England held by Canada in World Cup warmup, Spain, Italy win
England and Canada played out a 0-0 draw in a behind-closed-doors friendly while Spain and Italy secured wins on Friday in warm-up matches ahead of the Women's World Cup.
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Fowler fires Australia to Women's World Cup warm-up win over France
A Mary Fowler goal gave Australia a 1-0 win against France in front of a record crowd in Melbourne as the home side enjoyed a timely shot of confidence six days out from their Women's World Cup opener against Ireland.
Bangladesh asks Afghanistan to bat first in T20 series-opener
SYLHET, Bangladesh: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and asked Afghanistan to bat first in the two-match Twenty20 series-opener on Friday. Despite previous worries over rain, the match started on schedule. Bangladesh beat T20 world champion England 3-0 and Ireland 2-1 in this format but comes into the game after losing 2-1 in a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. Bangladesh avoided being swept by winning the final ODI in Chattogram. The hosts made two changes from its last T20 game against Ireland, which they lost by seven wickets, with left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman and allrounder Mehidy Hasan replacing fast bowler Hasan Mahmud and legspinner Rishad Ahmed. Afghanistan is in confident mood, following its T20 series win over Pakistan and its first ODI series win against Bangladesh. The visitors brought back Hazratullah Zazai from its previous T20 game against Pakistan, replacing Sediqullah Atal.
World Rugby U20 final: Ireland v France - All you need to know
The World Rugby Under-20 Championship of 2023 has been a challenging one both on and off the pitch for this Irish team.
'A lot of things are different now' - Ross Byrne focused on the present
Ross Byrne is living in the now.
IRFU confirm details for Women's Interprovincial championship
The IRFU have confirmed fixture details for the 2023 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship, which will get under way next month in preparation for Ireland's WXV competition later this year.
Ireland v Colombia World Cup warmup abandoned after becoming 'overly physical'
A friendly match between Women's World Cup-bound teams Ireland and Colombia was abandoned after becoming overly physical, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said on Friday.
O'Sullivan scare for Ireland as Colombia game abandoned
The Republic of Ireland's behind-closed-doors game against Colombia on Friday was abandoned with just 20 minutes on the clock after a bad challenge on Denise O'Sullivan led to the Girls in Green walking off the pitch.