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Ireland hopeful that Monaghan fit to face Italy after missing out against France due to concussion

Ireland are hopeful that Sam Monaghan will be fit for next weekend's Guinness Women’s Six Nations match against Italy after missing out against France on Saturday due to concussion.

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen Progress To Second Round Of Swiss Open

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, in-form Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth produced impressive performances to progress to the second round of the Swiss Open super 300 badminton tournament in Basel on Wednesday. Sindhu, who had claimed the title in 2022, beat Thailand's Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21-12 21-13 to set up a meeting with Japan's Tomoka Miyazaki in the second round. Sen, who had reached back-to-back semifinals at French Open and All England Championships in the last two weeks, outlasted Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao 21-19 15-21 21-11 in 62 minutes and will next face Chinese Taipei's Chia Hao Lee.

Russia's reaction to Games parade ban 'grotesque', says French sports minister

PARIS : Russia's response to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC)decision to ban its athletes from the Paris Games' opening ceremony parade is "grotesque", French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea Castera said on Thursday.

Revamped strike force good for the team, says Germany forward Fuellkrug

FRANKFURT, Germany : Germany forward Niclas Fuellkrug is confident his role will not change after several young forwards were called-up for this month's friendlies, saying new blood is good for the team in their preparation for Euro 2024 on home soil.