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The sporting weekend in pictures

The sporting weekend in pictures
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We look at some of the weekend's best sporting action in pictures.

Wales were crowned Six Nations Grand Slam champions as they demolished Ireland 25-7, while four Premier League teams reached the FA Cup semi-finals.

Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at some of the weekend's best sporting action in pictures.

Wales lift the Six Nations trophy
Wales completed the Grand Slam after beating Ireland in Saturday's Six Nations match in Cardiff (Adam Davy/PA)
Alun Wyn Jones (left) and Prince William
Wales' Alun Wyn Jones (left) was presented with the Six Nations trophy by Prince William in Cardiff (David Davies/PA)
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas (pictured) won Sunday's Australian Grand Prix (Rick Rycroft/AP)
Sergio Aguero (right)
Sergio Aguero (right) netted the winner as Manchester City kept their quadruple hopes alive with a dramatic 3-2 FA Cup quarter-final comeback win at Swansea (Nick Potts/PA)
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy celebrated St Patrick's Day in style with victory in the prestigious Players Championship after a thrilling final round at Sawgrass (Lynne Sladky/AP)
Paul Townend on Al Boum Photo
Willie Mullins finally secured Cheltenham Gold Cup glory as Al Boum Photo galloped away in the hands of Paul Townend on Friday (Paul Harding/PA)
England Women celebrate
England Women scored 12 tries in a crushing 80-0 win over Scotland to deliver the Grand Slam and secure the Six Nations title (Steven Paston/PA)
Raul Jimenez (left)
Raul Jimenez (left) and Diogo Jota sent Wolves into the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 21 years with a 2-1 win over Manchester United (Chris Radburn/PA)
Sunwolves and Reds players
Players remember the victims of Friday's mass shooting in New Zealand before the Super Rugby match between Sunwolves and Reds (Koji Sasahara/AP)
Gylfi Sigurdsson (left)
Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson (left) were on target as Chelsea's hopes of a top-four finish were dented in a 2-0 Premier League defeat at Everton (Martin Rickett/PA)
James Milner (centre)
A James Milner penalty sent Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League in a 2-1 win at Fulham (Adam Davy/PA)
Finn Russell (centre)
England collapsed but Scotland were still unable to register their first victory at Twickenham since 1983 as the Six Nations climaxed in a remarkable 38-38 draw (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Warren Gatland
Warren Gatland became the first coach to win three Six Nations Grand Slams after Wales beat Ireland (David Davies/PA)
Lionel Messi (right)
Lionel Messi (right) scored his 51st career hat-trick as Barcelona brushed aside Real Betis 4-1 to move 10 points clear at the top of LaLiga (Miguel Morenatti/AP)
Andre Gray
Andre Gray sent Watford into the semi-finals of the FA Cup after coming off the bench to score the winner in a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace (Jonathan Brady/PA)
James Rodriguez
James Rodriguez scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga with a 6-0 victory over Mainz (Matthias Schrader/AP)
Odsonne Edouard (third right)
Odsonne Edouard's dramatic stoppage-time winner at Dundee took Celtic 10 points clear of Rangers at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership (Ian Rutherford/PA)
Inter Milan celebrate
Inter Milan leapfrogged AC Milan into third place in the Serie A table after claiming a 3-2 victory in the Milan derby (Roberto Bregani/AP)
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