MEN’S FOOTBALL: Despite an Ollie Banks-missed penalty Chesterfield claimed their seventh successive win with a 2-1 victory at Dagenham and Redbridge on Tuesday night.

They now enjoy a huge 22-point lead in the National League with a game in hand over second-placed Bromley.

Since relegation from the Football League in 2017 Chesterfield have made three unsuccessful promotion play-off attempts and lost on penalties in last year’s final.

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Chelsea have been drawn against Ajax in the Champions League quarter-finals with the first leg in Amsterdam on March 19.

Bergen-based Brann, making their debut in the last eight, face holders Barcelona, who beat the Londoners in last year’s semi-finals, Paris St Germain take on Gothenburg’s Hacken and eight-time winners Lyon meet Benfica, the first Portuguese team to reach the quarter-finals.

MEN’S CRICKET: The world’s number one test batsmen Kane Williamson scored a century in each innings as New Zealand crushed South Africa by 281 runs at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui this morning.

Chasing an unlikely target of 529 the South Africans struggled to 247 all out with Kyle Jamieson taking 4-59. The Kiwis take a 1-0 lead into the final leg of their two-match series at Hamilton on Monday.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Last year’s Most Valuable Player in US basketball, Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid, will be unable to defend his title after suffering a knee injury that has sidelined him for at least a month.

The 76ers host a struggling Golden State team today while the LA Clippers take on New Orleans in a crucial Western Conference match and Boston Celtics put the league’s best record on the line against Atlanta.