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Six Nations 2024 result: Ireland beat Scotland to regain title and end England and France hopes

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Six Nations 2024 result: Ireland beat Scotland to regain title and end England and France hopes

Ireland beat Scotland 17-13 to retain the Six Nations 2024 and deny their opponents, England and France the chance to beat them to the title at Dublin Arena.

Finn Russell kicked penalties either side of Dan Sheehan capitalising on a calamitous Scotland throw to score the only try of the first half before and give Ireland a 7-6 half-time lead.

Tadhg Furlong thought he had gone over shortly after a second-half Jack Crowley penalty but was denied following a lengthy review.

Andrew Porter extended Ireland’s advantage to 11 points but Russell’s conversion from Huw Jones’ try ensured a nervy final two minutes.

Ireland have now won 19 successive home games, while Scotland’s defeat meant they missed out on a first ever Triple Crown.

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Ireland’s last-gasp defeat against England at Twickenham a week ago had thrown open the prospect of one of four teams becoming champions at the start of a day dubbed by some as ‘Super Saturday’ in the Six Nations.

The bonus points system led to some complicated permutations, but Andy Farrell’s side had by far the most straightforward of them to process: win or draw to guarantee glory.

Ireland win Six Nations

France and England will have been encouraged by Scotland going ahead but their dreams have been ended before they meet at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais at 20:00 GMT.

Gregor Townsend’s players lost in Italy last weekend but pushed Ireland hard at times, arguably having the better of the first half.

“Scotland are a team that always stick in there,” Porter told ITV. “You could see that in the last few minutes, there. We were on the edge of our seats – credit to them.

“They were a tough team to break down, their defence put it up to us. You’ve just got to keep backing yourself and that’s what we did.”

Six Nations 2024: Wales vs Italy result ends in Wooden Spoon for whitewashed hosts

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Six Nations 2024: Wales vs Italy result ends in Wooden Spoon for whitewashed hosts

Wales ended their Six Nations 2024 campaign with the Wooden Spoon and five defeats from five as Warren Gatland’s side lost 24-21 to Italy at the Principality Stadium.

Monty Ioane’s opening try provided the ideal start for an Italy team who shocked Scotland a week earlier.

Lorenzo Pani scored the visitors’ second try shortly after the break, with Paolo Garbisi kicking a conversion and three penalties, while Martin Page-Relo gave them breathing space before a late Wales rally.

The result represented a miserable farewell for George North, who hobbled off injured with full-time looming, in the final match of the centre’s Test career.

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Elliot Dee gave Wales hope with a 65th-minute try which was confirmed following a lengthy review, Sam Costelow converting.

But Garbisi scored two more penalties to leave the home fans disgruntled and Wales condemned to finishing a forgettable campaign pointless.

After Page-Relo put the Azzurri out of sight with a 74th-minute penalty, Will Rowlands went over a minute from time and Ioan Lloyd converted.

There was time for more consolation in the final play as replacement Mason Grady scored and Lloyd added points again.

Wales vs Italy: Azzurri win again

Italy have now won successive visits to Wales, having prevailed 22-21 at the Millennium Stadium in the Six Nations almost exactly two years ago.

The underdogs were worthy winners, proving superior in every aspect of their play before breaking out champagne to celebrate once the full-time whistle had sounded.

Wales’ inexperienced squad became their first to finish bottom of the Six Nations in 21 years, securing only four points along the way.

Ireland host Scotland (16:45 GMT) and England visit France (20:00 GMT) on a day which has been dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ because any of the teams involved could become this year’s champions.

How to use Scribd App: Step-By-Step Tutorials

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Cheltenham Festival 2024: Mullins caps incredible week as Galopin Des Champs retains the Gold Cup

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Cheltenham Festival 2024: Mullins caps incredible week as Galopin Des Champs retains the Gold Cup

Willie Mullins was left to reflect on a week that he found “so good” as he rounded off the Cheltenham Festival with another Gold Cup success with Galopin Des Champs.

Galopin Des Champs retained the trophy he won last year in devastating fashion to win the 100th running of the race. He stayed with pacesetter The Real Whacker before cruising through the gears and ignoring the irritating presence of the unseated Fastorslow to win at a canter and justify his status as 10/11 favourite.

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Gerri Colombe was second at 13/2 with Corach Rambler third at 14/1.

The win was the icing on the cake for Mullins, who racked up 100 Cheltenham Festival wins on Wednesday and claimed nine in total this week.

He said: “It feels a bit overwhelming to win the 100th Gold Cup.

“The week has been so good, the horses have done well, the jockeys have ridden well. It is like a perfect storm.

“We were sitting at home last week and I turned around to Patrick [Mullins’ son] and some of the others from the team and said ‘is it me or is everything going eerily well’. They all looked at each other and said it was.

“Preparations had gone perfectly. We knew it could be a hell of a week and it has worked out like that.”

Paul Townend gave Galopin Des Champs the perfect ride for Mullins and owners Audrey and Greg Turley with the trainer already targeting a three-peat in 2025. 

He added: “I think he put himself in the superstar category to do what he did in the way he did it. 

“Paul was so positive on him and we’ll have to come back next year and try to win a third one with him. He has the ability to do it, he just has to stay sound I think.”

Mullins also enjoyed success in the opening two races on the fourth and final day of the Festival, starting with Majborough winning the JCB Triumph Hurdle under Mark Walsh ahead of Kargese at 4/1 and Salver at 10/1.

Walsh told ITV Racing: “He’s not your typical juvenile hurdler, he’s a big chaser.

“He’s such a big four-year-old, he’s so strong. He was a little bit keen in my hands early but I was just happy to sit and get a lead for as long as I could.”

Mullins followed up that success with Absurde winning the 14.10, the County Hurdle thanks largely to a brilliant ride from the ever-reliable Townend, who was able to carve a path through the field to deny 7/2 favourite L’Eau Du Sud.

I loved that,” said Townend with Absurde coming in at 12/1. “I got a lot of satisfaction out of it to tell you the truth. What a horse to travel the world and come back and put in a performance like that on that ground.”

Mullins missed out in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle with 2/1 favourite Readin Tommy Wrong pulled up, allowing Stellar Story (33/1) to edge out the Harry Redknapp-owned The Jukebox Man (18/1) with Dancing City (8/1) third.

There was a nice story in the Hunters’ Chase with Fiona Needham training the winning horse, Sine Nomine.

Needham was the winning jockey in the same race 22 years ago on Last Option with John Dawson taking the honours this time round.

Dawson said: “Just a phenomenal buzz. She’s a lovely mare. She’s come through and progressed all the time. We all believe in her. We’re chuffed.”

Golden Ace won the Ryanair Mares’ Novices Hurdle at 10/1 and the Festival was completed when Better Days Ahead won the last race of the day, the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at 5/1.

Carlo Ancelotti: ‘No favourite’ ahead of Man City-Real Madrid tie

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Carlo Ancelotti: ‘No favourite’ ahead of Man City-Real Madrid tie

Carlo Ancelotti cannot pick a favourite ahead of Real Madrid’s Champions League quarter-final tie against Manchester City and is relishing the challenge of attempting to eliminate the holders.

Fourteen-time European champions Madrid were paired with City in Friday’s quarter-final draw, having clung on for a nervy 2-1 aggregate win over RB Leipzig in the round of 16 last week.

Los Blancos overcame City in dramatic circumstances in the 2021-22 semi-finals, with Rodrygo scoring a stoppage-time double to send the second leg to extra time, before a Karim Benzema penalty sealed a 6-5 aggregate win for the Spanish giants.

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However, City got their revenge at the same stage last campaign, thrashing Madrid 5-1 on aggregate en route to winning the treble.

While most onlookers saw City as the team to avoid ahead of Friday’s draw, Ancelotti is embracing the challenge of facing the reigning champions.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of Saturday’s clash with Osasuna in LaLiga, Ancelotti said: “I think the idea is to win the competition and if you want to win it, you have to beat the best.

“It could be that City are the best team, but if we want to win the Champions League we have to beat City.

“Everyone has their opinion. For me it is very even and there is no favourite.”

Madrid were trounced 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the second leg of last season’s semi-final tie, with Bernardo Silva scoring twice as Pep Guardiola’s men produced a mesmerising display.

Ancelotti, however, is not viewing next month’s tie as an opportunity for revenge, saying: “There is no revenge.

“It is an opportunity to reach the semi-finals. Nothing more. They are a difficult opponent but in the quarter-finals, that will always happen.

“The second leg was not a good game for many reasons and now we will have time to think about this. We are focused on tomorrow’s game. The draw is just a small detail for us.”

Cheltenham Festival 2024: Galopin Des Champs wins the Gold Cup

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Cheltenham Festival 2024: Galopin Des Champs wins the Gold Cup

Galopin Des Champs won back-to-back Gold Cups this afternoon with a brilliant ride at the Cheltenham Festival.

The Willie Mullins-trained horse, ridden by Paul Townend, stayed in contention behind pacesetter The Real Whacker for much of the trip but moved through the gears to cruise home as the 10/11 favourite and become just the third horse this century to retain the trophy.

Gerri Colombe was second at 13/2 with Corach Rambler third at 14/1.

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Although the outcome was the same, Townend said he rode him very differently to his win in 2023.

He told ITV Sport: “Unbelievable. We had to go through his reserves.

“I rode him completely different to last year and he was so brave for me. I was afraid we didn’t have enough but it’s the Gold Cup so we had to go for it.

“What makes him a champion? His heart probably. We had to go through reserves which only special horses have.”

Winning owner Audrey Turley was thrilled with her horse’s achievement. She said: “We are so happy and excited. It is just fantastic.

“He is a fantastic horse. It isn’t easy to win back to back Gold Cups. We couldn’t be more thrilled and to do it on the 100th anniversary of the Gold Cup – what a moment.”

Mullins, who racked up 100 wins at the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday, was impressed with the way Galopin Des Champs dismissed the threat of Fastorslow, who unseated his rider and became a nuisance to the leaders, and believes the win gives Galopin Des Champs elite status.

He said: “I think he just put himself into the superstar category, to do what he did and the way he did it with the loose horse.

“We will come back and try to win it for a third time. He has the ability to do it.

“He gave us no concern really, it was the loose horse which was the one concern.

“He hit one fence early, third or fourth, but after that it was very easy. Paul got him into position and he was travelling easily.”

Manchester United v Liverpool: Preview, expected line-ups, how to watch and prediction

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Manchester United v Liverpool: Preview, expected line-ups, how to watch and prediction

The State of Play

Manchester United versus Liverpool remains one of the iconic fixtures in English football and all eyes will be on Old Trafford on Sunday when they meet in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

United continue to blow hot and cold with three wins and two defeats in their last five games. Their last outing was a 2-0 win over Everton that flattered them with Sean Dyche’s Premier League strugglers dominating for long spells.

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In contrast, Liverpool have lost just once since a 0-0 draw with United at Anfield on December 17 and remain on course for a domestic and continental quadruple in Jurgen Klopp’s final season in charge.

The visitors will be backed by 9000 fans at Old Trafford in what should be a white-hot atmosphere.

Team News

Erik ten Hag and Manchester United will be without some key players for this weekend with the likes of Tyrell Malacia, Luke Shaw and Lisandro Martinez all unavailable but midfielder Mason Mount has returned to first-team training. Rasmus Hojlund, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire are all set to be available.

Liverpool have been injury ravaged in the last month or so but the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah have returned. The visitors remain without key men Alisson and Trent Alexander-Arnold while Ibrahima Konate is set to undergo a late fitness test.

Bobby Clark and Ryan Gravenberch are fit and available.

Expected Line-ups

Manchester United: Onana; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Lindelof; Mainoo, Casemiro; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund

Liverpool: Kelleher; Bradley, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Endo, Elliott; Salah, Nunez, Diaz

What they Said

Erik ten Hag on which team will start as favourites on Sunday
“I never think about who is favourite. It starts 0-0. We make sure we’re ready. We respect every opposition but it’s about ‘make it our game’. We know where the strengths are, where the weaknesses are. It’s about our team being in the best [performance].”

Jurgen Klopp on the difficulty of playing at Old Trafford
“I don’t know too much about their season, but I saw a few really, really good games, there is a lot of quality there, they had injury problems obviously. I do not know which players are available, Hjolund maybe is available again? Wan-Bissaka is close, who was not previously. That obviously makes a difference, but we will see on Sunday. But again, it was always a tough place for us to go, it means everything to both fan groups, we know that. We try to show that on the pitch with the work rate, but we never know. There are no guarantees, just opportunities, that is how we see it and we are really willing to give it a try.”

When and How to Watch

This match will be played at Old Trafford at 15:30 on Sunday March 17th and will be shown live on ITV1 in the UK. It will also be able to be streamed live via the ITVX app.

Prediction

It is the penultimate time that these two old rivals will face each other in the Jurgen Klopp-era. Since Klopp arrived at Liverpool, the two teams have played each other 19 times across all competitions with Liverpool winning seven, Manchester United winning four and there being eight draws in that time. Recent clashes have been dominated by the Merseysiders, though, with four wins and a draw in their last six games. The aggregate score in those six matches is 21-3. United made life difficult for Liverpool at Anfield in December and will be set up to do so again this time around but the visitors remain firm favourites.

Manchester United v Liverpool: Ten Hag says Rashford is not for sale despite reported PSG interest

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Manchester United v Liverpool: Ten Hag says Rashford is not for sale despite reported PSG interest

Erik ten Hag sees Marcus Rashford as key to his Manchester United project and insists the England international is not for sale.

Rashford signed a lucrative five-year deal at United last summer that ties him to the club until 2028. However, that has not prevented speculation linking the forward with a summer switch to Paris Saint-Germain as they look to replace the departing Kylian Mbappe.

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Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival as part owner at Old Trafford means there is renewed focus on the future and Ten Hag sees Rashford as being integral to that despite an underwhelming season that has seen him score seven goals in 32 games in all competitions.

He said: “We didn’t re-sign him last season [to a new contract] with the intention to sell him. No. He should be part of this project. 

“It’s not a subject we talk about.”

Rashford is expected to start on the left side of United’s attack against Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday with Rasmus Hojlund likely to return from a muscle injury.

United have beaten Liverpool just once in their last six competitive meetings with Jurgen Klopp’s men also dishing out some hammerings – 7-0, 4-0 and 5-0 – over the past three years.

On the face of it, the visitors will arrive at Old Trafford as favourites but Ten Hag has dismissed the form book, and history, and says his team will go into the game on an equal footing.

He added: “I never think about who is favourite. It starts 0-0. We make sure we’re ready. 

“We respect every opposition but it’s about ‘make it our game’. We know where the strengths are, where the weaknesses are.”

The Merseysiders will be backed by a large travelling support at the weekend and Ten Hag has called on the United fans to bring the noise to roar their team through to the semi-finals.

“Some games are bigger than others,” Ten Hag said. “Man Utd versus Liverpool is always a big game, especially when it’s the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. It’s a special game, absolutely.

“The fans see it as a very big game, they’re very eager for us to win this. I’m sure they’ll be right behind us. There are more Liverpool fans [than usual in the away section due to increased FA Cup allocations] so they have to be really loud to support us, that we hear them, but I’m convinced they will do that.”

Man City vs Real Madrid: Guardiola calls Champions League quarter-final fixture ‘special’

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Man City vs Real Madrid: Guardiola calls Champions League quarter-final fixture ‘special’

Manchester City have a “special” opportunity to repeat their sensational Uefa Champions League performance against Real Madrid last season, manager Pep Guardiola has said.

The Premier League side thrashed Madrid – the most successful club in the history of the competition, with 14 triumphs – 4-0 at home in the second leg of the semi-finals to complete a 5-1 aggregate win on their way to European glory in 2022/23.

The teams will now meet for a third successive season, Madrid having beaten City in an epic semi-final in 2021/22, prevailing 6-5 on aggregate courtesy of Karim Benzema’s extra-time goal in the second leg.

“It’s a tradition, playing the kings of the competition,” Guardiola said of his team’s test in this season’s quarter-finals.

“Hopefully we will be in a good moment, as there are still a few weeks until the first leg in Madrid.

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“You cannot control the draw. Usually, when people say the draw is easy, it’s because you undermine the opponents. It is what it is.”

City vs Madrid: Cityzens ‘in routine’

Guardiola won the Champions League once as a player and twice as a head coach with Madrid’s arch-rivals, Barcelona.

“We will need two good games to go through,” said the Spaniard. “We are starting to become in the routine of being in the later stages.

“It’s special to go everywhere and try to play our best football. It’s so nice.”

Seven points clear at the top of La Liga, Madrid no longer have Benzema within their ranks but do have arguably Europe’s best player this season in summer signing Jude Bellingham.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side were unconvincing in the round of 16, holding off an impressive Leipzig performance in the second leg to progress 2-1 on aggregate.

City host Newcastle in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday, when Madrid are in league action at Osasuna.

Hollywood heroes join Comic Relief in star-studded send-off for Sir Lenny Henry

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Hollywood heroes join Comic Relief in star-studded send-off for Sir Lenny Henry

Some of Hollywood’s finest have come together to put on a star-studded show to send off Sir Lenny Henry, as he hosts his final Red Nose Day, today.

The programme is on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer from 7pm.

In a brand-new multi-celebrity sketch, Julia Roberts, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant and Liam Neeson make special appearances in a sketch to argue it out to be named the most famous face.

Kate Winslet takes to story corner with a late night CBeebies Bedtime Story especially for parents as she reads F***, Now There Are Two of You.

Elliott Stanley, played by Jamie Dornan in BBC One’s The Tourist, finds himself face to face with the steely Clive Myrie in the iconic Mastermind chair. Faced with a torrent of questions he will need to rack his brain to try to remember… well anything!

Following Ryan Gosling’s performance at the Oscars this week, Sir Lenny Henry will take on his own version of the Oscar-nominated song from the Barbie film, I’m Just Len.

Suranne Jones (pictured as Claudia Winkleman), Jonathan Bailey, Catherine Tate and Sally Phillips are among the cast for The Traitors: The Movie. The W1A cast reunite in a bid to find Sir Lenny’s replacement as host, and North Norfolk Digital’s most prolific radio host, Alan Partridge will be riding the regional airwaves all the way from his studio joined by Sidekick Simon.

McFly will open the show with a special medley of some of the most loved Comic Relief singles from the last few years, including Walk This Way and, of course, All About You.

Singing sensation JERUB will take to the stage with a moving song to celebrate Sir Lenny Henry’s last year of hosting while Jack Black will issue a musical call to action. Paloma Faith will perform her new single, Enjoy yourself (The Red Nose Day Edition).

Exciting prizes will be on offer too, including the same Aston Martin V12 Vanquish model made famous by James Bond in ‘Die Another Day’ donated by Chris Evans and CarFest, and the most sought after prize in pop, six hospitality tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour at Wembley Stadium are up for grabs.

Money raised by Red Nose Day will go towards organisations helping to tackle some of the urgent problems faced by people here in the UK and around the world. This could include helping provide shelter for those that need it, putting food on plates, filling the shelves of baby banks, offering someone to talk to, or somewhere to be safe.

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