Ireland spluttered but did enough to beat Scotland 17-13 at the Aviva Stadium this morning and clinch back-to-back Six Nations titles for the second time in 11 years to put last year’s World Cup disappointment behind them.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane bagged a record-breaking 31st league goal and Jamal Musiala added two more in the side’s 5-2 demolition of hosts Darmstadt 98 on Saturday that moved the champions to within seven points of leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.

Coventry City stunned Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 with two injury-time goals in a rollercoaster FA Cup tie at Molineux Stadium this morning  as the Championship side reached the semi-finals for only the second time in the club’s history.

Maria Sakkari endured a spirited fightback from Coco Gauff to stun the third seed 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2 in a rain-interrupted Indian Wells semi-final on Friday and set up an intriguing rematch of the 2022 title clash with Iga Swiatek.

Runaway LaLiga leaders Real Madrid continued their march towards the title with an easy 4-2 victory away at Osasuna this morning, with Vinicius Jr scoring a brace.

Jacob Bruun Larsen and David Datro Fofana scored either side of halftime to give relegation-threatened Burnley a 2-1 victory over 10-man Brentford this morning, only their fourth Premier League win this season.

Italy beat Wales in Cardiff to achieve their most successful Six Nations and consign their hosts to a first Wooden Spoon in 21 years.

A stunning last gasp Xavier Coates try snatched an unlikely win for Melbourne and continued a 10-year hoodoo against the Storm for a shell-shocked Warriors outfit.

The NSW Waratahs are losing touch with the Super Rugby Pacific frontrunners after falling 12-10 to their bogey side the Blues in an ugly encounter in Sydney.

A Chad Townsend field goal in golden point saw the Cowboys produce a dramatic come-from-behind 21-20 victory over the Knights in Townsville on Saturday.

The NSW Waratahs have taken the first step towards redemption with a season-opening 45-10 Super Rugby Women’s victory over the ACT Brumbies.

Rooster Chicken Fijian Drua Women’s coach Mosese Rauluni says niggling injuries played a role in some of the selections he made for their Super W season-opening match tomorrow.