Championship round-up: Tony Mowbray makes a dream start at Sunderland
Ross Stewart ensured Tony Mowbray's reign as Sunderland manager started with a bang as his double helped secure a Sky Bet Championship victory over Rotherham.
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Worcester players will be paid despite cancelling friendly
Worcester Warriors players and staff will be paid on time despite the Premiership Rugby side pulling out of a pre-season game against Glasgow, the club said on Wednesday.
Bournemouth dig deep to hold Wolves to goalless draw
Bournemouth began life without Scott Parker with a battling point as Wolves' lengthy Premier League winless streak was extended by a goalless draw at Vitality Stadium. The managerless Cherries, led by interim boss Gary O'Neil, produced a resolute response to a tumultuous few days which saw Parker sacked on Monday in the aftermath of a record-equalling 9-0 humiliation away to Liverpool.
Finns say they're underdogs as momentum swings Ireland's way
Finland's interim boss Marko Saloranta believes the Republic of Ireland's impressive improvement makes them favourites ahead of tomorrow night's crunch World Cup qualifier at Tallaght Stadium.
Australia's Groves powers to Stage 11 win at Vuelta
Australian Kaden Groves of Team Bike Exchange-Jayco won stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana while world champion Julian Alaphilippe crashed out. Groves secured the victory in a tight finish, beating Danny van Poppel (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) to the line. Groves came up on the right side from behind Daniel McLay (Arkea-Samsic) as he sprinted past him and Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates) inside the final 50m. Van Poppel and Merlier came off Groves' wheel to finish second and third respectively. The Australian's victory came as a relief to the team after their leader Simon Yates was forced to pull out of the race following a positive Covid-19 result ahead of Wednesday's stage. "It feels fantastic," Groves said. "This morning with the news of Simon going positive for COVID-19 all the boys were disappointed. It's the best way to bounce back after such bad news. "We set up early for this wind. We thought there'd be crosswind earlier but there was nothing until the final 4km where we were the first team. The guys did a perfect job keeping me in front and fresh. "Maybe with about 50-100m to go I was fresher than the other guys who had to do efforts from behind to move up. Thankfully I was in the right position and got the gap to step out and do my sprint. "Being my first Grand Tour win for sure it takes the cake." Race leader Remco Evenepoel (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) kept his red jersey after finishing safely in the peloton, while Mads Pedersen of Trek-Segafredo stayed on top of the points classification.
Pat's defender Ian Bermingham to depart club at the end of the season
St Patrick's Athletic defender Ian Bermingham has announced his intention to leave the club at the end of the season, indicating that he will "more than likely" retire from the game.
Ex-college football star quarterbacks spar on Twitter ahead of pivotal game
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