Hogg back from injury in Scotland line-up
EDINBURGH : Veteran fullback Stuart Hogg has recovered from injury to take his place in Scotland’s backline for Saturday’s Six Nations opener against England at Twickenham.
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African football media officer suspended for alleged 'indecent conduct'
ALGIERS : The Confederation of African Football has banned one of its media officers from any football activity for five years and sent him home from the African Nations Championship in Algeria after he was accused of "indecent conduct".
Dutch meet Croatia, Italy play Spain at Nations League finals
NYON, Switzerland : World Cup bronze medallists Croatia were drawn against hosts the Netherlands in the Nations League semi-finals in June while Italy and Spain will reprise their rivalry in the competition in the other semi.
Former England batsman Ballance makes winning debut for Zimbabwe
HARARE : Former England batsman Gary Ballance contributed 30 runs on his international debut for Zimbabwe as they beat Ireland by five wickets on Thursday to win the opening Twenty20 international of their three-match series.
Scotland detail World Cup warm-up programme
EDINBURGH : Scotland will play four warm-up tests in July and August to prepare for the World Cup, including two against hosts France, Scottish Rugby said on Tuesday.
Barcelona taken to extra time before overcoming third tier InterCity in Cup
ALICANTE, Spain : Former Barcelona junior Oriol Soldevila scored a hat-trick against his old club but still ended on the losing side as third tier InterCity took the LaLiga giants to extra time before losing 4-3 in a dramatic Copa del Rey tie on Wednesday.
Ballance named in Zimbabwe T20 squad after switch of allegiance
Former England batsman Gary Ballance is set to make his Zimbabwe debut later this month after he was named on Wednesday in the squad for this month's three-match Twenty20 series against Ireland.
Tunisia coach stays on despite missing World Cup target
TUNIS : Tunisia coach Jalel Kadri has had his contract extended for 12 more months until after next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals despite offering to resign following the World Cup in Qatar, the Tunisia Football Federation said.