United Rugby Championship semi-finals: All you need to know
The final four face off as the BKT United Rugby Championship nears its end with two Irish provinces in the mix.
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Donal Lenihan's URC semi-finals preview
Travelling down to the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Leinster are playing up in altitude, they're playing in the heat, even though it's not quite as bad as when they were last (in South Africa to play Stormers) in April.
Springboks face injury problems ahead of Ireland Tests
World champions South Africa will be missing key players for their two-Test home series against Ireland next month.
T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: Qualification Scenarios For All Groups - Explained
The first leg of the T20 World Cup 2024 league games have thrown up some upsets and a few rain-hit spoilers, leaving a few of the favourites from each group with plenty to do to qualify for the Super 8 stage. So far, five teams -- Australia, India, South Africa, West Indies and Afghanistan -- have already qualified for the Super 8 stage. Meanwhile, former champions - England and Pakistan - aren't enjoying the best of tournaments as they need a lot of other results to go their way apart from winning their games to qualify for the Super 8 stage.
IRFU rule out prospect of Ireland Test at Croke Park
Irish rugby chief executive Kevin Potts has ruled out the possibility of playing an Ireland international at Croke Park in the near future.
New Zealand Dumped Out Of T20 World Cup As Afghanistan Thrash Papua New Guinea
Afghanistan underlined their growing status as the dark horses of the 2024 T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea on Thursday to advance to the Super Eight phase of the competition and send New Zealand crashing out. Fazalhaq Farooqi added another three victims to his tournament-leading wicket tally as PNG were bundled out for 95 off 19.5 overs batting first in the Group C match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Afghanistan stumbled early in reply, losing both openers cheaply for the first time in the tournament but eventually reached the target for the loss of three wickets in the 16th over for a third win in a row.
S/Eagles: NFF to employ foreign manager to rescue World Cup bid
The Super Eagles will soon get a new technical adviser to reinvigorate the country’s floundering 2026 World Cup qualification campaign, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said.
South Africa face injury problems ahead of Wales, Ireland tests
CAPE TOWN : World champions South Africa will be missing key players for their clash with Wales in London and the first game of the two-test home series against Ireland next month.