Pete Wilkins to take over as Connacht Head Coach in three-year deal
Connacht and the IRFU have announced the appointment of Pete Wilkins as Head Coach of the province from next season.
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Women's T20 World Cup: England crush Pakistan by 114 runs
England, who have already qualified for the semifinals, have finished the Group B as table toppers along with second-placed India.Opener Danielle Wyatt gave England a fine start with 59 off 33 balls before Sciver-Brunt unleashed carnage in his knock comprising 12 fours and a six to take her team a massive 213 for five.
Sania Mirza ends career with first round defeat in Dubai
Sania Mirza brought the curtains down to her glorious career with a defeat in the first round match at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Championships on Tuesday.Sania along with American partner Madison Keys suffered a straight-set defeat at the hands of Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova. Sania and Keys lost 4-6, 0-6 to the formidable Russian pair in exactly one hour.The 25-year-old Veronika is ranked 11th in singles and number five in the doubles while Liudmila is world number 13 in doubles.
Iga Swiatek storms into Dubai Tennis Championships last-16, Caroline Garcia and Maria Sakkari beaten
Iga Swiatek stormed into the last-16 of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a comprehensive 6-1 6-1 victory over Leylah Fernandez. Swiatek picked up where she left off when she won the Qatar Open last week — her first title of 2023 — and is favourite to win the first WTA 1000 event of the season. Ad She will play Liudmila Samsonova, who had a walkover against Zheng Qinwen, in the next round on Wednesday.
Pauw admits 'concerns' over Saudi Arabia sponsorship
Vera Pauw admits she has "concerns" over the possibility that Saudi Arabia will be a major sponsor of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Pete Wilkins to take over from Andy Friend at Connacht
Connacht have confirmed that head coach Pete Wilkins will assume overall responsibility for the side next season, after the departure of director of rugby Andy Friend this summer.
Curry in, Curry out for England against Wales
LONDON : Tom Curry, recalled last week, has withdrawn from the England squad for Saturday's Six Nations game against Wales with injury and has been replaced by his brother Ben, who played in the opening defeat by Scotland but was dropped for the Italy game.