Aussie, Kiwi refs for Boks' crunch World Cup pool games
World Rugby has confirmed the match-day officials for the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup in France.
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Louise Shanahan fails to advance from 800m heats
Louise Shanahan failed to advance to the semi-finals of the women's 800 metres at the Worlds Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Referees named for Ireland's World Cup pool matches
The referees have been selected for Ireland's Rugby World Cup pool games with New Zealander Ben O'Keefe taking charge of the pivotal game against reigning champions South Africa on 23 September.
Ireland assessing injury to hooker as squad decamp to France
Ireland are still assessing the foot injury sustained by Dan Sheehan and left him behind in Dublin, officials said on Tuesday, while the squad has moved to France ahead of the World Cup kick off.
Marco Riccioni and Stephen Varney named in Italy squad
Prop Marco Riccioni and scrum-half Stephen Varney are both included in Italy's 33-man squad for next month's Rugby World Cup, despite suffering injuries against Ireland in their recent warm-up game.
Italy World Cup squad includes Capuozzo, Riccioni, Varney
Prop Marco Riccioni and scrum-half Stephen Varney are both included in Italy's 33-man squad named on Tuesday for next month's World Cup, despite suffering injuries against Ireland in their recent warm-up game.
I’ll be back stronger at Paris 2024 Olympics, Ese Brume tells Nigerians
Nigeria’s Ese Brume competes in the women’s long jump final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 3, 2021. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP)
Suspended Moala picked in Tonga's Rugby World Cup squad, set to return against Springboks
Former New Zealand centre George Moala was named on Monday in Tonga's Rugby World Cup squad even though he is serving a five-match ban for a red card in a warm-up game.