1-11 to 0-13 in last night's final.

Eirgrid Munster U-21 Football Championship final: Tipperary v Cork, Semple Stadium (7.30).