Rugby World Cup: The Webb Ellis myth is celebrated
There is no actual evidence that William Webb Ellis "picked up the ball and ran" during a game of football at Rugby School but that has not prevented a legend building up around him.
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Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar To Play At Women's British Open
Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will feature in the Women's British Open from Thursday in what is the final major tournament of the year for women. Aditi made the cut at the previous major, the Evian Championship, but Diksha missed the cut. Aditi will play at Walton Heath with Spaniard Carlota Ciganda and Italian Valentina Rossi and they will be out very early at 7.25 am, while Diksha will play with Celine Borge and Gina Kim and they tee off at 10.37 am from the first tee.
Welsh Fire snatch win after Ismail's hat-trick off final three balls
Shabnim Ismail's remarkable hat-trick in the last three balls led Welsh Fire to a thrilling women's Hundred victory over Birmingham Phoenix by three runs at Edgbaston on Thursday.
Women's World Cup: What to expect on Day 23
And so we arrive at the quarter-final stage, with the all-European clash of Spain and the Netherlands getting things under way, followed by in-form Japan taking on Sweden, who eliminated the holders USA.
American Ewing leads Women's British Open by one shot
American Ally Ewing carded a 68 in the first round of the Women's British Open to finish at four-under for a one-shot lead at the Walton Heath Golf Club on Thursday.
Not Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal Or Tilak Varma! Brian Lara Confident This India Youngster "Could Definitely Be One Of The Best"
West Indies batting great Brian Lara feels India pacer Umran Malik needs to add variety to his bowling in order to succeed at international level. Umran broke into the Indian side after impressing everyone with his pace during last year's Indian Premier League (IPL) season. He was rewarded with an India call-up, and went on to make his T20I and ODI debuts later that year in June and November, respectively. However, his form massively dipped during this year's IPL, and was even dropped from the team due to the same.
Warren Gatland 'pretty confident' Taulupe Faletau will be fit for Rugby World Cup
Wales boss Warren Gatland says he is "pretty confident" that experienced back row forward Taulupe Faletau will be available for World Cup selection.
Cian Healy happy to wait a little longer for squad decision
Cian Healy says he hasn't been green-eyed watching Ireland's Rugby World Cup rivals name their squads for the tournament in recent days.