The British and Irish Lions have warned Australia the Wallabies’ superstars must appear for their Super Rugby sides in the tourists’ pre-Test series matches. The Lions will take on Western Force in their first match on Australian soil on Saturday, with five Wallabies – Nick Champion de Crespigny, Dylan Pietsch, Tom Robertson, Darcy Swain and...
England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been banned for two games after being sent off against a France XV on Saturday. Feyi-Waboso was shown a 34th-minute red card at Allianz Stadium after catching Antoine Hastoy on the head with a swinging right arm as he attempted a tackle. The Exeter wing, 22, missed England’s Six Nations...
Bengaluru will stage the opening match, involving India, and the final if Pakistan are not involved. The full list of fixtures for the eight-team tournament is still to be announced. Australia are the defending World Cup champions, having beaten England in the final of the previous tournament in New Zealand, delayed until 2022 because of...
Saturday’s evening match – the slot most coveted for television audiences – sees men’s Serb sixth seed Novak Djokovic face Austria’s Filip Misolic, while Sunday night will see Denmark’s Holger Rune face Italian Lorenzo Musetti. “The women’s game has been writing its own legacy loudly, brilliantly, and for far too long without too much recognition,”...
Seamer Josh Hull, 20, who played one Test against Sri Lanka last summer, also makes the group, as does all-rounder Dan Mousley, who made his limited-overs debuts against the West Indies in the autumn. However, fast bowler Jofra Archer has not been selected after injuring his thumb at the Indian Premier League. “This series is...
India and Pakistan last met in the Champions Trophy in February. That match was played in Dubai because the India refused to travel to Pakistan for the tournament. Fixtures at world tournaments, such as World Cups and the Champions Trophy, are dictated by the International Cricket Council and the event’s schedule. India-Pakistan fixtures generate significant...
Labuschagne has hit 10 Championship centuries and 13 fifties in just 30 four-day matches for Glamorgan, after coming to prominence with a starring role in the 2019 campaign ahead of a successful Ashes series. He is best known as a top-order batter, but has also bowled seam, leg-spin and off-spin in county games. Glamorgan will...
Question: You’re known for your phenomenal speed, did you ever get close to doing athletics? Answer: I was very close to doing athletics but it just came to a point in the career in Sheffield that they said pick or choose between football and running. I did run for Sheffield – I did the 100m...
Surrey have signed former Australia international batter Kurtis Patterson for three County Championship matches in May. The 31-year-old scored 743 runs for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield over the winter, the fourth highest total, at an average of 57.15. He will join up with Surrey ahead of next week’s trip to Edgbaston to...
The down-to-earth philosophy comes from Pereira’s upbringing. Growing up on the coast in Espinho, 10 miles south of Porto, he recalls the harsh conditions he endured which have shaped him. “It was a very humble village with fishermen and we grew up on the street,” he said. “Fighting together, fighting for the space. Competing and...
Channel 5 will show 23 Fifa Club World Cup matches this summer after agreeing a UK sublicensing deal with global rights holder DAZN. The free-to-air broadcaster will show 15 group games, four last-16 ties, two quarter-finals, one semi-final and the final. The remaining 40 matches at the expanded 32-team tournament, which takes place in the...
Pope Francis was elected to lead the Catholic Church in 2013, replacing Pope Benedict XVI. The 88-year-old was a known football fan and had supported Argentine side San Lorenzo since he was a child. A number of Serie A clubs posted tributes to the Pope following his passing. “A loss that deeply saddens our city...
Essex have signed Sri Lankan seamer Kasun Rajitha for the next five County Championship matches. Rajitha, 31, has played for his country in all three formats, including 18 Test matches, taking a total of 55 wickets at an average of 29.58. He previously played under Essex director of cricket Chris Silverwood, who had a two-year...