John Egan ruled out of Ireland's Euros double-header
John Egan is out of the Republic of Ireland's upcoming European Championship qualifies against Greece and Gibraltar.
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Organisers hail crazy crowd for Uruguay v Namibia
LILLE, France : Rugby World Cup organisers said that the near-50,000 crowd that turned up for last week's Uruguay v Namibia match showed how much France had embraced the tournament, which continues to set domestic records for viewing figures.
Confident Uruguay give All Blacks pause for thought ahead of Lyon clash
LYON, France : The All Blacks are expected to roll over Uruguay with some ease in their final World Cup pool match on Thursday but scrum coach Greg Feek said the way Los Teros had taken on France earlier in the tournament had given them some pause for thought.
Italy look to forget All Blacks debacle ahead of France clash
LYON, France :Coach Kieran Crowley said Italy would be focused on process not outcome in their final pool game against France as they look to revive their World Cup campaign after last week's crushing loss to the All Blacks.
Cavendish delays retirement, signs extension with Astana-Qazaqstan
Mark Cavendish has delayed plans to retire and will continue to compete for Astana-Qazaqstan in 2024, the team announced on Wednesday, with the Briton set to continue his quest for a record-breaking Tour de France stage victory.
Lucu in for recovering Dupont as France gear up for 'knockout' clash against Italy
PARIS :Maxime Lucu will start at scrumhalf to deputize for Antoine Dupont as coach Fabien Galthie stuck with his premium side for France's final Rugby World Cup Pool A game, a knockout-style clash against Italy on Friday.
Newcastle v PSG: A saga of Gulf ambition, rich local talent pool and European dreams
The venerable French sports newspaper, L’Equipe, are calling it the ‘Golfico’, a slightly awkward melding of the word for ‘Gulf’ and the term ‘classico’. Newcastle United versus Paris Saint-Germain is certainly a clash of aspiring heavyweights and a fixture that, given a Champions League context by the transformative effect on the two clubs of Gulf investment, might yet become a European classic.
Mark Cavendish puts retirement on ice to target record Tour de France stage win
Mark Cavendish will postpone his retirement plans to race on in 2024 and target a record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win.