Jackman: Rassie's 7:1 bench split should be encouraged
After a weekend where Fiji beat England, France thrashed Australia and Ireland were given a real scare by Samoa, it would take something big to dominate this week's rugby discourse.
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England's women cricketers awarded match fee parity with men
England's women cricketers will be paid the same match fees as their male counterparts, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Wednesday.
Team USA crushes Jordan to sweep through World Cup group - ESPN
MANILA, Philippines — Team USA's Anthony Edwards and Jordan's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added some spice to a what otherwise would have been a low-drama game, staging an American playground-style duel that isn't normally seen at the FIBA World Cup.
Tadhg Beirne: Ireland camp 'feeling much better' than 2019
He's not the first Ireland player to hint that things are very different to the last regime and Tadhg Beirne has hailed Andy Farrell’s management as the squad gear up the for World Cup "feeling much better" than four years ago.
RTÉ Rugby podcast: Irish squad reaction, Boks' big bench and Fiji's famous win
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Mick Kearney on this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast.
Team USA crushes Jordan to sweep through World Cup pool play - ESPN
MANILA, Philippines — Team USA's Anthony Edwards and Jordan's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added some spice to a what otherwise would have been a low-drama game, staging an American playground-style duel that isn't normally seen at the FIBA World Cup.
England vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming
England host New Zealand in the first of the four T20Is at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday. Although England have one eye on the World Cup later this year, Jos Buttler is looking forward to a "great test" against the Black Caps. England play the Black Caps in four T20s and four ODIs. England's last T20 outing came in Bangladesh, where they suffered a series whitewash. New Zealand, on the other hand, are coming into this series after a narrow escape against UAE, where they won the series by 2-1, but their one-match loss against the hosts was the main talking point of the whole series.
Skewed draw rips up World Cup form guide
LONDON : Holding the draw for the Rugby World Cup in 2020 has meant that the tournament has a bizarrely skewed look where three of the sport's top five teams are in the same pool, while one of the next five is virtually guaranteed a semi-final spot.