The British and Irish Lions eased away to an eight-try 54-7 victory against Western Force in their first game of their tour on Australian soil. Captain Dan Sheehan, Tomos Williams and Elliot Daly scored in a first half largely dominated by the profligate hosts in terms of territory but not on the scoreboard. The Lions...
Ireland’s Dan Sheehan will captain the British and Irish Lions in their opening game on Australian soil against the Western Force on Saturday. Sheehan is one of five players in the starting line-up who will make their Lions debut, his Leinster team-mates Garry Ringrose, James Lowe, Joe McCarthy and Josh van der Flier being the...
In the past 22 years, the other England openers to score hundreds in the fourth innings of a Test have ended up with knighthoods. Duckett now has a better average at the top of the order than both Sirs Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss. Arise, Sir Ben of the Buckett Hat. “My mindset personally was...
There was no competition for word of the day at the Lions media briefing on Wednesday – “cohesion” was clearly the focus. Given how clunky these affairs have been in the recent past, and that this represented a first hit for what is a brand new side, it was fair to assume clicking quickly would...
BBC Sport pundit Mark Wood believes England need to come up with different ways to take wickets on a flat pitch on day two of the first Test against India at Headingley, where the tourists will resume on 359-3. READ MORE: Vaughan ‘staggered’ by England decision to bowl Read full article at source...
New Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley says he is resigned to losing midfielder Adam Randell. Speculation has linked the homegrown 24-year-old with a move to Championship side Bristol City after Argyle were relegated to League One last month. Randell played 173 games for the Pilgrims over seven years and scored 10 goals and has...
It comes as no surprise that the people who put their lives on the line trying to maintain law and order aren’t too happy with the politicians and Pravda Media folks who are egging on the insurrectionists in Los Angeles. But you would never know it if you got all your news from the Gavin...
Despite taking an early lead, Northern Ireland failed to register a shot on target throughout the game. O’Neill added: “In terms of where we need to get to as a team, we need to be able to retain the ball a little bit better when we win it back, maybe find a little bit more...
Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has agreed a deal to sign for Mexican side Club Universidad Nacional – known as Pumas UNAM – according to the PA news agency. The former Arsenal and Juventus midfielder would become the first high-profile British player to play in the Mexican league should the formalities of the move be completed....
Asked if she might be tempted to go with youth in Tilburg, Andreatta replied: “I think what they showed was a real maturity and able to manage the moment and they thrived. “We could see an improvement in the second half and I think just that belief that they can play and choose moments to...
Dundee want to speak to Linfield boss David Healy about their managerial vacancy at Dens Park. Last month the Dark Blues sacked Tony Docherty one day after securing their Scottish Premiership status for next season in the final game of the campaign. Healy, who is the Northern Ireland men’s team’s record goalscorer, has been in...
Getty Images The UK is one of few countries in Europe where vehicles drive on the left The number of crashes caused by visitors to Scotland driving on the wrong side of the road has increased by 46% in a year. Figures released by Transport Scotland showed there were 35 collisions caused by “inexperience of...
Fi Lamdin & Emma Petrie BBC News Caters Photographic Luke Melling, right, meets Alastair Hawken three years after a life-saving stem cell donation A man with a rare form of blood cancer has travelled 10,000 miles to meet the stranger who saved his life. Luke Melling, 31, from Melbourne, Australia, says he was “staring death...
Arsenal forward Chloe Kelly tells BBC Sport’s Jo Currie that she considered taking a break from football before Arsenal “put the smile back on my face”. Read full article at source...
Raphinha says his “dream is to be at Barcelona until the end of my career” after signing a new deal that will keep him at the La Liga club until 2028. The Brazil winger has scored 34 goals and registered 25 assists in 56 appearances this season as Hansi Flick’s side completed a domestic treble...