In a first for English soccer, a goal was awarded because of the intervention of a video-assistant referee as Leicester advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup on Tuesday.
Kelechi Iheanacho’s deft finish was ruled out by the assistant referee for offside against the Leicester striker in the 77th minute, only to have the decision overturned and the goal given by the on-field referee about 70 seconds later on the advice of the VAR.
That second goal for Iheanacho clinched a 2-0 win for Leicester over third-tier Fleetwood at King Power Stadium, in one of five third-round replays.
The use of VARs is being trialed in England in the two cup competitions — the FA Cup and the League Cup — this season, but not yet in the Premier League.
In other matches: West Ham needed extra time to see off third-tier Shrewsbury 1-0 at home, with Reece Burke smashing a shot in off the crossbar in the 112th minute; second-tier Cardiff earned the right to host Premier League leader Manchester City in the fourth round after beating fourth-tier Mansfield 4-1; Sheffield Wednesday beat Carlisle 2-0 and will next play Reading, which won 3-0 at home to Stevenage.
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Royals pitcher Duffy guilty in DUI case
Royals pitcher Danny Duffy has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in a Kansas City suburb and has been placed on a year’s probation.
Sean Reilly, a spokesman for the city of Overland Park, Kan., said Duffy entered the plea last week and will pay $1,220 in fines and court fees. Duffy must report to a probation officer once a month and abstain from drugs and alcohol. He also will be subject to random breath, urine or blood screenings.
•Left-hander Wade LeBlanc, 33, has agreed to a minor-league contract with the Yankees and will report to major-league spring training. LeBlanc was 5-2 with a 4.50 ERA in 50 relief appearances last year for Pittsburgh, which declined his $1.25 million option for 2018.
Crime: A man ejected from an Eagles playoff game because he was intoxicated and didn’t have a ticket and then punched a police horse in the face has been charged with assault.
Police say Taylor Hendricks, 22, was turned away from Saturday’s Falcons-Eagles game and then approached a mounted police officer and started punching a horse named Nicky in the face, neck and shoulder. Court records indicate Hendricks is charged with aggravated assault, trespassing and taunting a police animal.
Boxing: Authorities say professional boxer Luis Rosa Jr. has been killed in a car crash in Connecticut.
Police in West Haven say Rosa, 26, was driving south in a Honda that crossed the center line and collided with an Acura traveling in the opposite direction around 2 a.m. Sunday. Two other people suffered serious injuries.
Rosa was a featherweight with a 23-1 record and 11 knockouts.