Barry John, 'The King' of Welsh rugby, dies at 79
Barry John, known as the "King" of Welsh rugby during a golden era and arguably the sport's first superstar, has died. He was 79.
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Legendary Welsh out-half Barry John dies aged 79
Wales rugby great Barry John has died at the age of 79.
Italy's Allan aiming for first Rome win in Six Nations
Italy's Tommaso Allan will make his 80th international appearance when they host England in the Six Nations on Saturday and the flyhalf would love to finally experience a win in Rome.
Ford at flyhalf for England v Italy, debuts for Dingwall and Roots
LONDON :England coach Steve Borthwick has gone with the tried and tested option of George Ford at flyhalf for their Six Nations opener away to Italy on Saturday, but has given debuts to centre Fraser Dingwall and flanker Ethan Roots in the team named on Thursday.
Ringrose out for Ireland opener against France
DUBLIN : Garry Ringrose will miss Ireland's Six Nations opener against France on Friday while Jack Crowley, Joe McCarthy and Calvin Nash will make their first starts in the tournament as part an otherwise experienced side.
"I Couldn't Turn Down": Ben Stokes On Leading England In Tests
England Test skipper Ben Stokes opened up about leading the side in Tests and said that it was an opportunity that he couldn't turn down. After registering a 28-run victory against India in the first Test on the back of Ollie Pope's 196 and a seven-wicket haul from debutant Tom Hartley, England will look to lead the series 2-0 when they take on hosts in the second match on Friday at Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. In the opening match, the southpaw played a knock of 70 runs in the first innings. The all-rounder asserted that he never aspired to lead the England side in the longest format of the game. He said that this is a role he has enjoyed.
Gut-Behrami wins women's giant slalom, trims injured Shiffrin's overall World Cup lead
Lara Gut-Behrami won a World Cup giant slalom by a large margin on Tuesday in Kronplatz, Italy and trimmed Mikaela Shiffrin's lead in the overall standings to 95 points with the American out injured.
U-19 World Cup: Musheer Khan's 131, Saumy Pandey's Magic Seals 214-Run Win Over New Zealand
Musheer Khan's blitz and clinical bowling performance saw India continue their hot run of form and prevail over New Zealand with a 214-run victory in the Super Six stage of the ongoing U-19 World Cup on Tuesday at the Mangaung Oval. India made early inroads, with Raj Limbani's pace setting the tone of the game. He dismissed opener Tom Jones for a golden duck and Snehith Reddy for a four-ball duck in the first over. Left-arm spinner Saumy Pandey came in from the other end, weaved his magic and chipped in with a couple of wickets. NZ skipper Oscar Jackson was one player who tried to take the fight against the Indian bowlers but got bowled while attempting to fend the ball towards the leg side.