Eddie Jones backed to lead England at World Cup by RFU chief Bill Sweeney
Eddie Jones has been backed to lead England at next year’s World Cup after the Rugby Football Union insisted “Eddie is the guy to take us there”.
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Taipei Open: Twin delight for Tanisha Crasto, Parupalli Kashyap too win
Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap also entered the last eight round but Mithun Manjunath and Kiran George missed out after suffering narrow defeats in the men's singles second round. Tanisha and Ishaan Bhatnagar, seeded sixth, beat Chinese Taipei's Cheng Kai Wen and Wang Yu Qiao 21-14 21-17 to enter the mixed doubles quarterfinals. The 19-year-old Dubai-born Tanisha, who had represented Bahrain in her junior days, then combined with Shruti Mishra to get the better of local hope Jia Yin Lin and Lin Yu-Hao 21-14 21-8 in a women's doubles second round tie that lasted 22 minutes.
Semenya falls well short in bold bid at world 5000m
EUGENE, OREGON – JULY 20: Caster Semenya of Team South Africa competes in the Women’s 5000m heats on day six of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 20, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. Patrick Smith/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Patrick Smith / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
French GP: Yuki Tsunoda expecting AlphaTauri upgrades to fire them up the grid
Yuki Tsunoda says that the upgrades AlphaTauri are bringing to the French Grand Prix should see them moving up the grid.
Rugby's new quadrennial super 'Club World Cup' set for 2025 - report
According to a report, agreements have been made regarding the formation of a new quadrennial 'Club World Cup' that will have the biggest names in franchise rugby in the world face off in one super global tournament.
Wayde van Niekerk books first 400m final in 5 years at World Champs
South African Olympic medallist Wayde van Niekerk has qualified for his first final since 2017 after easing into the 400m final at the World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday.
Today's rugby news as new 'Club World Cup' agreed in seismic move and Nigel Owens says Wayne Barnes got it wrong
Here are the latest rugby headlines on Thursday, July 21.
Lock Arnold back for injury-hit Wallabies' Argentina tour
Towering lock Rory Arnold and uncapped back Jock Campbell were notable call-ups on Thursday to an injury-hit Australia squad for two Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina, who are coached by former Wallabies boss Michael Cheika.