Tigers end try drought to boost play-off hopes

Leicester ended an Aviva Premiership try drought of more than five hours as they beat Sale 28-8 at home to boost their chances of making the play-offs.



Laurence Pearce's 13th-minute try came 316 minutes after Leicester's last touchdown and they also got a penalty try and one from centre Seremaia Bai, with fly-half Freddie Burns kicking two conversions and three penalties.



Winger Tom Arscott scored Sale's only try on a day when three players were sin-binned - Arscott and Sale team -mate Magnus Lund and Leicester's Bai.



The win, in front of a crowd of 21,896, meant Leicester leapfrogge…