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France scored a record amount of points against Wales [Huw Evans Picture Agency]
Perhaps it was lost in translation, but Fabien Galthie’s declaration that Grand Slam-chasing France “performed reasonably” against Wales should be enough to strike fear into Italy, Scotland and England.
While the Welsh attempt to somehow avoid a third-straight Wooden Spoon, Les Bleus are hunting a first clean sweep since 2022.
France swatted aside Ireland in round one and ran eight tries past Wales in front of a large travelling contingent at the Principality Stadium.
FA Cup Awards: Awful officials and Neto nets three
It’s time to dish out our FA Cup fourth-round Awards following the weekend’s action, featuring Louis Reed, referee woes, and Pedro Neto.
Moment of the Week
Talking about refereeing decisions in our Moment of the Week is a serious sin, but we can’t overlook the chaos of Aston Villa against Newcastle United. With VAR not in use in round four, we witnessed first hand the impact the technology has had on officials. We’ve all moaned, groaned and lambasted VAR, but the damage might even be deeper than we realised.
Madueke urges Arsenal fans to ‘get excited’ about trophy chase
Noni Madueke has said Arsenal fans ‘have every right to be’ excited about where the club’s season is heading.
Arsenal eased into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 4-0 win over Wigan Athletic at the Emirates on Sunday.
The Gunners made light work of the League One strugglers, with all four goals coming inside the opening 27 minutes. Madueke scored the opening goal of the blitz, with Gabriel Martinelli, a Jack Hunt own goal, and Gabriel Jesus completing the rout.
FA Cup Team of the Week – Tonali, Reed, Neto
Our Team of the Weekend following the FA Cup’s fourth-round action, featuring a Liverpool quartet and names from Arsenal, Leeds, Chelsea and Mansfield.
Goalkeeper: Lucas Perri – Leed United
Not always convincing at set pieces, but made some big saves at big moments for Leeds. Perri made a fantastic stop to push Jay Stansfield’s effort onto the woodwork, and another to get down low to Demarai Gray’s drive. His most important came in the shootout, guessing right to deny Tommy Doyle and help Leeds through.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Tariq Francis scored 21 points, Harun Zrno added 13, and Rutgers defeated Maryland 68-57 on Sunday, lifting the Scarlet Knights out of the Big Ten cellar.
Zrno hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 of Rutgers’ first 15 second-half points as the Scarlet Knights built a 42-34 lead through the first seven minutes after halftime. The lead reached 13 points with 8 1/2 minutes remaining.
Maryland cut the deficit to five points a couple of times and the Terrapins were still within 60-54 with two minutes left.
Padres star Manny Machado has no problem with the rival Dodgers continuing to spend on players while his own team — and others — takes a backseat to free agency.
Tom Wilson dropped the gloves late in Canada’s game against France on Sunday, going after the player who delivered a forearm to the head of teammate Nathan MacKinnon minutes earlier.
Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby recorded three
Georgetown head coach Ed Cooley has had a year to remember this season – mostly for all the wrong reasons – yet he somehow found a new way to show his lack of awareness following his team’s most recent loss.
Cooley’s Hoyas lost on the road to UConn 79-75 on Saturday to fall to 5-9 in the Big East. Georgetown nearly stole what would have been a memorable win as it trailed by just two points with 10 seconds to play, but UConn managed to do just enough to move to 24-2 on the year.