Author: Sports News UK
It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend. THEY’RE ON FIRE! Union Bordeaux-Bègles: Saturday’s destruction of Leinster meant that the French club became the sixth all-time back-to-back Champions Cup champions. It’s no mean feat UBB rubbing shoulders in an exclusive jet-set consisting of La Rochelle (2022-2023), Saracens (2016-2017), Toulon (2013-2015), Leinster (2011-2012) and Leicester (2001-2002), and all the more remarkable is how they have risen from the ashes of the financially stricken CA Bordeaux Begles Gironde outfit relegated to the French…
West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo is meeting senior management on Monday to assess the impact of relegation to the Championship amid a belief he is likely to leave the club.Nuno refused to say whether he would remain at London Stadium in the aftermath of failing to prevent the club dropping out of the Premier League for the first time since 2011.The former Wolves, Tottenham and Nottingham Forest manager signed a three-year deal with the Hammers in September.Despite improved form toward the end of the season, including a final day 3-0 victory over Leeds, West Ham paid the price for…
Former All Blacks and Wales international Shane Howarth insists that Super Rugby has fallen behind the European leagues. The southern hemisphere competition was once the standard-bearer, particularly when it had the best of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa going head-to-head. However, with the latter departing and aligning their club game with the north, and a number of Kiwis and Aussies taking the financial riches on offer abroad, that has impacted Super Rugby. Crusaders v Chiefs thriller There are still plenty of thrillers on offer but much of the best quality has been delivered by the New Zealand outfits, as…
Tennis Australia has appointed National Rugby League (NRL) boss Andrew Abdo as its new chief executive, replacing the long-serving Craig Tiley.
Prediction: 3rdIt was the perfect season for Manchester City as they claimed their first league title in a decade – and in manager Andree Jeglertz’s debut campaign.With no Champions League football to distract them, City were able to throw everything at the WSL title and they swept up the opposition.They went on a 13-game winning streak between September and February and, at one point, had a 12-point lead over Chelsea.They also kept key players Khadija Shaw and Vivianne Miedema fit, with the two scoring a combined 31 goals – half of the club’s overall tally.With a squad packed with talent…
Cheslin Kolbe admits he always felt like he would return to the Stormers one day, with his move to Cape Town now confirmed. The Springboks winger will end his stint in Japan this season and return to South Africa, after penning a deal through to the end of 2029. His return comes amid heavy speculation over his future, with reports from Rapport suggesting he was primed for a move to the Stormers following a triple-header effort from the Cape Town side, his agency Roc Nation and a sports betting company, which is believed to be SportyBet. Kolbe made 49 appearances for the…
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Nothing in sport lasts for ever. Dynasties come and go and even the best fade to grey eventually. That, at least, is the theory. The stark truth in European club rugby is that France’s dominance grows stronger by the year. It is now six years since another nation won the Champions Cup and Bordeaux- Bègles’ second successive title did not feel like the last of its vibrant type.Consider the evidence. Not only is the Top 14 spawning a golden generation of domestic players, it also has the major financial clout to attract premium foreign talent. Thus it is that Tom Willis, the…
Tyrone manager Malachy O’Rourke said the news of Frank McGuigan’s passing made his side “determined to put on a performance that he would be proud of” during their 3-16 to 2-18 win over Roscommon.It was announced on Sunday that former Tyrone forward McGuigan had died at the age of 71.Later in the day, O’Rourke’s side won their All-Ireland SFC first round match at Dr Hyde Park thanks to a late free from Ethan Jordan which gives his side two chances to reach the last eight of the competition.”We knew that the boys were determined to put in a big performance.…
Hundreds of young people have had their hearts screened and tested for abnormalities in memory of a 31-year-old man who died suddenly.Max Oliver, from Bishop’s Stortford, in Hertfordshire, died in September 2024 while on his way to work. He had suffered a cardiac arrest and paramedics were unable to resuscitate him.He had been a member of the town’s rugby club and, over the weekend, it hosted free heart screening sessions for people between 14 and 35.Teammate Conrad Davy, 32, said Max had been a “big character” and the “life and soul” of the club.Max Oliver died suddenly on his way…