Arsenal continued their fine form and returned to the top four with an impressive 2-0 win over Leicester City at the Emirates. Thomas Partey opened the scoring in the early stages and Alexandre Lacazette netted a second-half penalty as Mikel Arteta’s side leapfrogged Manchester United into the Champions League places.
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Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations championship hopes remain alive and well after beating 14-man England 32-15 at Twickenham. Ireland were forced to dig deep in the second half as the hosts paid no heed to their numerical disadvantage to draw level through the boot of Marcus Smith.
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Chris Harris scored two first-half tries as Scotland overcame a sticky start to record a convincing bonus-point 33-22 victory over Italy in their Guinness Six Nations match in Rome. Gregor Townsend’s side struggled early on but once they sparked into life they were too strong for their hosts.
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Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as a director of Chelsea by the Premier League board but the sale of the club is expected to progress with Government oversight. The Premier League board’s decision to disqualify Abramovich is unlikely to have any real impact given the sale process had already commenced.
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France moved to within sight of a first Guinness Six Nations title and Grand Slam since 2010 after beating Wales 13-9 at the Principality Stadium. Victory over England in Paris next week will see France crowned kings of Europe just 18 months before hosting the World Cup.
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