Football/Soccer 8-Hour Briefing
×FA Cup Drama
Chelsea twice came from behind to avoid an FA Cup shock with a 4-2 extra-time victory at 10-man Wrexham on Saturday. Arsenal needed their big guns to come off the bench to help them past Mansfield, but it was 16-year-olds Max Dowman and Marli Salmon who made history. Arsenal's Eberechi Eze came off the bench to score the winning goal against League One side Mansfield, sending the Gunners through to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Women's Football
Rhian Wilkinson says Wales have room to improve despite hailing a job well done following their emphatic first win in 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying. Lucy Bronze made her 145th senior appearance for England on Saturday. Few have been better performances.
European League Action
A pigeon briefly stopped play during Atletico Madrid's 3-2 win over Real Sociedad - with unflappable defender Jose Gimenez plucking the bird off the pitch and taking it to safety. Roma striker Evan Ferguson will miss the Republic of Ireland's World Cup play-off after being ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury.
Managerial Moves
Mikel Arteta has one of Arsenal's strongest ever squads. But, with four competitions in play, he is still learning how to rotate. Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch has signed a new long-term contract at Anfield, the Premier League club has announced.
Other Sports
England's worst nightmares became reality as Italy recorded a historic 23-18 Six Nations victory at the Stadio Olimpico, beating them for the first time. Rory McIlroy has pulled out of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill due to a back injury. Russian athletes competing in the 2026 Winter Paralympics under their own flag for the first time since 2014 have won their country's first medals. Motherwell's hopes of gatecrashing the Scottish Premiership title race suffered a blow when they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Dundee.