West Lothian teenager scoops medal at Commonwealth Youth Games
Livingston’s Jessica Heeps scooped a sensational silver medal in the women’s triathlon event at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Retallick named in All Blacks' World Cup squad after injury scare
Veteran lock Brodie Retallick was on Monday named in the New Zealand squad for the Rugby World Cup, despite an injury scare at the weekend.
The story of the RWC: Jonny Wilkinson kicks England to glory in 2003
With just under five weeks to go until the 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off in Paris, we're looking back at the history of the tournament, from its origins in New Zealand and Australia 36 years ago, to its tenth instalment in France this September.
Foster sweating on duo ahead of All Blacks' World Cup squad announcement
All Blacks coach Ian Foster faces concerns over the fitness of experienced second row forward Brodie Retallick and centre Braydon Ennor ahead of naming his squad for the Rugby World Cup on Monday.
Quinton de Kock's 87 in vain as MI New York storm to Major League Cricket title
Quinton de Kock's 87 off 52 balls was not enough as his Seattle Orcas were beaten by MI New York in the final of the inaugural Major League Cricket tournament in Dallas on Sunday.
Namibia Qualify For U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024
Namibia were crowned champions of the Africa Qualifier and have booked their berth for the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka next year, informed ICC on Sunday. Namibia became the third team to punch their tickets for the U19 World Cup 2024 through the Qualifier route. Last month, New Zealand went through from the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier while Nepal advanced from Asia in February 2023. The three teams join 11 others — Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe — who automatically qualified as the best-placed Full Member nations from the previous edition in 2022.
Papua New Guinea Seals ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Berth
Papua New Guinea has become the latest team to qualify for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, set to be held in the West Indies and the USA. It is the 15th side to have qualified for the event and the only team from the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier. PNG managed to get the job done following their massive 100-run win over the Philippines at Amini Park on Friday. After being asked to bat first, PNG posted a mammoth total of 229/6, thanks to some elegant knocks from Tony Ura, skipper Assad Vala and Charles Amini, scoring 61, 59 and 53, respectively.
Two new caps for experimental Italy side in Scotland test
ROME : Italy have picked the uncapped duo of Lorenzo Pani and Martin Page-Relo to make their test debuts when they take on Scotland in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match at Murrayfield on Saturday.