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Inter survive Monza scare to extend Serie A lead
Inter Milan extended their lead at the top of Serie A after a laborious 3-2 victory over bottom side Monza on Saturday.

Townsend relishing 'toughest fixture' in France after Scotland's Six Nations win over Wales
Gregor Townsend said finishing the Six Nations at France next weekend was the "toughest fixture in world rugby" after his Scotland side revived their campaign with a 35-29 home win over Wales on Saturday.

Draper sends Brazilian sensation Fonseca packing at Indian Wells
Brazilian teen sensation Joao Fonseca tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Saturday, beaten 6-4, 6-0 by 13th-seeded Jack Draper of Britain.

Australian Open champion Keys cruises into Indian Wells 3rd round
Australian Open champion Madison Keys breezed into the third round at Indian Wells on Saturday, subduing hard-hitting Russian Anastasia Potapova 6-3, 6-0 in her first match since her maiden Grand Slam triumph.

Alldritt revels in 'historic' French performance to thrash Irish
France's hugely impressive demolition of Ireland's Six Nations hopes in Saturday's 42-27 win at Lansdowne Road is "something historic" said their stand-in captain Gregory Alldritt.

Watkins haunts Brentford to revive Aston Villa's top-four hopes
Ollie Watkins returned to haunt old club Brentford once more as Aston Villa closed on the Premier League's top four with a 1-0 win in west London on Saturday.

Pulisic double rescues AC Milan at lowly Lecce
Christian Pulisic scored twice as AC Milan avoided the humiliation of a fourth straight Serie A defeat with a come-from-behind 3-2 win over lowly Lecce on Saturday.

Slot blast fuelled Liverpool's comeback against Southampton
Arne Slot revealed his half-time rant inspired Liverpool to fight back for a 3-1 win against Southampton as the Premier League leaders moved 16 points clear on Saturday.

Russell back in the groove as Scotland see off Wales in Six Nations
Scotland co-captain Finn Russell was back to his best from the kicking tee as the fly-half orchestrated a 35-29 Six Nations win over Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday.

France coach Galthie 'angry' at Dupont knee injury
France captain Antoine Dupont is unlikely to play any further part in this season's Six Nations after suffering what an angry Fabien Galthie described as a "fairly serious knee injury" in Saturday's 42-27 demolition of Ireland in Dublin.

The French were clinical, we were not, says Irish coach Easterby
The French were clinical in taking their chances and the Irish were not, a disappointed Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby said after France beat them 42-27 to end his side's hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam on Saturday.

Dembele hits double as PSG win ahead of Liverpool return
Ousmane Dembele scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Liverpool by winning 4-1 away to Rennes in Ligue 1 with a much-changed team on Saturday.

Bayern get away with shock loss as Leverkusen fall to defeat
A 10-man Bayern Munich got away with a shock 3-2 home defeat to Bochum on Saturday after title chasers Bayer Leverkusen were beaten 2-0 by Werder Bremen.

Guardiola urges troubled Man City to fight for Champions League place
Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City flops that Champions League qualification will not "fall from the sky" after a painful 1-0 defeat at top four rivals Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Salah fires Liverpool 16 points clear, Forest beat Man City
Premier League leaders Liverpool needed two Mohamed Salah penalties to beat bottom-of-the-table Southampton 3-1 on Saturday, while Nottingham Forest took a giant step towards the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Manchester City.

Liverpool fight back to go 16 points clear as title moves closer
Liverpool survived a scare from Southampton as Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez inspired the fightback in a 3-1 win that lifted the Premier League leaders 16 points clear at the top on Saturday.

Bayern unpunished for shock loss as Leverkusen fall to defeat
A 10-man Bayern Munich went unpunished for a shock 3-2 home defeat to Bochum on Saturday after title chasers Bayer Leverkusen were beaten 2-0 by Werder Bremen.

Majestic France destroy Irish Six Nations Grand Slam dreams
France produced a devastating second-half display to hammer Ireland 42-27 in Dublin to destroy the hosts' hopes of the Six Nations Grand Slam and make themselves favourites to win the title.

Santner wants New Zealand to keep 'open mind' for Champions Trophy final
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said on Saturday mid-match communications and adaptability regarding the pitch in this weekend's Champions Trophy final against India could be key to success.

Pogacar remounts after fall and charges to Strade Bianche win
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar won the Strade Bianche on Saturday for the third time in his career, after recovering from a fall 50km from the finish.

Negri wants Italy to 'make things right' against England in Six Nations
Italy back-row Sebastian Negri said on Saturday the side have been "soul-searching" ahead of this weekend's Six Nations clash with England at Twickenham following an embarrassing loss to France.

Mitchell backs Dingwall to be England rugby's answer to Rodri
England's recalled inside centre Fraser Dingwall can do for Steve Borthwick's side what Ballon d'Or winner Rodri has done for Manchester City, according to scrum-half Alex Mitchell.

Unfinished business for India in Champions Trophy final, says Gill
India's Shubman Gill on Saturday said the team will look to win the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand to get over their 2023 ODI World Cup title defeat.

Forest beat Man City in a top four showdown
Nottingham Forest dealt a major blow to Manchester City's bid to qualify for the Champions League as Callum Hudson-Odoi's late winner sealed a 1-0 victory in the top four shoot-out on Saturday.

Former England star Pearce in hospital after plane health scare
Former England and Nottingham Forest defender Stuart Pearce is recovering in a Canadian hospital after suffering a health scare on a flight from the United States.

Brignone dominates giant slalom to close in on World Cup title
Federica Brignone won the giant slalom in Are, Sweden, on Saturday, to extend her lead over Lara Gut-Behrami in the race for the overall World Cup crystal globe.

Von Allmen edges Odermatt in downhill to keep title battle alive
Franjo von Allmen prevented Marco Odermatt clinching the downhill World Cup title, edging his Swiss team-mate in Kvitfjell, in Norway, on Saturday.

Mbappe inconsistency 'normal': Real Madrid's Ancelotti
French superstar Kylian Mbappe's "ups and downs" are to be expected because of Real Madrid's demanding season and the nature of players of his quality, said coach Carlo Ancelotti on Saturday.

Japan rookie Takeda in two-shot lead after round three at China LPGA
Japanese rookie Rio Takeda shot her third straight three-under-par 69 for a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Blue Bay LPGA in China on Saturday.

Last Vendee skipper arrives, after the deadline but 'on a cloud'
Denis Van Weynbergh crossed the finish line in the Vendee Globe round-the-world race on Saturday, but the last sailor at sea had been disqualified for being so slow.

Six Nations challengers England in 'no-win' clash with Italy
England go into Sunday's Six Nations match with Italy at Twickenham knowing a win may not be enough to appease critics of their faltering attack.

Cavs survive Hornets scare, Jokic makes history in Nuggets win
The Cleveland Cavaliers staged a dramatic late rally to stretch their unbeaten streak to 13 games with a nail-biting 118-117 over the lowly Charlotte Hornets in the NBA on Friday.