Garcia blames Belgium’s doctors for World Cup struggles
Aug 17 : Belgium's World Cup coach Rudi Garcia says their efforts at the tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States were hampered by their medical team.
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All Blacks confident Jordan and Roigard can make test side
Aug 17 : New Zealand should be able to use record try scorer Will Jordan and scrumhalf Cam Roigard in Saturday's first test against the Springboks despite the pair having yet to feature on the tour of South Africa.
Springboks wait on Kolisi, Nche fitness ahead of first All Blacks test
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 17 : South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has injury concerns over captain Siya Kolisi and key prop Ox Nche ahead of the first test against New Zealand on Saturday but he denied his side will attempt to slow the game down at Ellis Park.
Porsche's Wehrlein claims second Formula E title as Barnard wins London finale
Aug 16 : Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein secured his second Formula E drivers' championship despite finishing 14th and failing to score in Sunday's season-ending London E-Prix, which was won by Britain's Taylor Barnard.
New Zealand sweating on injury concerns ahead of first test against Springboks
Aug 16 : New Zealand coach Dave Rennie admitted on Saturday to some concern over the injury status of first-choice fullback Damian McKenzie ahead of the four-test series against world champions South Africa that starts in Johannesburg on August 22.
Eight-try All Blacks thump Bulls 50-19 in Pretoria
PRETORIA, Aug 15 : New Zealand ran in eight tries as they thumped South Africa’s Bulls 50-19 in their latest Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour fixture in Pretoria on Saturday, an impressive warm-up ahead of the first test against the Springboks next weekend.
Critics of Gianni Infantino need to ‘get their head examined’ – Andrew Giuliani
Under-fire FIFA president Gianni Infantino has taken the governing body to a “whole new level” which has left his critics “jealous”, according to Andrew Giuliani, who was executive director for the White House Task Force on the 2026 World Cup.
New Zealand wing Clarke out of South Africa tour with shoulder injury
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 14 : New Zealand have suffered another injury blow on their Greatest Rugby Rivalry tour of South Africa after wing Caleb Clarke was ruled out of the test series with a ruptured tendon in his shoulder.