The key thing on the line other than cold, hard cash, is cold, hard coefficient points. These are what determine where your country sits in the rankings, and ultimately decides how many European spots you’re going to get and where you’re getting them. As things stand, Scotland are 40th in the table this season of…
Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Redpath, Arundell, Ojomoh, Spencer (c); Obano, Dunn, Sela; Roux, Ewels, Hill, Pepper, Reid. Replacements: Frost, Van Wyk, Griffin, Molony, Underhill, Carr-Smith, Butt, Barbeary. Sale: Carpenter; Roebuck, R. du Preez, Bedlow, O’Flaherty, Ford, Warr; Rodd, Jibulu, Opoku-Fordjour; Bamber, Andrews, Van Rhyn (c), B. Curry, Dugdale. Replacements: Caine, McIntyre, John, Burrow, Woodman,…
And so the revamp of The Hundred begins, the sign of what the competition may be like following more than ยฃ500m of investment. The consortium that paid most for a stake in any of the eight teams, the Tech Titans, have poached the most sought-after coach on the franchise circuit. In doing so, they reunite…
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso set the pace from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in first practice at the Singapore Grand Prix. McLaren’s title rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished the session fifth and sixth. Piastri was 0.217 seconds quicker than Norris. Alonso was 0.150secs ahead of Leclerc and 0.276secs clear of…
Jude Bellingham missed the last England international camp as he recovered from shoulder surgery. The 22-year-old is a key player for England, arguably the best they have, and their chances of winning the World Cup next summer will likely be hinged on how well he plays. It could be a slightly awkward reunion for Tuchel…
Besides the small step on the road to recovery that was the Scottish Premiership win at Livingston at the weekend, Rangers haven’t managed to lose sight of the starting blocks. In Austria, they had an opportunity to build a bit of momentum and make a case for their head coach, who remains under huge pressure….
Fair play to Leeds, they have really surprised and impressed me so far. There is a good balance to their team because they carry a threat and can dig in too. Apart from a heavy defeat at Arsenal, they have been competitive in every game so far and their good start would have been even…
Dan James has been ruled out of Wales’ October double-header against England and Belgium through injury. The winger, 27, is expected to be out for four to six weeks after rolling his ankle in training, according to his Leeds United manager Daniel Farke. Farke said on Thursday that he expects James back after the November…
Ireland’s Ian Machado Garry will face former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in the co-main event at UFC Qatar on 22 November. The 27-year-old beat Carlos Prates in his last UFC outing in April, after suffering a first defeat in the organisation to Shavkat Rakhmonov in December 2024. American Muhammad lost his belt to Jack Della…
Deaves picked up from where he left off last season, impressing in Ospreys’ opening round defeat to Bulls in the United Rugby Championship (URC). And Jones believes that continued good form has put him in Wales contention. “I’d be surprised if he [Deaves] is not in the international conversation right now,” said Jones. “If you…
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