Auckland United secured passage to the OFC Women’s Champions League semi-finals this afternoon in an exercise of patience in energy-sapping conditions in Honiara.

Thomas Ramos landed a last-minute penalty to give France a dramatic 33-31 victory over England in the Six Nations match on Saturday and secure a second-place finish behind Ireland who had earlier retained the title with victory over Scotland.

World number one Novak Djokovic will not compete in the Miami Open as he tries limit the number of events he plays this year, the 36-year-old Serb said on Saturday.

Ireland flanker Peter O’Mahony said that if Saturday’s Six Nations clinching win over Scotland proves to be his last game for his country, it will not be a bad way to go out.

Officials of the Fiji Secondary School Pherrus Trophy have been impressed with the level of competition from female secondary school players thus far.

The Fiji Women’s Football team maintained their 72nd position in the latest FIFA ranking, unaffected by any changes.

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua have suffered a 41-29 defeat against a formidable Chiefs outfit in Hamilton last night.

Holders Manchester City cruised into the semi-finals of the FA Cup thanks to two deflected strikes from Bernardo Silva that gave them a 2-0 win over a lacklustre Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium this morning.

Fulham put a sizeable dent in Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League top-four hopes as in-form Rodrigo Muniz’s double earned them an impressive 3-0 victory at Craven Cottage this morning.

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.