Leicester Tigers reached the Premiership final for the second time in four seasons as they edged Sale Sharks 21-16 in a pulsating play-off semi-final. Handre Pollard and George Ford traded penalties before Adam Radwan’s double – including a sensational diving finish – put the dominant hosts 13-3 up at the break. Pollard quickly matched Ford’s...
Charlie Woods has won his first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) event to follow in father Tiger’s footsteps. The 16-year-old American claimed a three-shot victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational in Bowling Green, Florida. Tiger Woods played in 13 AJGA tournaments from 1991 to 1993, winning eight – the joint highest behind Phil Mickelson. In...
England and Leicester Tigers prop Dan Cole will retire at the end of season. The 38-year-old is the second most capped men’s player in England history, having made 118 appearances for his country. Cole, who also twice toured with the British and Irish Lions, came through Leicester’s academy and has played 340 senior games and...
Leicester: Steward; Radwan, Kata, Woodward, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, van Poortvliet; Smith, Montoya (c), Heyes, Henderson, Chessum, Liebenberg, Reffell, Cracknell. Replacements: Clare, Cronin, Cole, Rogerson, Ilione, Youngs, Shillcock, Kelly. Sale: Carpenter; Roebuck, Rob du Preez (c), Ma’asi-White, Reed; Ford, Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Hill, van Rhyn, T Curry, JL du Preez. Replacements: McElroy, McIntyre, John, Andrews,...
Tourists who were in Indian-administered Kashmir when deadly attacks took place are now returning to their homes. Describing the moment the violence broke out, one person said the gunfire had been mistaken for “tigers being hunted”. He survived but said three others in his group did not. The attack saw a group of gunmen fire...
England’s most-capped men’s player Ben Youngs has announced he will retire at the end of the 2024-25 season. The scrum-half, 35, played in 127 Tests for his country and won four Six Nations titles as well as five Premiership titles with Leicester Tigers. Youngs became Leicester’s youngest ever league player aged 17 in April 2007...
Teenager Angus Hall scored an eye-catching try on his first Premiership start as Saracens reignited their top-four hopes with a hard-fought win at Leicester Tigers. The 19-year-old collected Elliot Daly’s pass and sped clear to finish in the corner after Saracens had fallen behind for the first time in the match. Jamie George and Juan...
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....
Castleford: Hoy, Simm, Cini, Wood, Senior, Asi, Milnes, Lawler, Rimbu, Singleton, Hodson, Mellor, Westerman. Interchanges: Robb, Mustapha, Okoro, Griffin. Hull FC: Rapana, Briscoe, Litten, Chamberlain, Martin, Cust, Sezer, Ese’ese, Bourouh, Knight, Fash, Lane, Asiata. Interchanges: Ashworth, Eseh, Kirby, Moy. Referee: Liam Moore. Read article in full at source...
Lloyd hopes to be involved in finding a new head coach when Michael Cheika leaves at the end of the season, but does not feel sweeping change is needed. Leicester climbed to third place in the Premiership, with six games left, after thrashing defending champions Northampton on Friday. “If you look at what the team...
Wales flanker Tommy Reffell has signed a new deal with Leicester Tigers to keep him at the club next season. The 25-year-old made his 100th start in Friday’s 33-0 East Midlands derby win at Northampton. He played for Wales at the 2023 World Cup and has won 27 caps in total, four of them during...
Tom said he is “incredibly honoured” to have been chairman for more than three decades. His involvement in Tiger spans 61 years, starting as a player who made 130 appearances for the club. “It has always been about playing the role of custodian to me, ensuring this club continues long into the future for the...
Castleford: Hoy; Simm, Cini, Wood, Senior; Asi, Milnes; Singleton, Robb, Lawler, Simbiken, Mellor, Horne. Interchanges: Rimbu, Griffin, Mustapha, Namo. Catalans: Tomkins; Yaha, Laguerre, Smith, Cotric; Keary, Aispuro-Bichet; Pangai, Da Costa, Bousquet, Garcia, Whitehead, Partington. Interchanges: Romano, Satate, Navarrete, Dezaria. Sin-bin: Tomkins (80) Referee: Liam Rush. View original article...
Leicester Tigers back-rower Hanro Liebenberg hopes Michael Cheika’s replacement as head coach can bring long-term stability to the role. Former Australia and Argentina head coach Cheika is in the final months of his contract as Tigers boss, having decided in January not to extend his stay beyond his initial one-year deal. The 58-year-old replaced fellow...
Castleford Tigers have signed Salford Red Devils prop Brad Singleton for an undisclosed fee on a deal until the end of next season. The 32-year-old previously played with Tigers head coach Danny McGuire when the pair were at Leeds Rhinos. Singleton is the latest player to leave the financially-troubled Red Devils, who are without a...