Liverpool's relentless four-pronged bid for more silverware continues as victory over Norwich last night sees them into the FA Cup quarter finals. Cup specialist Takumi Minamino scored both goals for a much changed Liverpool in the 2-1 win. Southampton join them in the last eight after a 3-1 win over West Ham. Romelu Lukaku's late goal completed Chelsea's comeback after Luton threatened to deepen the turmoil at the London club. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has confirmed he has put Chelsea up for sale, after a call in the British parliament for him to face sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine.

Eddie Jones has made eight changes to his 25-man squad and has dispensed with more than 200 England Test caps for next week's Six Nations game against Ireland - most notably George Ford and Elliot Daly miss out as the English head coach appears to have something new in mind for the must-win game. Italy hooker Hame Faiva has received a four-week ban for his red card in last Sunday's Six Nations defeat by Ireland in Dublin. He was sent off in the 19th minute of Italy's 57-6 loss for a high tackle on Irish hooker Dan Sheehan.

The International Paralympic Committee confirmed on Wednesday that it will allow Russian athletes to compete at the Winter Games which begin in Beijing this week. The controversial decision is not in line with the action taken by major sporting organisations such as Fifa who have banned all Russian teams and athletes from competing - here's a list of how different sports have reacted to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Phil Mickelson has suffered another setback after finishing runner-up to Tiger Woods in the PGA Tour's inaugural Player Impact Programme, with $8 million the reward for first prize. The bonus scheme is designed to reward the Tour's most popular stars - Woods did not play a single official PGA Tour event last year after a life-threatening car accident in Los Angeles in February.