Rhys Webb the latest Welsh player to retire from Test rugby
Rhys Webb has become the latest Wales player to announce his retirement from Test rugby before the World Cup.
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Badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Achieves Career-Best World No. 4 Ranking
India's top doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty gained a place to achieve a career-best ranking of world number 4 in the latest BWF rankings issued on Tuesday. The Satwik-Chirag pair, which claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal and French Open Super 750 crown last year and won the Swiss Open Super 300 title this season, now has 74,651 points from 12 tournaments. Fresh for his maiden BWF World Tour title at Malaysia Masters last week, HS Prannoy jumped one place to regain the world number 8 ranking, while Kidambi Srikanth climbed three positions to get his place back in the top 20. He is 20th.
French Open 2023: Jessica Pegula through to third round as Camila Giorgi forced to retire with injury
Third seed Jessica Pegula cruised into the third round of the French Open after Camila Giorgi retired injured from their clash on Philippe-Chatrier. The American was the epitome of calm as she quickly claimed a double-break and took the first set 6-2, but Giorgi was forced to withdraw with an unspecified injury problem before the second set could start. Ad It was a sad end to the Italian’s campaign as Pegula progressed to the next round, where she will meet Camila Osorio or 28th seed Elise Mertens.
French Open 2023: Laura Robson hails Lucas Pouille resurgence after depression and alcohol issues
Laura Robson has hailed Lucas Pouille’s incredible progress to the French Open second round after his battle with depression and alcohol issues. Pouille, a former top-10 star who has slipped to world No. 675, delighted the home crowd after beating Jurij Rodionov in straight sets on Sunday, leading an impromptu rendition of the French national anthem afterwards.
100 days countdown: Springboks, Kolisi tick next box in World Cup prep
The Springboks have concluded their three-day training camp in Durban where skipper Siya Kolisi completed the next phase of his ongoing rehabilitation from knee surgery.
French Open 2023: Novak Djokovic: 'As Kobe used to say, nobody hates the good ones, they hate the great ones'
Novak Djokovic has quoted basketball icon Kobe Bryant in speaking to the Serbian media at the 2023 French Open about receiving negative comments on social media ahead of his second-round match. The No. 3 seed at Roland-Garros, who is taking on Marton Fucsovics on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday afternoon, was reportedly asked about research conducted by World Sports Network on the men’s tour that demonstrated that he received the most negative tweets.
Anthony Martial decision will prove if Manchester United really have changed
Disappointed, but not surprised. That was the feeling of many Manchester United fans last night when news emerged that Anthony Martial would miss the FA Cup final this weekend.
Ministers call for 'swift' deal on Women's World Cup TV rights
Five European sports ministers have called for "all stakeholders to swiftly find an arrangement" for TV broadcast of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.