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The best of the week
‘FA Cup of darts’  
Grassroots flame kept alive as big-money era shapes to snuff it out
Grassroots flame kept alive as big-money era shapes to snuff it out
The Breakdown  
Ireland v France can live up to hype and seize rugby back from stattos
Ireland v France can live up to hype and seize rugby back from stattos
The Spin  
‘I never wanted to work indoors’: 40 years as a cricket groundsman
‘I never wanted to work indoors’: 40 years as a cricket groundsman
David Squires on …  
Diplomacy and drama as the FA Cup enjoys a revival
Diplomacy and drama as the FA Cup enjoys a revival
It’s all kicking off!  
Footballers shown yellow and red cards before games
Footballers shown yellow and red cards before games
Magic in the air  
How the slam dunk evolved alongside basketball
How the slam dunk evolved alongside basketball
Comment and analysis
Six Nations proves a beacon of light and hope amid global moral surrender
Six Nations proves a beacon of light and hope amid global moral surrender
Emma John
In a world run by bullies, with sports subsumed by greed, England v Italy – never mind Ireland v France – is a comfort blanket
Sterling in startling decline after hitting fateful 500 mark
Jonathan Wilson
Like landing on Mars: can a woman run a sub four-minute mile?
Sean Ingle
Watch and listen
'What a moment': Merson’s son scores 'outrageous' non-league goal
Football  
'What a moment': Merson’s son scores 'outrageous' non-league goal
Sam Merson, son of the former footballer Paul Merson, scored an 'outrageous' goal for Hanworth Villa against Farnham Town
Women's Football Weekly  
WSL shake-up, managerial changes and goals galore
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100 years of boxing at the Royal Albert Hall
100 years of boxing at the Royal Albert Hall
Coming up this weekend
The live action starts on Friday with our coverage of the historic all-women boxing card at London's Royal Albert Hall from around 7pm (all times GMT).

Then it's into a busy Saturday. It kicks off with our early Premier League minute-by-minute report of Nottingham Forest v Manchester City, with kick-off at 12.30pm. Then comes the first of the Six Nations games as Ireland take on France at 2.15pm. We return to football with our wide-ranging clockwatch covering everything from Liverpool v Southampton (3pm) in the Premier League to Football League updates. Then it is back to the Six Nations where Scotland will host Wales as they hope for their second win of the tournament (4.45pm) before we end the night with a Premier League double-header as Brentford host Aston Villa (5.30pm) and Everton visit Wolves at 8pm. 

Sunday begins with a mouthwatering Champions Trophy cricket final from 9am as India take on New Zealand. Then it's football galore. Tottenham host Bournemouth in the Premier League (2pm) before Liverpool take on Arsenal in the Women's FA Cup (2.30pm). We wrap things up with a tasty encounter as Manchester United welcome Arsenal to Old Trafford (4.30pm). Enjoy!
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