Jack Conan: Not giving Johnny Sexton the send-off he deserves is hard to take
Jack Conan says failing to give Johnny Sexton a fairytale farewell at the Rugby World Cup was arguably the most painful aspect of the “toughest” defeat of his career.
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The doom and gloom of starting a new four-year cycle
Irish rugby is in mourning this week after an agonising loss in back-to-back World Cups to the All Blacks.
Rashid backs England to bounce back from Afghanistan loss
England spinner Adil Rashid's confidence in the squad has not been dented by their shock 69-run defeat by Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup and he says the defending champions have plenty of time to get their campaign back on track.
Canadian men's rugby coach Kingsley Jones signs 2-year contract extension
Rugby Canada has entrusted Kingsley Jones to lead Canada back to the World Cup, handing him a two-year contract extension that will see him in charge through 2025.
World Cup 2023 Points Table: Massive Boost For Australia After 1st Win
Australia are back in the reckoning at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. Coming into the match against Sri Lanka at the Cricket World Cup in Lucknow on Monday, the former champions found themselves at the bottom end of the points table. However, the Australia cricket team came out all guns blazing against Sri Lanka and registered an easy win, also their first in three matches at this edition. With this win, Australia have climbed up to the eighth place in the World Cup points table. They are on two points from three matches with a run-rate of -0.734.
Canada improves world mixed curling record to 4-0, defeating Lithuania
Canada remained undefeated halfway through round-robin play at the world mixed curling championship with a 9-5 win over Lithuania on Monday in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Punch-drunk French wake up to World Cup hangover
PARIS: France went through the opening phase of the Rugby World Cup like party-goers at a summer disco, but after a weekend of electrifying rugby, the lights were switched back on abruptly and the country woke up on a greyish, crisp autumn morning.
Cricket World Cup 2023: First Time In 48 Years! England Achieve Dubious Record With Afghanistan Loss
England achieved the unwanted record of losing to all 11 Test-playing nations at the Cricket World Cup after they were stunned by Afghanistan on Sunday. England are the first team ever to achieve this feat as they were completely outplayed by Afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup 2023 encounter in New Delhi. In the first two editions of the tournament, England lost to Australia in 1975 and then to West Indies in the 1979 final. In 1983 and 1987, they suffered losses at the hands of India and Pakistan respectively. In 1983, they were also defeated by New Zealand in a shock result.