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Not exactly a blaze of glory to send off Mark McCall on his last home match, but to win a good old-fashioned London scrap in such a way will no doubt be its own source of satisfaction. All the more so in that it means Saracens attain the top four for the first time since October with one round to play. All the more so given the bonus point that looked for 75 minutes as if it were a distant luxury.Two tries in a crazy last few minutes meant one of those accrued too, to make the sweltering afternoon perfect,…
Listen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The Canadian women’s rugby sevens team advanced to the Cup semifinals of the HSBC World SVNS event in Valladolid, Spain, after a lopsided win over Japan on Saturday.Olivia Apps opened the scoring and added three conversions in Canada’s 40-5 quarterfinal victory at Estadio Jose Zorrilla.Asia Hogan-Rochester, Florence Symonds, Charity Williams, Savannah Bauder, and Adia Pye each also scored tries for the Canadians, who will next face the U.S on Sunday…
Britain’s Beth Potter claimed her third podium spot of the season as she finished second in the World Triathlon Series event in Alghero, Sardinia as Olympic champion Alex Yee failed to finish the men’s race.Yee was fifth on his triathlon return in Yokohama two weeks ago after focusing on marathon running in 2025.The 28-year-old Olympic champion, who did well to avoid a couple of crashes in the bike phase, started the run a minute and a half back on the leading pack, headed by Alessio Crociani of Italy, and struggled to make any further impact.With the heat searing and the…
Following a 33-21 victory for Glasgow Warriors over Connacht in the United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-final, here’s our five takeaways from Scotstoun. The top line The top seeds are through to the semi-finals of the competition after seeing off an ever-improving Connacht outfit that had headed into this fixture as the URC‘s form team. Tries from Patrick Schickerling, Kyle Steyn (2), Josh McKay and Olujare Oguntibeju were added to by four conversions from George Horne as the hosts proved too strong. A dominant scrum laid the platform while moments of quality out wide also contributed to Glasgow booking a last-four…
Following a heavy 59-34 defeat to Chiefs in the Super Rugby Pacific clash at FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday, here are the player ratings for the Blues. Backline struggles 15 Zarn Sullivan: Place-kicking was mixed and, although he made a few metres with ball in hand, Sullivan very much faded after the interval. 5 14 AJ Lam: Managed one try, could have had another only to be denied by a magnificent Josh Jacomb hit, but he missed too many tackles and was unable to influence the game enough, which sums up his season. Lam’s scored plenty of tries in 2026…
Earlier this month, forward Mohamed Salah said the club must return to being a “heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear” after “crumbling” to a defeat at Aston Villa.Much of Liverpool’s success under Klopp – where they won every major trophy – came through this style of play.”The conclusion we have come to is built on a belief that the team’s trajectory is best addressed through a change of direction. That does not diminish the work Arne has done here, or the respect we have for him. Nor is it a reflection of his talents. Rather, it is indicative of…
A slobberknocker played out in Rosario on Friday evening. Super Rugby Americas leaders, Los Dogos reinforced their titles aspirations with a hard-fought 27-26 away victory over Los Capibaras. The back-and-forth contest had Los Dogos leading 14-10 at half-time but more points in the second-half saw both claiming bonus points with just the one point separating the competitors on full-time. What ultimately separated the teams was goal-kicking. In his first start for Los Dogos, Puma Nicolás Roger converted 3/4 of Los Cordobeses tries. In contrast, Ignacio Dogliani went 0/3 at concerting Los Capibaras’ second-half tries. There was just one score in…
The Federación Española de Rugby (FER) has renewed its technical kit partnership with Spanish sportswear brand Joma, extending a relationship that covers all national teams—from senior men’s and women’s sides to youth squads. Announced on May 28, the multi-year agreement keeps Joma in place as the federation’s official technical sponsor. The brand will continue to supply match, training, and leisure apparel across all age groups. This latest renewal builds on a partnership that began in 2016, when Joma replaced Irish supplier O’Neills, and was first extended in 2019. The new term marks a third consecutive cycle—an uncommon stretch of continuity…
Police in Budapest are studying camera footage to identify supporters fighting before Saturday’s Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris St-Germain.A police statement said the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.Footage emerged on social media showing what was said to be about 30 supporters of each club brawling and lighting flares.”Several fans got into a fight on May 30, 2026, at around 00:20 in Budapest’s 7th district, on Kiraly Street,” a police statement said.”The BRFK 7th District Police Department has initiated proceedings against unknown perpetrators for the crime of gang violence, within the framework of which the…
An undermanned Moana Pasifika have capped off their potential final match with a stirring victory, upsetting the finals-bound ACT Brumbies 21-19.But there were mixed feelings as players celebrated a rare win before coming together with staff to mark the occasion of the club’s farewell game and expected demise with an emotionally charged hymn.The Super Rugby Pacific club was placed into liquidation on Monday after their current owners announced that they would not continue to fund the franchise beyond 2026 on April 15.Unless a last-minute saviour comes in to salvage the club, only introduced in 2022, they will fold and the…