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Tensions between the sides deepened on Saturday when the Republic of Ireland’s pre-match news conference was ended abruptly after head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson fielded what he later called a “verbal attack” from Israeli reporters. Hallgrimsson was asked by an Israeli reporter about alleged racism by Irish players during last week’s encounter in Hungary, which the…

The Prem Saracens (5) 17 Tries: Mawi, Va’enuku, C Bracken Cons: Burke Sale (7) 21 Tries: Jibulu, O’Flaherty, Bamber Cons: Ford 2, Lozowski Sale overcame Jacques Vermeulen’s red card to defeat Saracens 21-17 and pick up their first win of The Prem campaign. Sarries struggled to break down a stubborn Sharks defence despite having numerical…

That philosophy was characterised by the appearances of scrum-half Ewan Irwin and centre Arron Lindop at Old Trafford. Irwin is still only 18 and Lindop just two years older – but they contributed all 10 of their side’s points against Wakefield with Lindop crossing for both tries and Irwin adding a conversion. It is the…

World number two Aryna Sabalenka followed Elena Rybakina out the door at the China Open as she fell to a surprise defeat by 34th-ranked Nikola Bartunkova. It comes a day after top seed Rybakina, who defeated Sabalenka in last month’s US Open final and replaced the Belarusian at the top of the rankings, was knocked…

World number two Luke Humphries secured his place in the World Grand Prix final with a 5-3 victory over James Wade. Humphries averaged 96.92 and threw 10 180s as he reached the final for the fourth successive time. The 31-year-old Englishman will face Welshman Gerwyn Price on Sunday evening in Leicester after he beat Nathan…

The great Kenny Dalglish is the only man to have pulled on the navy blue of Scotland more times than Robertson. ‘King Kenny’ still tops the list on 102 caps, but that could be eclipsed by his friend come November should the 32-year-old feature in each of Scotland’s remaining Nations League games this year. It…

Despite great success in the Scottish Women’s Premier League, Olid arrived at United as an unknown quantity in English football. It was a difficult start too, losing to London City Lionesses on the opening night of the Women’s Super League season before being thrashed 5-0 at home by Chelsea a week later – managing just…

Opened in 1962, Dodger Stadium is the biggest MLB arena with a capacity of 56,000, and this year ‘Dodger baseball’ has been one of the hottest tickets in town. For the past two years the team’s total home attendance has passed four million. This year they set a franchise record of 4,034,219 – an average…

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World number two Luke Humphries breezed into the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix with a 3-0 victory over Niels Zonneveld. The Englishman did not quite hit top gear against the Dutchman – averaging 85.91 and throwing four 180s – but was clinical at the key moments with a checkout success of 33.33%. Humphries has…