Weekend results: wins for Arsenal, Churchill and Groves

Lesson – Unbeaten Errol Spence Jr looks the future of the welterweight division

Celtic on the up

Brendan Rodgers has completely turned the fortunes of Celtic around, seeing the Glaswegians win a treble this season, while making real progress in the Champions League. In Dembele and Sinclair they have a pair of players capable of competing at a much higher level than the Scottish game, and there’s plenty of exciting young talent coming through too. The Hoops completed the treble on Saturday, beating Aberdeen 2-1 in the Scottish Cup final, Tom Rogic scoring an injury-time winner.

Lesson – Celtic really are invincible under Brendan Rodgers

Churchill at the double

Aidan O’Brien’s three-year-old star Churchill did the business at the Curragh on Saturday to lift the Irish 1000 Guineas and polish off the double, having claimed the English version of the race at Newmarket earlier this month. He was favourite in the market before the off, but there were serious question marks hanging over his chances due to the softer than expected ground. In the end, it made little difference as, under the ride of Ryan Moore, he was a handy winner, beating Thunder Snow by 2 ½ lengths. When hitting the front, the race was over.

Lesson – Churchill just keeps getting better and better

Groves a world champion

George Groves finally got his hands on the world title that has eluded him for so long. The 29-year-old stopped hard-hitting Russian Fedor Chudinov in six rounds on Saturday to earn the WBA world title, and he promised fans that having the gong will make him a better human being, and a better fighter. St George put his demons to bed at Bramall Lane, and he now has some big names to consider, not least a rematch with fellow Brit James DeGale.

Lesson – Groves vs DeGale now a real possibility

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