Manchester City drew a line under off-field distractions to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal while rock-bottom Southampton sacked Nathan Jones.
Pep Guardiola’s side have been rocked by more than 100 charges by the Premier League relating to alleged financial breaches but they defeated Aston Villa 3-1 to move to within three points of Arsenal, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford.
England got their first win under Steve Borthwick by dismantling a disappointing Italy while both Scotland and Ireland made it two wins from two in the Guinness Six Nations.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best images from the weekend’s sporting action.
What crisis? Manchester City coasted to a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa (Martin Rickett/PA)
Arsenal were frustrated by Brentford as they saw their lead atop the Premier League cut to three points (John Walton/PA)
Nathan Jones was sacked by Southampton just three months after his appointment (Kieran Cleeves/PA)
Marcus Rashford continued his purple patch with the opener as Manchester United won 2-0 at Leeds (Danny Lawson/PA)
Leicester came from a goal behind to thrash Tottenham 4-1 on Antonio Conte’s return to the Spurs dugout after gallbladder surgery (Isaac Parkin/PA)
Rangers boss Michael Beale instructed his players to allow Partick’s Scott Tiffoney, pictured, to score in an incident packed Scottish Cup clash. Rangers survived a scare to win 3-2 (Steve Welsh/PA)
An own goal from Molly Bartrip, right, sent Manchester United back to the Women’s Super League summit following a hard-fought 2-1 win at Tottenham (John Walton/PA)
England claimed their first win of this year’s Six Nations by overcoming Italy (David Davies/PA)
Finn Russell starred as Scotland blitzed Wales 35-7 at BT Murrayfield (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Ireland are in pole position for Six Nations glory following a gripping 32-19 bonus-point victory over reigning Grand Slam champions France (Brian Lawless/PA)
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made their first public appearance alongside Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2018, but a Royal author has claimed it was marred by an awkward moment
Footage taken by a Brazilian tourist shows several pedestrians stepping to soothe the black horse which caused damage after running through the London streets on Wednesday.
David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst will forever be remembered for their roles as Del Boy and Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses, but the pair's relationship off-screen has been far from perfect.
Maxine Longmuir, 69, was thrilled when she won a £2,500 holiday to Portugal on the ITV quiz show, but claims she was left devastated when she was told she was unable to rebook it
They contain a triple whammy of alpha linolenic acid, fibre and lignans which help protect against heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol
Britain's Got Talent has been hit with Ofcom complaints after a string of viewers were left feeling sick over one act's routine during the launch episode
Prince Harry was left upset by his father's decision to evict him and Meghan from Frogmore Cottage as they were under the impression that the property would always be available to them, according to a royal expert.
Prince Harry is set to return to the UK in less than two weeks to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games - and he is likely feeling some trepidation about his visit
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