Frenchman Beaumelle takes over as Angola coach
Angola have named Patrice Beaumelle as their coach, with the Frenchman taking over a week before their final set of 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
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Argentina’s Albornoz, Garcia out of Springboks clash at Twickenham
LONDON :Argentina have been forced into two changes to the squad for their final Rugby Championship match against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday, with Tomas Albornoz and Gonzalo Garcia ruled out through injury.
Triple winner Vos pulls out of world championship road race
AMSTERDAM :Three-time world champion Marianne Vos will skip the Road World Championships in Rwanda to help tend to her sick father, Netherlands coach Laurens ten Dam said.
Former Wales coach Sherratt returns as one of the assistants
CARDIFF :Matt Sherratt, who served as Wales interim coach earlier this year, has quit his job at Cardiff to return to the national team set-up as an assistant to Steve Tandy, who took over from him.
Pulisic double steers Milan up to third in Serie A
UDINE, Italy :Christian Pulisic marked his return to the AC Milan starting line-up with two goals and an assist in a 3-0 win at Udinese on Saturday that lifted the visitors to third in the Serie A standings.
Thuram grabs double as Inter ease past hosts Ajax
AMSTERDAM :Marcus Thuram powered home two headed goals as Inter Milan banished the demons of last season’s Champions League final and won their opening game of the new group campaign 2-0 away at Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday.
Canada pick unchanged team to take on New Zealand in semi-final
BRISTOL, England :Canada on Wednesday named an unchanged team for their Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against defending champions New Zealand at Ashton Gate on Friday, looking for consistency to take them to a first final since 2014.
Kiwis lose flanker Miller for World Cup semi-final
Defending champions New Zealand will have to do without key loose forward Jorja Miller in their Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against Canada on Friday.