All Blacks utility back Bridge signs for Montpellier
New Zealand utility back George Bridge has signed for Montpellier until June 2025 from the Crusaders, the French Top 14 club announced on Friday.
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What Gareth Taylor’s Man City can do for the Lionesses ahead of Women’s World Cup
It’s safe to say that the start of the 2022/23 campaign has been less than ideal for Gareth Taylor and his ever-changing Man City side.
France World Cup won't be my last, says England coach Jones
Eddie Jones said next year's Rugby World Cup will not be his last and that he has more to accomplish in the game after he steps down as England coach at the end of the tournament in France.
Pakistan beat hosts New Zealand to win tri-series and send T20 World Cup warning
Pakistan to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand on Friday to win the tri-series Twenty20 final in Christchurch with three balls to spare. It was a good sign for Pakistan going into the World Cup in Australia, with an opener against arch-rivals India on October 23. After the hosts finished on 163-7 at Hagley Oval, spinner Michael Bracewell checked Pakistan's early momentum in the tourists' reply, before Nawaz stepped up with his decisive 38 off 22 balls. Haider Ali also made a useful 31 off 15 balls. Having also steered Pakistan out of trouble in Thursday's dead-rubber win over Bangladesh, Nawaz produced another stellar innings before Iftikhar Ahmed sealed victory with a six in the final over.
Eddie Jones hints at another job when England tenure ends
Eddie Jones said next year's Rugby World Cup will not be his last and that he has more to accomplish in the game after he steps down as England coach at the end of the tournament in France.
Sideshow to money-spinner: The rise and rise of T20 cricket
cricket has gone from being a light-hearted sideshow to a money-spinning, central plank of the sport's global calendar. With the eighth T20 World Cup starting in Australia on Sunday, AFP Sport looks at the rise and rise of the game's big-hitting, crowd-pleasing format. The end of the Benson and Hedges Cup one-day competition in 2002, due to a ban on tobacco advertising, left a gap in English cricket's domestic calendar. Stuart Robertson, the marketing manager of the England and Wales Cricket Board, proposed a 20-overs-per-side event, a format already known in amateur and junior cricket. The aim was to attract a younger audience who might not have the time to engage with longer formats.
Rugby-France World Cup won't be my last, says England coach Jones
(Reuters) - Eddie Jones said next year's Rugby World Cup will not be his last and that he has more to accomplish in the game after he steps down as England coach at the end of the tournament in France.
Pakistan beat New Zealand in tri-series final to send T20 World Cup warning
All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand on Friday to win the tri-series Twenty20 final in Christchurch with three balls to spare.