Abby Dow named on bench for England’s Rugby World Cup opener
Abby Dow will cap a remarkable recovery from injury after being named on the bench for England’s opening World Cup game against Fiji on Saturday.
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England flanker Kabeya set for World Cup debut against Fiji
England flanker Sadia Kabeya will make her World Cup debut against Fiji on Saturday after head coach Simon Middleton named a starting line-up for the tournament opener in Auckland that also includes four players who featured in the 2014 World Cup win.
Which national leagues have most (and fewest) teams in capital cities?
“As a Welshman living in Mali, I’m struck by the contrast in the number of teams based in the capital city playing in the top league,” mails Seán Smith. “Whereas the Cymru Premier has for much of its history not included a club based in the capital city (and currently only has one team based in Cardiff out of 12), 13 of the 18 teams in Mali’s Première Division are based in Bamako. Are there any other national top divisions that have a higher or lower proportion of clubs based in the capital?”
England’s Sarah Bern: ‘For me, there’s no middle ground, it’s all or nothing’
Mould-breaking rugby players, male or female, are pretty rare. By almost any measure, though, England’s Sarah Bern is different. As a teenager she once aspired to be a downhill skier and sporting orthodoxy has never grabbed her. The result is a one-of-a-kind athlete with the ability, when the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off next month, to illuminate the gloomiest of autumns.
These 4 cities in Switzerland were ranked the world's most expensive for expats to work in in 2022
If you are an expat living in Hong Kong, Zurich or Geneva, life is costing you more than anywhere else on the planet, according to the 2022 Cost of Living Survey, an annual report by consulting firm Mercer.
Cedric Itten breaks Rangers exit silence as he reveals secret agony amid Ibrox struggles
Former Rangers flop Cedric Itten insists he has no regrets about his ill-fated move to Ibrox because the memories of their title success will live with him forever. And he's determined to use his move to YB Bern to seal a place in the Switzerland squad at the World Cup this year.
Hong Kong and these four Swiss cities were ranked most expensive for expats in 2022
If you are an expat living in Hong Kong, Zurich or Geneva, life is costing you more than anywhere else on the planet, according to the 2022 Cost of Living Survey, an annual report by consulting firm Mercer.
USMNT striker Jordan Pefok bought by Union Berlin
Jordan Pefok is upgrading in domestic league while taking a step back from the UEFA Champions League to the Europa League.