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Dembele hits double as PSG win ahead of Liverpool return

PARIS: Ousmane Dembele scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Liverpool by winning 4-1 away to Rennes in Ligue 1 with a much-changed team on Saturday. Bradley Barcola and Goncalo Ramos had PSG 2-0 up in Brittany before Lilian Brassier pulled one back for Rennes, but Dembele netted twice in stoppage time to seal the victory for the visitors. The result allowed the Ligue 1 leaders to maintain their unbeaten record in domestic competition this season. The Parisians are now a huge 16 points clear at the top before closest challengers Marseille play at home to Lens later. Luis Enrique’s side were ultimately comfortable winners despite the coach making eight changes to his starting line-up in between the two legs of the Liverpool tie, with the return at Anfield coming up on Tuesday. “We are in perfect condition to go and take on Liverpool.

Five-try Scotland edge Wales 35-29 in Six Nations

EDINBURGH : Fullback Blair Kinghorn and centre Tom Jordan scored two tries each as Scotland claimed a frenetic 35-29 bonus-point Six Nations victory over Wales at Murrayfield to inflict a record-extending 16th loss in a row on the visitors.

Townsend urges Scotland to cut error count as France loom

EDINBURGH : Scotland coach Gregor Townsend wants his side to be more clinical in the opponent's 22 and cut out unforced errors ahead of a crunch Six Nations clash with table-toppers France in Paris next Saturday.

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Ireland's Grand Slam dreams are over, blown to smithereens by a ruthless and emphatic France, who now look destined to win the Guinness Six Nations title.

Fabien Galthie furious over Antoine Dupont injury as France demolish Ireland

France head coach Fabien Galthie branded the incident which injured Antoine Dupont “reprehensible” following a 42-27 demolition of Guinness Six Nations title rivals Ireland in Dublin.

Bayern unpunished for shock loss as Leverkusen fall to defeat

MUNICH: A 10-man Bayern Munich went unpunished for a shock 3-2 home defeat to Bochum on Saturday after title chasers Bayer Leverkusen were beaten 2-0 by Werder Bremen. Despite the loss, just Bayern’s second of the season, the Bavarians still hold an eight-point lead over defending champions Leverkusen with nine games to play. Leverkusen’s woes were deepened with an injury to star midfielder Florian Wirtz, who limped off after a rough challenge having played just 14 second-half minutes. With an eye on Tuesday’s return leg in the Champions League last 16 against Leverkusen, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany named a heavily changed XI, including leaving striker Harry Kane on the bench. Bayern midfielder Raphael Guerreiro’s 14th minute goal, when the Portuguese hammered a loose ball into the net, had Bayern on track before Serge Gnabry missed a 21st-minute penalty. With Kane, who has converted his past 30 penalties in a row, sitting on the bench, Gnabry stepped up but hit the ball against the post. Guerreiro however scored again with a rare header on the 28-minute mark, just three minutes before Bochum’s Jakov Medic pulled one back with an unstoppable rocket. Bochum were given hope when Bayern’s Joao Palhinha saw red for sinking his studs into Giorgos Masouras’s ankle just before half-time. Ibrahima Sissoko headed Bochum level six minutes into the second half and Matus Bero put the underdogs in front 71 minutes in, going the length of the field to knock in a Philipp Hofmann pass. Bochum’s surprise victory, their first win in Munich since 1991, took them three points clear of the automatic relegation placings. Leverkusen were down after just seven minutes when Romano Schmid tapped in from close range. With Leverkusen failing to

France's Dupont sustains knee injury against Ireland

DUBLIN :France captain Antoine Dupont suffered a potentially serious knee injury in his team's 42-27 Six Nations victory over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, angry coach Fabien Galthie said on Saturday.

PSG increase lead at the top with 4-1 win at Rennes

RENNES, France :Leaders Paris St Germain continued their domination of Ligue 1 with a 4-1 win away to Stade Rennais on Saturday, with substitute Ousmane Dembele scoring twice in added time as the visitors earned their sixth successive league victory.

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Dembele hits double as PSG win ahead of Liverpool return

Five-try Scotland edge Wales 35-29 in Six Nations

Townsend urges Scotland to cut error count as France loom

Your Public Service Media Do Mheáin Seirbhíse Poiblí

Fabien Galthie furious over Antoine Dupont injury as France demolish Ireland

Bayern unpunished for shock loss as Leverkusen fall to defeat

France's Dupont sustains knee injury against Ireland

PSG increase lead at the top with 4-1 win at Rennes