Cian Healy happy to wait a little longer for squad decision
Cian Healy says he hasn't been green-eyed watching Ireland's Rugby World Cup rivals name their squads for the tournament in recent days.
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Warren Gatland ‘pretty confident’ Taulupe Faletau will be fit for World Cup
Wales boss Warren Gatland says he is “pretty confident” that star back-row forward Taulupe Faletau will be available for World Cup selection.
Buhai shrugs off pressure to defend Women's British Open title at Walton Heath
South African golfer Ashleigh Buhai has shrugged off the pressure as she prepares to defend her Women's British Open title at Walton Heath this week.
Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar To Play At Women's British Open
Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will feature in the Women's British Open from Thursday in what is the final major tournament of the year for women. Aditi made the cut at the previous major, the Evian Championship, but Diksha missed the cut. Aditi will play at Walton Heath with Spaniard Carlota Ciganda and Italian Valentina Rossi and they will be out very early at 7.25 am, while Diksha will play with Celine Borge and Gina Kim and they tee off at 10.37 am from the first tee.
"Definitely, We Will Get The Gold Medal In The Asian Games": Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Having missed out on the gold at the Commonwealth Games, left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad is confident the Indian women's team can go the distance at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China next month. The Indian team came close to winning the coveted gold on women's cricket's Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham last year but went down to Australia in the summit clash. It was the side's third defeat in a big final in recent years. The 'Women in Blue' have got a direct qualification to the quarterfinals at the Asian Games based on their ICC T20I rankings.
Ellyse Perry Extends Stay With Sydney Sixers, Signs Two-Year Deal
Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry has extended her stay with Sydney Sixers, signing another two-year deal with the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) club. "Long-term captain and fan favourite, Ellyse Perry, will continue her WBBL career after the star all-rounder re-signed for two more years with the Sydney Sixers," said the club in a statement. Perry will lead the Sixers onto the familiar grounds of North Sydney Oval again this summer, starting with the first match of WBBL season 09, on October 19, against the Melbourne Stars. '
Gamble on youthful Wallabies a risk worth taking, says Jones
SYDNEY : Australia coach Eddie Jones admitted he has taken a gamble with his inexperienced World Cup squad but remains convinced that the Wallabies have what it takes to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for the third time in Paris in October.
Hooper, Cooper axed from Wallabies World Cup squad, Skelton named captain
Coach Eddie Jones also named three uncapped players among the 33 for the September-October tournament in France, including scrumhalf Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, 18-year-old back Max Jorgensen, and prop Blake Schoupp.