Today's rugby headlines as World Rugby slam 'despicable' tampering and former captain killed in crash
Here are your rugby morning headlines for Friday, May 5.
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Today's rugby headlines as World Rugby slam 'despicable' tampering and legend killed in crash
Here are your rugby morning headlines for Friday, May 5.
Bok flyhalf Pollard expects 'chess game' in bid for European glory
Montpellier's South Africa flyhalf Handre Pollard said he expects Saturday's European Champions Cup quarter-final at La Rochelle to be like "a chess game".
Gujarat Titans Predicted XI vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2022: Hardik Pandya May Bring Back Vijay Shankar
League leaders Gujarat Titans (GT) will look to make changes to their line-up after a rare hiccup against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their almost spotless Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign so far. GT went down against PBKS by eight wickets as they succumbed to their second defeat this season. Skipper Hardik will aim to bat deep this time around considering their below-par performance with the bat in their previous game. All-rounder Vijay Shankar could make a comeback to the final XI in pace of left-arm pacer Pradeep Sangwan.
Ben Stokes returns for Durham, Alastair Cook hits 71st first-class century
England's new Test skipper Ben Stokes featured for Durham at Worcestershire, while former skipper Alastair Cook made his 71st first-class century as Essex made a solid start against Yorkshire on Thursday. Cook compiled his runs against a Yorkshire attack featuring the occasional off-spin of Joe Root, who recently stood down as England captain after succeeding the left-handed opener. The 37-year-old Cook, who played the last of his 161 Tests in 2018 before retiring from international duty, made 107 from 268 balls.
CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals: Five things to know
[FILES] President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe. (Photo by Alfredo Zuniga / AFP)
‘This is the player’ – Quinton Fortune reveals Man Utd devastation at Klopp signing Liverpool game-changer
Manchester United should have swooped for Luis Diaz amid his stunning impact in Liverpool’s quadruple push, according to Quinton Fortune.
Jackman: The pieces are falling into place for Munster
Bernard Jackman believes the pieces are falling into place for Munster to embark on a new era - but said they have every right to believe Johann van Graan's reign can end with some silverware.