Author: Tristan Wells

The Six Nations title race went down to the final match as France beat Scotland to be crowned champions.England at least held up their end of the bargain, hammering Wales 68-14 in a 10-try demolition in Cardiff to move to the top of the standings, and the title would have been theirs had France failed to deliver under pressure at the Stade de France against Scotland.But Les Blues got the job done despite a nervy first-half, running out 35-16 winners in Paris to secure a first title since 2022.That came after Super Saturday began with an unconvincing Ireland win in…

One of the game’s great staying chasers, Galopin Des Champs, is on the cusp of a third Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup (4.00) on the trot – and it may seem folly to take him on.The layers will feel they are hoping against hope. Then again, in Grade One races in the opening two days alone, we’ve had race-ending blunders from Ballyburn, Majborough, Constitution Hill, State Man and Jonbon. The bookies are emboldened.Galopin Des Champs faces a run-of-the-mill Gold Cup field and there is no evidence he has regressed. However, Inothewayurthinkin is put forward as an each-way play, on the basis…

Arsenal have sealed a placed in the Champions League quarter-finals after thrashing PSV Eindhoven 9-3 on aggregate.The Gunners will now take on Real Madrid in the last-eight, in what will be a major test of their European credentials.Real have not been at their best this season, but they swept aside Manchester City 6-3 on aggregate to reach the last-16 and overcame rivals Atletico Madrid thanks to a dramatic penalty shootout.If Arsenal were to knock out the holders, they will play either PSG or Aston Villa in the semi-finals.Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Barcelona are among those on the other side…

United remain without the likes of Kobbie Mainoo, Lisandro Martinez, Amad Diallo, Luke Shaw, Mason Mount, Altay Bayindir, Jonny Evans and Toby Collyer due to injury, while January signing Patrick Dorgu began a three-match domestic ban against Fulham after being sent off in the chaotic midweek Premier League victory over Ipswich in which Maguire netted the winning goal. Source link

The stakes could not be higher for several WWE superstars at Elimination Chamber tonight.Jey Uso will challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship, whilst Charlotte Flair has set her sights on WWE Women’s champion Tiffany Stratton.This leaves Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Women’s World Champion – whether that be Rhea Ripley or Iyo Sky – waiting to discover who will be their opponent on the grandest stage of them all.They won’t have to wait too long, though.The winner’s of the respective Men’s and Women’s Elimination Chamber matches tonight will receive a championship match opportunity at WrestleMania 41.On the Men’s…

Tottenham’s mini-revival came to an end as they were beaten 1-0 by Manchester City in north London.Wilson Odobert, Heung-min Son and Pape Matar Sarr all went close to an equaliser, while Haaland had a second goal ruled out by the VAR in stoppage-time for a handball.Here are three Spurs talking points from the match…Did Spurs miss an opportunity?In a trio of big calls, Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou left out captain Heung-min Son, Dejan Kulusevski (their player of the season so far) and Djed Spence (their player of 2025) – with Pedro Porro, James Maddison and Odobert, who was making…

While the Lionesses were giving up a lead in Portimao on Friday, Spain were scaping past Belgium 3-2, saved from defeat by two stoppage-time goals. Keen for a fast start after that stunning late finish, they were denied an early opener by only the rattling crossbar as Lucia Garcia volleyed against it from a corner which England showed no real interest in defending. Source link

WWE Raw continues on Netflix tonight and the show will have huge implications for John Cena in particular.It’s over a month now since World Wrestling Entertainment’s long-running flagship programme made its debut on the television streaming giant with NXT and Friday Night Smackdown following suit.However, Cena has a second chance at WWE’s next PLE offering; WWE Elimination Chamber 2025.Speaking in the post-Royal Rumble press conference, Cena – who is retiring from professional wrestling at the end of the year – announced he would be competing inside the Elimination Chamber for the chance to face Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.“What is…

NBA All-Star Weekend is officially upon us for 2025 as basketball’s biggest and brightest stars head to the Bay Area.The action began on Friday with the annual All-Star Celebrity Game taking place at Oakland Arena and the Castrol Rising Stars contest at Chase Center that saw the best first- and second-year players and NBA G League stars take centre stage.The NBA HBCU Classic win by Tuskegee University over Morehouse College was then followed by the always popular All-Star Saturday night, which featured the Orlando Magic’s Mac McClung achieving a historic Slam Dunk Contest three-peat, with success in the Three-Point Contest…

Speaking after the carnage-filled end to the derby, frustrated Liverpool skipper Van Dijk told TNT Sports: “Intense, it was always going to be intense. Obviously a lot of battles. Very disappointing to concede in the last second of the game, or even over extra time, but it is what it is. It isn’t easy to accept it, especially in the manner how, but we take it and move on.” Source link