Tonga aim to match Ireland's physicality, says Fekitoa
Malakai Fekitoa says it will be "pretty weird" to play against some familiar faces when Tonga meet Ireland on Saturday (8pm Irish time).
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RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast: Ireland up and running, but Springboks and France come out hot
Neil Treacy is joined by James Downey and former South Africa World Cup-winner BJ Botha to look back on the opening weekend's games at the Rugby World Cup in France.
Family Members Of New Zealand Players Announce ICC World Cup 2023 Squad. Video Wins Hearts
New Zealand Cricket came up with a heartwarming way to announce the squad for ICC World Cup 2023 and the video posted on their social media handles has gone viral. The video featured family members of the New Zealand cricket team players who introduced them with their name and jersey numbers. "Our 2023 @cricketworldcup squad introduced by their number 1 fans!" BlackCaps captioned the video posted on 'X' (formerly twitter). The video featured Kane Williamson's family, Trent Boult's sons, Rachin Ravindra's parents and Jimmy Neesham's grandmother and many other family members of the cricketers.
Boks oh-so-close to world No 1 ranking
After beating Scotland 18-3 in their Rugby World Cup Pool B clash in Marseille on Sunday, the Springboks narrowly missed out on supplanting Ireland at the top of the World Rugby rankings.
Recovery key as Lowe and Doris sweat it out
Ireland may have made it look easy against Romania but James Lowe says the conditions were the most difficult he has ever played in.
India vs Pakistan: "Virat Kohli Got 100" But This Player Was Best Performer For Gautam Gambhir
The India vs Pakistan Super 4 clash in the Asia Cup 2023, billed by the official broadcasters as the 'Greatest Rivalry', ended in Rohit Sharma and Co. favour on Monday. Originally a one-day game, rain forced the match to be completed on the reserve day. And, the India vs Pakistan clash ended in a record win for the 'Men in Blue'. Fiery centuries from Virat Kohli and KL Rahul took India to 356/2. Then Kuldeep Yadav picked a five-wicket haul as Pakistan managed just 128. The 228-run win was India's biggest in terms of runs against Pakistan.
Germany's Leupolz retires from international duty
BERLIN: Germany and Chelsea midfielder Melanie Leupolz has retired from international duty, the German FA announced on Monday (Sep 11).
Kenny only focused on Ireland's next three games
Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny says that he is not looking past his side's final Euro 2024 qualifying games after pressure continues to grow on him.