Rugby

Ireland completed their fourth-ever Six Nations Grand Slam with a 29-16 victory over England at a pulsating Aviva Stadium on Saturday, emphatically underlining their status as the world's top-ranked team heading into September's World Cup. The script could not have been better prepared, a chance to seal a first Grand Slam in Dublin on St. Patrick's Day weekend; and Ireland delivered, although it was nervier than they would have liked against an England side reduced to 14 men for the entire second half. The English were within one point of an upset with 20 minutes to go but late tries from Robbie Henshaw, Rob Herring, and a second for man-of-the-match Dan Sheehan made sure of Ireland's 15th championship and fifth since 2009. “You couldn't make it up, it's like living in a dream. We did...