Lowes heading for Japan - ‘last checks were positive’
Elf Marc VDS’ Sam Lowes is on his way to Japan in a bid to return to the Moto2 grid following his fractured shoulder.
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URC champs Stormers strengthen midfield with Samoan centre
The Stormers have signed former Hurricanes youth product and Samoan international centre Alapati Leiua for the new United Rugby Championship (URC).
MotoGP Aragon: Bagnaia ‘close’ to championship, ‘Japan won’t be easy’
Just 0.04s came between Ducati Lenovo’s Pecco Bagnaia and his fifth MotoGP victory in succession on Sunday at Motorland Aragon.
New-look Canadian women's basketball team eyes forward progress at World Cup
Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Canada's former head coach Lisa Thomaidis spoke to the depth of international women's basketball, saying 10 teams were legitimate podium contenders.
Yamaha celebrates EWC title double
Yamaha completed the 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship season at Circuit Paul Ricard last weekend with double reason for celebration. Not only did the Japanese make capture the FIM Endurance World Championship for Manufacturers following its 1-2 finish in the Bol d’Or on Sunday, it also claimed the FIM Endurance World Cup for Manufacturers.
Fred Zeilinga answers Sharks' flyhalf SOS call
Sharks coach Sean Everitt has named a 28-man squad for their three-game European URC trip.
Cristiano Ronaldo 'crucial' to Portugal, insists Santos, but is he still the main man?
You have to go deep back into the last century for a World Cup that began without suspense building around a Ronaldo. In 1994, there were two of them. Brazil, who went on to lift the trophy, called up a defender by that name at the last minute, a replacement for late injury. They also picked a precocious young striker in their squad, a 17-year-old with a goofy grin then known as Ronaldinho.
US keeper Matt Turner unfazed by lack of Arsenal game time
Turner, 28, who started eight of the USA's 14 World Cup qualifiers, joined the Gunners in June on a long-term deal from the New England Revolution after being named Major League Soccer's goalkeeper of the year in 2021. However Turner has failed to dislodge first-choice goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale since moving to London, and has not featured in any of the Gunners' seven Premier League fixtures to date. Turner, though, does not believe a lack of minutes will hamper his match sharpness as the USA prepare for friendlies against Japan and Saudi Arabia -- the team's final games before heading to the World Cup in Qatar.