Sexton steers Ireland to victory over Scotland

A late Johnny Sexton penalty saw Ireland notch up their second win of the Guinness Six Nations campaign, beating Scotland 24-27 in Edinburgh. Andy Farrell’s side led for most of the game but a late surge by the hosts made for a nervous ending.

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Itoje strikes late as England edge France

A late Maro Itoje try secured England victory over France in a Six Nations game full of high-speed, enterprising rugby at Twickenham to leave the championship wide open. Trailing by four points heading towards full-time but Itoje bundled over from a maul and was awarded the try by the TMO.

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Wales run riot in Rome against impotent Italy

Wales moved to within one step of a Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam after scoring seven tries in a comprehensive thrashing of Italy in Rome. Hooker Ken Owens scored a brace of tries in the Eternal City while Louis Rees-Zammit scored his fourth try of the tournament.

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Late goal sees Milan earn draw at Old Trafford

A stoppage-time header from defender Simon Kjaer earned AC Milan a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in their Europa League last-16 first-leg match at Old Trafford. Teenager Amad Diallo had scored his first goal for United to give them the lead after 50 minutes.

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Barcelona battle in Paris but bow out to PSG

Paris Saint Germain survived a first-half onslaught from FC Barcelona, which saw Lionel Messi scored a thunderbolt but miss a penalty, to draw 1-1 and progress 5-2 on aggregate in the Champions League. Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty for the Parisians.

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