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Major League Rugby official Luke Rogan has been appointed to the Men’s Junior World Championship in Georgia, where he will take on a series of high-profile match responsibilities: June 27: New Zealand vs Japan (Referee) July 2: Australia vs Fiji (Referee) July 7: South Africa vs Wales (Assistant Referee 1) July 7: Georgia vs Uruguay (Assistant Referee 1) Full Junior World Championship Appointments » In addition, a number of officials from both USA Rugby and Major League Rugby have been selected as Assistant Referees for Test Matches in the inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup taking place this July. Appointments include Mike Lawrenson,…
Jannik Sinner, the No 1 men’s tennis player in the world, was still leading by two sets and serving for a place in the third round of the French Open when it became clear he was in significant danger on the baking clay in Paris on Thursday afternoon. He was undone in the second round of the only Grand Slam he has yet to win, not by the ingenuity of his opponent or even the immense pressure that comes with being the prohibitive favourite, but rather by his own body. The Italian – who had not lost a match since…
Appearance Achievements Starting in the Chicago Hounds reserves for the first time this season, Australian tighthead prop Charlie Abel was called up early due to an injury to starting TH Wilton Rebolo. Abel came on just before the first hydration break of his 81st career Major League Rugby appearance, but more importantly, it marked his 50th appearance with the Chicago Hounds, making him just the 3rd player in team history (and 3rd this season!) to reach a half-century of games with the team!Melbourne native Charlie Abel first entered Major League Rugby with the LA Giltinis in 2021, helping the team…
Tottenham are close to signing Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi on a free transfer.Personal terms are yet to be finalised but the deal for the 29-year-old is advancing towards completion, as is Spurs’ move for Scotland full-back Andy Robertson, who is out of contract after leaving Liverpool.Bournemouth abandoned efforts to retain Senesi after he turned down a third new contract offer in December and began talks with major overseas clubs.However, the three-cap Argentina international now looks set to remain in the Premier League, barring any last-minute change of heart.Senesi played all but one of Bournemouth’s league games this season as they…
What better way to kick off the penultimate weekend of fixtures than a derby?Bristol, sixth in the table and realistically needing to win both remaining games to gatecrash the top four, return to Ashton Gate off the back of their 94-33 mauling by Northampton. AJ MacGinty – one of those to sign a new deal with the Bears this week – has missed virtually the entire season after rupturing his Achilles in September but the USA international will make his long-awaited return at fly-half, alongside Harry Randall.Argentina international Matias Moroni joins Benhard Janse van Rensburg in the midfield and Louis…
Serena Williams is considering a return to elite tennis on the grass courts of Queen’s Club in London in 10 days’ time. The 23-time grand slam singles champion has been back in the drug testing pool for six months so has a green light to make her comeback at the age of 44.The Served podcast, hosted by the former world No 1 Andy Roddick and the veteran journalist L Jon Wertheim, reported that Williams will seek a doubles wildcard alongside Victoria Mboko, the 19-year-old Canadian who is ranked No 9 in singles. The second edition of the Queen’s WTA 500…
USA take advantage of no Rugby Championship with new fixture added Published: 1 hour ago | 28 May 2026 16:00 Europe/London Updated: 1 hour ago | 28 May 2026 15:26 Europe/London mens international Shilo Klein #16 of the United States celebrates with JP Smith #22 and Viliami Helu #19 after scoring a try against England during the second half with at Audi Field on July 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images) USA Rugby have confirmed that the men’s team will face an Argentina XV in Florida this summer, with the two nations set to meet at…
Hull City have been charged by the Football Association over discriminatory chanting in their FA Cup defeat by Chelsea in February.Spectators were warned over the PA system to stop discriminatory chanting late in the first half of the match, which Chelsea won 4-0, at the MKM Stadium and that CCTV inside the ground was being monitored.The FA alleged the club “failed to ensure its spectators and/or supporters (and anyone purporting to be supporters) do not use words or behave in an improper, offensive, abusive, indecent or insulting way with a reference – whether express or implied – to sexual orientation”.Hull,…
Jannik Sinner said his lack of energy in a stunning French Open loss was down to a combination of factors, including a long clay court swing, during which he played and won three successive events to arrive as the favourite in Paris.Sinner, who was targeting a maiden French Open title and career grand slam in the absence of his injured rival Carlos Alcaraz, was hampered by illness for a 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 second-round defeat by Juan Manuel Cerúndolo.After titles in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome, and a comfortable victory in his Paris opener, Sinner wilted on Court Philippe…
Dobson admitted Stormers got what they deserved at the Arms Park but is glad to have avoided 2023 champions Munster, a Connacht side who won in Cape Town in April and South African rivals Lions.”If we won in Cardiff, we would have played the Lions and I think we’d be a lot more angst-ridden than we are about Cardiff,” he said.”It sounds arrogant and presumptuous, but I think if I was to choose a quarter-finalist, it’s the first time they have been in a quarter-final so I would probably choose them.”Wales wing Josh Adams said that Cardiff will take Dobson’s…