Stormers 28-17 Edinburgh: Scottish pride intact but hosts prove too strong in Cape Town
In the shadow of Table Mountain Scottish involvement in the United Rugby Championship was ended as Edinburgh went down 28-17 to the Stormers.
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Ulster set for SA return, Leinster host Bulls on Friday
Ulster will face an away trip to South Africa after the DHL Stormers beat Edinburgh in their URC quarter-final play-off.
Celtic: 'Door has opened' for £10k-a-week star's arrival at Parkhead
Celtic could ‘try and sign’ Manchester City defender Ko Itakura this summer after missing out on his signature previously, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.
Murray's Surbiton run ended by Kudla comeback in semi-finals
Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray saw his Surbiton Trophy run ended at the semi-final stage after an impressive comeback by American seventh-seed Denis Kudla.
Andy Murray loses to Denis Kudla in three sets in Surbiton Trophy semi-final as his preparations for Wimbledon continue
Andy Murray has gone out of the Surbiton Trophy in the semi-finals, losing to American Denis Kudla 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 on Saturday. Murray, who was playing at the Challenger Tour event for the first time since he was a 17-year-old, could not find a way past the world No.
Gareth Bale Wants World Cup For Wales As Ukrainian Sympathy Is Set Aside
Wales captain Gareth Bale said any sympathy with Ukraine will be forgotten on Sunday as he tries to lead his country to a World Cup for the first time since 1958. Ukraine beat Scotland 3-1 in an emotional encounter on Wednesday in their first competitive match since Russia's invasion to set up the play-off final in Cardiff. Bale picked up his fifth Champions League title with Real Madrid last weekend and was one of the heroes of Wales' remarkable run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016. However, the 32-year-old has never played at a World Cup and may not get another chance.
Ukraine may not have received a World Cup bye, but did the referee give them a free pass at Hampden?
Steven Naismith could be seen running down the touchline waving an imaginary yellow card.
'That's what you need to be in the modern game' - Cullen pleased with ruthless streak after 12-try win
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen admits he briefly wondered whether his side were heading towards another afternoon of disappointment, before they went on to hammer a dreadful Glasgow Warriors side in the United Rugby Championship quarter-final.