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[ad_1] MELBOURNE : If Australia grabs another Olympic gold medal in rugby sevens at Paris, the highlights reel may well be dominated by Maddison Levi burning off defenders on her way to the try-line. The 22-year-old Queenslander has been a juggernaut since the Tokyo Games, tearing up try-scoring records in the SVNS world series to […]

[ad_1] World number one Iga Swiatek holds a commanding 10-1 record over Coco Gauff but the top seed feels the American has matured since she burst on to the scene as a teenager and will pose a stern test when they meet in the French Open semi-finals on Thursday. Gauff’s lone win over Swiatek came […]

[ad_1] Rower Kathleen Noble knows she will not be a medal contender when she competes for Uganda at the Paris Olympics but the 29-year-old with Irish roots nonetheless embodies the principles of Olympism. Noble will be competing in her second Games for the east African nation in the women’s single sculls and while she is […]

[ad_1] FIFA and countries bidding to host the 2030 and 2034 World Cups should agree to binding commitments and legal reforms to prevent human rights violations connected to the tournament, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. In October, soccer’s world governing body awarded the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Spain and Portugal while Saudi Arabia is […]

[ad_1] All Blacks forwards Scott Barrett and Codie Taylor have committed to New Zealand rugby through to the 2027 World Cup in a boost for Scott Robertson’s rebuilding squad. The contract extensions will also keep the duo at their Super Rugby Pacific club, the Canterbury Crusaders. Barrett, seen as a potential successor to former All […]

[ad_1] Saturday’s Challenge Cup final, scheduled for 1500 BST (1400 GMT) will start seven minutes later to pay tribute to the late former England player Rob Burrow, the Rugby Football League (RFL) said on Wednesday. Burrow, who played for Leeds between 2001-2017 winning eight Super League titles, passed away on Sunday aged 41 after being […]

[ad_1] BRUSSELS : Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco said he had learnt some valuable lessons from their 2-0 victory over Montenegro in their Euro 2024 warm-up international on Wednesday. De Bruyne netted the opening goal in Brussels as he won his 100th cap and Leandro Trossard tucked away a stoppage time penalty for a win that […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Fourth seed Alexander Zverev kept his bid for an elusive first Grand Slam title alive by reaching a fourth straight semi-final at the French Open with a 6-4 7-6(5) 6-4 victory over 11th-seeded Australian Alex de Minaur on Wednesday. Zverev will play seventh seed Casper Ruud in the last-four after holder Novak […]

[ad_1] BRUSSELS :Kevin De Bruyne scored to mark his 100th cap for Belgium and set his country on their way to a 2-0 win over Montenegro in Brussels on Wednesday in the first of two friendlies before they head to the European Championship. The Belgium captain stroked home a long range shot a minute before […]

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN : Christian Eriksen scored a stunning late winner to give Denmark a 2-1 victory over Sweden in a lively pre-Euro 2024 friendly at a sold-out Parken stadium on Wednesday, cementing his spot as the Danes’ most potent creative force ahead of the tournament in Germany. It took just over a minute for the […]