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...
The deadline to finalise the sale of The Hundred franchises has been extended by the England and Wales Cricket Board after delays in negotiations. Multiple sources have told BBC Sport there are no major concerns over the hold-ups, with investors still fully committed to the deals agreed earlier this year which had an initial eight-week...
Leicester: Steward; Radwan, Kata, Woodward, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, Van Poortvliet; Smith, Montoya, Heyes, Henderson, Chessum, Liebenberg, Reffell, Cracknell. Replacements: Clare, Whitcombe, Cole, Wells, Ilione, Youngs, Shillcock, Perese. Saracens: Daly; Elliott, Lozowski, Tompkins, Hall; Burke, Van Zyl; Mawi, George, Balmain, Itoje, Tizard, McFarland, Gonzalez, Willis. Replacements: Dan, Carre, Riccioni, Isiekwe, Onyeama-Christie, Earl, Simpson, Goode Referee: Luke Pearce....
It’s a tough run-in for bottom-placed Crystal Palace, who will meet Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City before the season is over. Villa, meanwhile, only face one top-four side in their five remaining games, while they will have the added bonus of a home crowd for their last game at Villa Park. Former Arsenal and Manchester...
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes Rangers winger Vaclav Cerny demonstrated a “lack of respect” with his water-squirting celebrations in the Old Firm derby. The Czech Republic international, who had been withdrawn five minutes before Hamza Igamane grabbed a late winner, aimed the contents of a drinks bottle at home fans as he ran up the...
One player that does appear unlikely to feature at the national stadium is midfielder Sivert Heltne Nilsen. The Norwegian has missed the past two games with an eye injury. And, speaking before Saturday’s Premiership visit of Motherwell, Thelin said it does not look like he will be back in action any time soon. “It is...
“London Irish was never about one person. Our mission is, and will always be, to build something lasting – something rooted in Irish identity, global ambition and community,” Kyle said in a statement, external on LinkedIn. “While Dad was a huge inspiration behind this journey, our plans were always built to move with him in...
Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is set for a spell on the sidelines after injuring his shoulder on international duty, boss Brendan Rodgers has confirmed. The 38-year-old picked up the knock during Denmark’s Nations League quarter-final second-leg loss in Portugal, but Rodgers is unsure of the extent of the injury. The Danish captain, who has 81...
Osasuna have launched an appeal to the Royal Spanish Football Federation, claiming Barcelona defender Inigo Martinez was ineligible to play against them on Thursday. Martinez did not join up with the Spain squad for the recent international break because of a knee injury. Fifa rules prohibit a player from playing for his club within five...
Chris MacLennan BBC Scotland News BBC Alan Savage says he wants to take full control of the club Inverness Caledonian Thistle investor and former chairman Alan Savage has made a bid of £800,000 to take over the trouble-hit club. The club was placed into administration last October after running up large debts. The administrators warned...
