Erling Haaland hat-trick helps Manchester City brush Burnley aside
Erling Haaland scored yet another hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Vincent Kompany's Burnley 6-0 to power into the FA Cup semi-finals.
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Manchester City 6-0 Burnley: Erling Haaland fires hat-trick as Cityzens dismiss Clarets in FA Cup
Erling Haaland made it 42 goals for the season with another hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Burnley 6-0 to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals. The emphatic scoreline spoilt Clarets boss Vincent Kompany's return to the Etihad Stadium after the Championship side made a defensively solid start to the game. Ad But they were undone by two goals in three minutes by the in-form Haaland, four days after he netted five against RB Leipzig in the Champions League.
Julia Simon clinches overall World Cup title as Denise Herrmann-Wick wins ahead of retirement
Julia Simon claimed her first-ever crystal globe with a fifth-place finish in the women's sprint in Oslo as Denise Herrmann-Wick won the penultimate race of her career. Simon became the first French female biathlete to win an overall World Cup since Sandrine Bailly in 2005. Ad Her total of 1048 points leaves her untouchable ahead of the 12.5km mass start to come and secured the historic victory.
Granerud wins again on home soil with Vikersund victory
Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud won his fourth World Cup event on home snow in the Raw Air tournament with victory in Vikersund. Granerud breezed through to the second round with a 10-point lead over Austria's Stefan Kraft but a poor second jump saw his lead cut as he clung on for the win.
Julia Simon clinches overall biathlon victory in Oslo
France's Julia Simon claimed her first-ever crystal globe with a fifth-place finish in the women's sprint in Oslo. The 26-year-old became the first French female biathlete to win an overall World Cup since Sandrine Bailly in 2005. Ad Simon's total of 1048 points left her untouchable ahead of the 12.5km mass start to come and secured the historic victory.
Switzerland off to winning start in World Championship title defence
Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni says her team are loving life on the Swedish ice after getting their World Championship title defence off to a winning start on Saturday. Switzerland beat the USA 7-5 in the afternoon session as the annual showpiece got underway in Sandviken. Ad The Swiss were far from their usual fluent best but experienced Tirinzoni, who steered her rink to glory in Canada last year, insists they're now firmly up to speed with the Scandinavian conditions.
Norway take double sprint free victory at Falun
Norway's Kristine Stavaas Skistad held off home favourite Jonna Sundling to claim her second cross-country sprint victory of the week in Falun. The 24-year-old was victorious on home soil on Tuesday and fended off Sweden's world champion Sundling for her second win on Saturday.
Alpine skiing-Swiss Odermatt breaks 23-year-old record for most points in season
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt broke the men's record for most points in a World Cup season that had stood for 23 years when he won the giant slalom in Soldeu on Saturday.