Jon Rahm shook his head in disbelief multiple times on a frustrating Friday at the Spanish Open; Rahm made the cut by one shot and is eight shots behind leader and last year’s runner-up Matthieu Pavon; watch the Spanish Open live on Sky Sports Golf from 12.30pm on Saturday Last Updated: 13/10/23 7:55pm Please use … Read more
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Italy’s Hame Faiva applauds the fans after the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match against France at Parc Olympique in Lyon, France. Photo / Getty Images University of Waikato Rugby Club, Hurricanes and former Waikato hooker Hame Faiva, 29, played three matches for Italy at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, grabbing a try … Read more
James Lowe, Hugo Keenan (two), Iain Henderson, Dan Sheehan, Garry Ringrose scored tries as Ireland blew Scotland away in Rugby World Cup Pool B; win books Ireland quarter-final vs New Zealand on Saturday, October 14; Ireland looking for semi-final place for first time in nation’s history By Michael Cantillon Last Updated: 07/10/23 10:13pm Dan Sheehan … Read more
By Elizabeth Haigh and Arthur Parashar 11:39 01 Oct 2023, updated 19:34 01 Oct 2023 An emotional Rory McIlroy guzzled champagne straight from the bottle as he triumphantly celebrated leading Team Europe to victory as they regained the Ryder Cup from the USA. The Northern Irish star was joined by the rest of his team, … Read more
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Gregor Paul in Bordeaux Jason Ryan’s most impressive trick to date as All Blacks forwards coach has been the remodelling of Shannon Frizell into a robust, bruising and consistently destructive performer. From being in and out of the team since his debut in 2018, and the sort of player from whom no one could be … Read more
Damian Penaud (three), Jonathan Danty (two), Charles Ollivon (two), Thibaud Flament, Antoine Dupont, Louis Bielle-Biarrey (two), Baptiste Couilloud, Melvyn Jaminet tries saw France to record Rugby World Cup victory in 96-0 success vs Namibia; Win marred by Antoine Dupont facial injury Last Updated: 21/09/23 10:46pm France skipper and talisman Antoine Dupont went off clutching his … Read more
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A facial injury to captain Antoine Dupont took the gloss off France’s highest-ever score, a 96-0 romp against hapless Namibia at the Rugby World Cup this morning. There were 14 tries, including a penalty try, and Thomas Ramos converted 12 of 13. The Rugby World Cup’s seventh highest score was marred by Dupont’s game-ending injury, … Read more
Johnny Sexton was asked in midweek if he needed to convince Andy Farrell to pick him for the game against Tonga. ‘I don’t have any say in selection,’ Sexton began, before the head coach, sat alongside him, cut in. ‘He does, he picks the side,’ joked Farrell. During Farrell’s uncertain first year as head coach, … Read more
Marc Bazeley @MarcBazeley Tries from Louis Rees-Zammit, Dewi Lake, Jac Morgan and Taulupe Faletau, plus four conversions from Leigh Halfpenny, helped Wales make it two wins from two at the Rugby World Cup; Portugal’s try from Nicolas Martins was the least they deserved for their efforts in Nice Last Updated: 16/09/23 6:51pm Louis Rees-Zammit celebrates … Read more
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Live updates of the Rugby World Cup clash between France and Uruguay. Anthony Jelonch has recovered from a knee injury in time to feature at the Rugby World Cup. The flanker will captain France and start as number eight against Uruguay in their Pool A match on Thursday after making a speedy recovery from knee … Read more