Discipline continues to pay off for Ireland
Ireland's discipline continues to be a key component of their surge to the top of the world rankings and their Grand Slam tilt.
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Preservation of tropical forests at heart of Gabon's One Forest Festival
The African forest, the Congo Basin, is the largest tropical forest in the world after the Amazon, and spans six countries, including Gabon.
German Open: Lakshya Sen Crashes Out In First Round
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Lakshya Sen crashed out in the first round of men's singles competition at the ongoing German Open being held in Mulheim on Wednesday. He registered a loss to France's Christo Popov in two straight games, as per Olympics.com. Popov, world number 41, pulled off an upset by downing Lakshya, a world number 12 shuttler, by 21-19, 21-16 in their round of 32 match. This is the second time Lakshya has lost to Popov in their seven meetings. This is Lakshya's second first-round loss this year in his fourth BWF World Tour event. His best came during the Indonesia Masters, in which he reached the quarter-finals.
Ireland make three changes for U20s clash with Scotland
Ireland have made three changes for their Under-20s Six Nations clash against Scotland on Friday night.
France boss vows Women's WC stay, slams 'smear campaign'
France coach Corinne Diacre said Wednesday she is the victim of a smear campaign as she faces opposition from several players amid reports she could be replaced before the Women's World Cup.
Josh van der Flier: Ireland would be ‘naive’ to talk about the Grand Slam now
Josh van der Flier believes it would be “naive” for Ireland to make bold Grand Slam proclamations ahead of a tricky Guinness Six Nations trip to Scotland.
Tadej Pogacar cracks Jonas Vingegaard to win Stage 4 thriller at Paris-Nice, takes overall lead
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won his first serious battle with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) of 2023 after an uphill tear-up on Stage 4 at Paris-Nice, with the Slovenian moving into the overall lead after a stunning victory. Pogacar, still smarting from losing his grip on the yellow jersey to the Dane at the Tour de France last summer, launched a devastating attack with 2.4km remaining of the first summit finish to La Loge des Gardes.
Jasper Philipsen snatches stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico in Foligno after Mathieu van der Poel heroics
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) timed his late attack to perfection to emerge victorious from a bunch sprint on stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Philipsen had team-mate Mathieu van der Poel to thank for a fantastic lead-out to pave the way for the Belgian’s victory with 125 metres to go. Ad The win is both Philipsen's and Alpecin-Deceuninck’s first of 2023.