Wiebes sprints to stage four win at Tour de France Femmes
POITIERS, France :Lorena Wiebes stormed to her second consecutive stage victory at the Tour de France Femmes on Tuesday, winning the fourth leg with a dominant sprint finish.
Ireland Sport News
Hannah Tyrell ready for last dance with Dublin in All-Ireland final
With seconds remaining, Dublin's championship hopes looked to be over trailing Galway by a point in normal time, until Hannah Tyrell stepped up.
Itoje's Lions dreaming of peak performance in third Wallabies test
SYDNEY :British & Irish Lions captain Maro Itoje says the tourists have not yet played their best rugby in Australia and are looking to this weekend's dead-rubber third test to produce a landmark performance and sweep the series.
Piardi call in Australia-Lions test should be accepted, Erasmus says
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus believes the decision to award the British & Irish Lions a series-winning try in last weekend’s 29-26 win over Australia was "touch-and-go" but World Rugby’s explanation of the contentious call should be accepted.
Trio return for final Lions Test but ‘devastated’ Garry Ringrose misses out
The British and Irish Lions’ quest to whitewash Australia has been reinforced by the return from injury of Joe McCarthy, Sione Tuipulotu and Mack Hansen, but Garry Ringrose will play no part in Saturday’s final Test.
World Rugby rebuffs Joe Schmidt’s safety claim over Lions’ match-winning try
World Rugby rejects Joe Schmidt’s claim that the decision not to punish Jac Morgan’s clearout in Australia’s defeat by the British and Irish Lions on Saturday contravenes the game’s player safety principles.
World Rugby chief says franchise leagues need to allow test availability
SYDNEY :Test rugby remains the pinnacle of the game and any franchise league that does not offer players the chance to play it is unlikely to attract top talent, World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin warned on Tuesday.
World Rugby back match officials over Lions clear-out decision
SYDNEY :World Rugby chief Alan Gilpin has backed the match officials involved in last weekend's second test between Australia and the British & Irish Lions and said it was disappointing the governing body's commitment to player welfare had been questioned.