Rory McIlroy birdied his last three holes to squeeze inside the projected cut line in the second round of the Houston Open as world number one Scottie Scheffler opened a one-shot lead with a course record 62. Scheffler set the pace with eight birdies and no bogeys to move to 11 under par for the...
Question marks could also be raised over Juventus’ dealings in the transfer market during Motta’s time at the club. Weeks after arriving at Juventus, he oversaw the £42.35m signing of midfielder Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa. Such a significant outlay suggested he would be a key player for what Motta wanted to do, but Luiz...
Having to overcome two anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in the space of nine months would be enough to break the spirit of many sportspeople. But in the case of Ireland scrum-half Aoibheann Reilly, she is determined to use her experience of those setbacks to help her navigate her future rugby career and give her...
The governing body did not offer any details around the investigation’s findings, which it said were “final and binding” and that it was “analysing the decision”. However, in his own statement, seen by BBC Sport, Herdman defended his actions and behaviour. “I acknowledge the Disciplinary Committee’s decision, which concluded with an admonishment, without suspension or...
Watch highlights as Ulster recover from an early 17-0 deficit to 14-man Stormers 38-34 in a thrilling 10-try United Rugby Championship match. Read article in full at source...
Wakefield were good value for their victory as they consigned Leigh to a second successive Super League defeat, playing Adrian Lam’s side off the park for much of the 80 minutes. Their first score came as McMeeken and Russell combined, with the former sending the latter through, and they were 12-0 up soon after as...
Sale: Carpenter, Roebuck, R du Preez (c), Bedlow, O’Flaherty; Ford, Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Hill, Van Rhyn, T Curry, JL du Preez. Sin-bin: Ford (36). Replacements: McElroy, McIntyre, John, Andrews, Dugdale, Thomas, Addison, Reed. Northampton: Ramm, Freeman, Odendaal, Dingwall (c), Hendy; James, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Munga, Coles, Kemeny, Scott-Young, Pollock. Sin-bin: James (9),...
Warrington centre Stefan Ratchford told BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra: “We set out a game plan through the week and we kind of went away from that at the beginning of the game. “Leeds had all the field position early on but we got ourselves in front with a great try from Arron Lindop. “We...
Watch highlights as Edinburgh secure a six-try victory over Dragons to boost their play-off hopes in the United Rugby Championship. Read article in full at source...
Ulster: Michael Lowry, Rob Baloucoune, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Jack Murphy, John Cooney, Andrew Warwick, Rob Herring, Tom O’Toole, Alan O’Connor (capt), Kieran Treadwell, Matty Rea, Nick Timoney, David McCann Replacements: Tom Stewart, Callum Reid, Scott Wilson, Harry Sheridan, James McNabney, Nathan Doak, Ben Carson, Zac Ward DHL Stormers: Damian Willemse, Ben Loader,...
Newcastle and Liverpool want each other’s strikers, Bayern Munich are interested in Brighton’s goalkeeper and Manchester United chase two Leipzig players. Nottingham Forest and Newcastle are both interested in Liverpool and Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez, 25, who looks increasingly likely to leave Anfield. (Teamtalk, external) Liverpool’s pursuit of Newcastle United and Sweden striker Alexander Isak,...
Cliftonville continued to dominate possession but were guilty of spurning a number gilt-edged chances to extend their advantage in the second half. Addis played in Curran, but his low poked effort was smothered by Moore. Kearney kept the move alive, working the ball to Gormley, who snatched at his shot. Kearney then drilled in a...
Edinburgh: Goosen, Graham, M Currie, Lang, Van der Merwe, Thompson, Vellacott, Schoeman, Harrison, Rae, Sykes, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Watson, Bradbury. Replacements: Cherry, Venter, Sebastian, Young, Douglas, Price, C Scott, McCann. Dragons: Anderson, Dyer, Westwood, Owen, Hewitt, Reed, R Williams, Martinez, Dee, Latu, Davies, Cummins, Lewis-Hughes, Keddie, Wainwright. Replacements: Coghlan, Kelleher-Griffiths, N Evans, Langton-Cryer, Basham, Blacker, J...
Former Australia batter Stuart Law has been appointed as Nepal’s new head coach on a two-year contract. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) had been searching for a new coach for their men’s side since parting ways with Monty Desai in February. Desai guided Nepal to last year’s T20 World Cup but CAN decided against...
Wigan Warriors full-back Jai Field has signed a new four-year deal at the reigning Super League champions. The 27-year-old joined Wigan from NRL side Parramatta Eels in 2021 but suffered an injury-hit start during his debut against Leigh Leopards. He went on to return later that year and had a breakthrough campaign in 2022, winning...
