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Giants win in London

Leroy Cudjoe

8:21pm Saturday 20th March 2010

Leroy Cudjoe scored a hat-trick of tries as Huddersfield moved into third place in the Engage Super League with a 32-18 victory over a gutsy Harlequins side at The Stoop.

Gunners move top after Hammers defeat

Denilson

7:39pm Saturday 20th March 2010

Arsenal overcame the sending off of defender Thomas Vermaelen to battle back to the top of the Barclays Premier League with a 2-0 win over struggling West Ham.

Scots shock Irish

Dan Parks

7:06pm Saturday 20th March 2010

Scotland produced one of their best performances in recent memory to beat Ireland 23-20 in a sensational last-ever Test at Croke Park and avoid the RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon.

Ireland defeat hands France title

Marc Lievremont

7:06pm Saturday 20th March 2010

France have won the 2010 RBS 6 Nations championship title ahead of the final match of the tournament after Ireland lost on Saturday

Gudjohnson inspires Spurs victory

Eidur Gudjohnsen

5:29pm Saturday 20th March 2010

Eidur Gudjohnsen clambered off the bench to tighten Tottenham's hold on fourth place in the Barclays Premier League with a 2-1 win over 10-man Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.

Toffees home run continues

Mikel Arteta

5:29pm Saturday 20th March 2010

Mikel Arteta and Steven Pienaar fired Everton to their seventh successive Barclays Premier League home win after a strong second-half showing saw off 10-man Bolton 2-0.

Bent at the double for Black Cats

Darren Bent

5:29pm Saturday 20th March 2010

Darren Bent smashed through the 20-goal barrier as Sunderland survived a second-half fightback to edge past Birmingham 3-1.

Pompey strike back for points

Nwankwo Kanu

5:29pm Saturday 20th March 2010

Portsmouth proved they are taking the rest of the Barclays Premier League campaign seriously by staging a last-gasp 3-2 comeback against Hull and denying Iain Dowie victory in his first match in charge of Hull.

Wales too strong for Italy

James Hook

4:45pm Saturday 20th March 2010

Wales swept Italy aside 33-10 to finish their RBS 6 Nations campaign in the emphatic fashion coach Warren Gatland had demanded.

Carew saves Villa blushes

John Carew

2:59pm Saturday 20th March 2010

John Carew salvaged a point in a 2-2 draw for Champions League-chasing Aston Villa after Mick McCarthy's Wolves side had threatened to pull of a shock win in the derby meeting at Villa Park.


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