Author: Sports News UK

For a period in January, there was the daily Newcastle. Each morning would see the announcement of a new player for 2026-27 season as the club looked to strengthen its ranks.Every position from one to 15 has been addressed and overall 23 players have been signed, enough to cover a matchday squad, with Sale Sharks and England scrum-half Raffi Quirke probably the headline arrival.But to offset that, 26 players are leaving after the final match at Gloucester on 6 June, while two have retired during this campaign, meaning there is set to be a huge churn at Kingston Park this…

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill has signed a four-year contract extension to keep him at the helm until 2032.O’Neill had been appointed interim Blackburn Rovers boss in February and had been balancing this role with his position at Northern Ireland.However, it was announced earlier in the month that he would not be taking on the Blackburn job on a permanent basis. The 56-year-old has managed Northern Ireland a record 104 games including during their first major tournament appearance in 30 years, the 2016 Euros. “This is a role that means a great deal to me,” O’Neill said.”I continue to believe…

The Blue and Blacks, twice runners-up in the Celtic League before the introduction of play-offs, are in new territory.The club have enjoyed knockout success when winning the Challenge Cup in 2010 and 2018, while they also lifted the 2009 Anglo-Welsh Cup.This is a first taste of URC play-off pressure and they face a Stormers side who have been knocked out in the quarter-finals for the past two seasons, although both losses were on their travels to Glasgow.Cardiff’s fine form on their plastic pitch at the Arms Park – eight wins from nine games in the URC – earned qualification, but…

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Jordie Barrett has addressed being kicked out of the Melbourne Cricket Ground after the 2019 Rugby World Cup. It’s been seven years since the All Blacks star was pictured being ushered out of the iconic cricket stadium by security after alleged behavioural issues during the Boxing Day Test match between Australia and New Zealand. He was subsequently handed a 24-hour ban from the venue, with the incident making headlines around the world. Barrett faced no further punishment for what occurred while enjoying his off-season after the 2019 Rugby World Cup and has revisited the incident in a recent podcast appearance.…

Tennis Australia has hired Andrew Abdo from the National Rugby League (NRL) to replace Craig Tiley as CEO.The Australian governing bodies of both sports confirmed the move on Monday.Tiley announced in February he was quitting his roles as Australian Open tournament director and Tennis Australia CEO to join the US Tennis Association, which runs the US Open. Photo: AP Tiley, who is from South Africa, became the Australian Open’s tournament director in 2006 and oversaw its expansion to a 15-day event, breaking attendance and revenue records. He became the CEO of Tennis Australia in 2013.Abdo, also from South Africa, has…

The recognition followed a statement night for the Legion in the first ever Major League Rugby match played in Sacramento. California crossed for six tries, gained 553 meters, and finished with 221 tackles made in a performance that pushed the club back into second place in the standings with two matches remaining in the regular season.At hooker, Ben Sugars earned First XV honors after delivering one of the biggest defensive workloads of the weekend. Sugars finished with 27 tackles made, 32 meters gained, and 24 ruck arrivals while helping anchor the forward effort throughout the match. His physicality and nonstop…

Brazil opened the year with a home win over Colombia. Played in São Paulo on Tuesday, As Yaras completed a 32-20 victory over Las Tucanes. Brazil decided to play as Yaras XV, making it the next-of-XV. For this reason the match was not capped and did not have World Rankings points on the line. Colombia scored first. Las Tucanes opened the scoring with a penalty to Laura Mejía Diosa. They returned to receive the restart with optimism; however, Brazil took control shortly thereafter with Cláudia Beltran scoring in the right corner after a blitzing break. One try became two swiftly…

Leinster have confirmed Ireland prop Paddy McCarthy has been ruled out for the remainder of their season after sustaining a foot injury in last weekend’s Champions Cup final defeat by Bordeaux Begles in Bilbao.McCarthy will be absent for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship play-off quarter-final against the Lions at the Aviva Stadium (20:00 BST), as well as any semi-final or final that the Irish province may contest in the competition.The 22-year-old could also be a doubt for Ireland’s Nations Championship campaign this summer, with their opening fixture against Australia in Sydney scheduled for 4 July, just two weeks after the URC…

Defeating Tabur stretched Sinner’s winning streak to 30 matches, which has already yielded clay-court titles in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome.His most recent triumph in Rome meant he completed the full set of nine ATP Masters 1000 titles – known as the ‘career Golden Masters’.Sinner dominated the opening two sets, with winners flowing from his racquet while unforced errors were kept to a minimum.Tabur did not have a break point in the match as Sinner wrapped up victory in two hours and eight minutes.Sinner’s path to the Coupe des Mousquetaires is already without one major obstacle because Alcaraz is absent…