Sigh of relief! Kolbe confirms ankle injury will keep him out for 'four weeks or less'
Springbok winger Cheslin Kolbe said on Saturday he will be out for up to a month with an ankle sprain suffered playing for his club Toulon.
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TikTok Women's Six Nations Preview: England v Italy
England will look to make it two wins from two 2023 TikTok Women’s Six Nations games when they host Italy at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens on Sunday. The Red Roses stormed to a 74-0 win against the Azzurre in Round 2 last year, but the visitors will take a great deal of encouragement from their 22-12 loss to France last weekend. Ad Having been beaten 39-6 in 2022, Italy were able to push Les Bleues to the absolute limit at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, before Simon Middleton's side ran out comfortable 58-7 winners against Scotland.
Saturday sport: Provinces in European last-16 ties, Man City face Liverpool
It's a busy day of European last-16 action for the Irish provinces today.
UCI Mountain Bike Enduro World Cup: Bex Baraona and Richie Rude victorious in Tasmania
Bex Baraona and Richie Rude triumphed at the second round of the UCI Mountain Bike Enduro World Cup in Tasmania. They were more consistent than the rest of the field in the tricky conditions, with Baraona taking second place on Stage 1 behind Harriet Harnden. Ad Just one second split them going into the final stage where Baraona showed her quality by winning the longest stage of the day to take the series lead from Harnden.
Ireland Women through to quarters at Hong Kong Sevens
Ireland Women are through to the quarter-finals at the Hong Kong Sevens after a 34-0 win over Brazil.
Port of Dover queues latest as travellers face long delays
The Port of Dover said on Saturday morning it was "deeply frustrated" that coach traffic was suffering "significant delays". A reported 70 coaches were waiting to be processed at the port on Saturday morning as it declared a critical incident.
Preview: Fighting Irish spirit welcome but tactics required against France
A hurting Ireland side face an uphill battle to get their TikTok Women's Six Nations campaign back on track when they welcome France to Musgrave Park this afternoon.
Acting not pictured as Bravo takes Official Starter role for EWC 24 Heures Motos – for real
French actor Lucas Bravo has been named Official Starter of the 24 Heures Motos, the opening round of the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship. Bravo, a star of the Netflix series Emily in Paris, will lower the flag to signal the start of the 46th 24 Heures Motos at 15h00 CET on Saturday 15 April.