Caelan Doris and Neve Jones take top Irish rugby awards
Caelan Doris has been named as the Bank of Ireland men's XVs players’ players of the year, while Neve Jones took the women’s honour at this year's Rugby Players Ireland awards.
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FIFA, ECA loosen release dates ahead of women's World Cup
MANCHESTER, England: FIFA and the European Club Association (ECA) have loosened release date rules around when players can leave their club teams to prepare for this year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Viewers praise Jennifer Lopez for The Mother performance as film celebrates biggest Netflix opening weekend
Fans have praised Jennifer Lopez for her performance in new thriller The Mother, as the film topped Netflix's most-watched charts during its opening weekend.
Ex-All Black Vito believes La Rochelle have 'blueprint' to floor Leinster in Champions Cup final
Former New Zealand and La Rochelle loose forward Victor Vito said the French club have the "blueprint" to defend the Champions Cup when they play Leinster in the final on Saturday.
'It's Now A Marriage': Virender Sehwag's Unique Take On Shubman Gill's Ahmedabad Connection
Star India batter Shubman Gill has got a special liking for the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. While consistency in scoring runs across different kinds of tracks has been a speciality of the right-handed batter, his stats at the cricketing venue in Ahmedabad have been really impressive. Back in February this year, Gill had scored his maiden T20I century while playing against New Zealand at the venue. The next month saw him scoring a Test century on the same surface. On Monday, Gill just added to his love story with Ahmedabad by scoring his maiden IPL ton.
World Cup to score for women's game in New Zealand: Steinmetz
With professional opportunities thin on the ground, girls and women chasing dreams of playing soccer for New Zealand tend to develop more skills than running, passing and shooting to make ends meet.
In Praising Shubman Gill, World Cup-winning Star Draws 'Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar' Comparison
Shubman Gill is reaching new heights on the field every single day. After his maiden IPL century for Gujarat Titans on Monday, the young opener became the only cricketer in history to score a century in Tests, ODIs, T20I and in the premier T20 competition. In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Shubman played a blistering knock of 101 off 58 balls in Ahmedabad. Shubman started the year by scoring a double hundred in ODIs. Against New Zealand, he scored 208 off 149 balls in Hyderabad.
New Zealand keen to host World Cup with Australia after France pull-out
New Zealand hope to step in as 2025 Rugby League World Cup co-hosts with Australia following France's withdrawal, the sport's New Zealand boss said on Tuesday.