Sligo Rovers maintained their unbeaten start in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division while Athlone Town produced a massive upset in the First Division against promotion candidates Galway United. Meanwhile League of Ireland soccer return to Limerick in style.
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Joe Willock’s late equaliser secured a deserved – and vital – 2-2 draw for Newcastle against Tottenham, with Spurs missing the chance to go fourth. The Magpies took the lead but fell behind thanks to a Harry Kane brace.
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Manchester City were simply too good for Leicester as they continued their march towards the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at the King Power Stadium. The result means Man City are 17 points clear of second-placed Man Utd, who have two games in hand, and are a maximum of 11 points away from securing the title.
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Scotland flanker Hamish Watson has been named Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship by fans after winning the biggest ever vote for the award. The 29-year-old put in a series of superb performances as Gregor Townsend’s Scotland beat France, England and Italy.
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Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos could miss both legs of the looming Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool and a league clash with Barcelona due after sustaining a calf injury. Ramos was an 86th-minute substitute in Spain’s 3-1 win over Kosovo in a World Cup qualifier last night.
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