Leylah Fernandez takes down 5th seed Qinwen Zheng to reach Qatar Open quarterfinals
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open with a 7-5, 6-3 upset of fifth seed Qinwen Zheng of China on Wednesday.
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Valentine’s Day Billions: Businesses’ enduring love affair with February 14th
On this episode of the Exchange, we focus on the multibillion-dollar business of Valentine’s Day. February has been the month of love since the 14th century, but technology is transforming the business of romance. The European President of luxury hotel group, Four Seasons Adrian Messerli, explains how the biggest brands are wooing customers by combining old traditions with the latest digital innovation.
Lynagh earns first call-up to Italy squad days after Benetton move
Louis Lynagh has been named in Italy's training squad before their next Six Nations game with France, two days after the announcement that he will join Benetton at the end of this season.
World Rugby won't offer public explanation on Murrayfield controversy
World Rugby has no plans to issue any public explanation regarding the controversial decision not to award Scotland what would have been a match-winning try in last Saturday's Guinness Six Nations defeat by France at Murrayfield.
RTÉ Rugby podcast: Farrell's full-back dilemma & Baird takes his chance
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Johne Murphy as we recap Round 2 of the Guinness Six Nations.
CVC last bidder in Bundesliga rights sale, Germany's DFL says
FRANKFURT/MUNICH : CVC Capital Partners is the last remaining candidate in German football's planned media rights partnership after U.S. financial investor Blackstone dropped out, the Deutsche Fussball Liga (DFL) said on Wednesday.
New world record holder Pan fastest in 100m freestyle heats
DOHA: China's newly minted world record holder Pan Zhanle topped qualifying for the men's 100 metres freestyle semi-finals at the Doha World Championships on Wednesday (Feb 14), while Olympic medallist Jeremy Desplanches was fastest in the 200m medley heats.
Mouthguard tech a huge step forward for player safety, says ex-Scotland scrum half Lawson
Former Scotland scrum half Rory Lawson said smart mouthguards were "a huge step forward" in making rugby safer after hooker George Turner became the first player in the Six Nations to have a Head Injury Assessment following an alert from the technology.