Vunipola sees red as Ireland ease to Rugby World Cup warm-up win over England
Billy Vunipola became the second England player to be sent off in a week as Ireland eased to a 29-10 Rugby World Cup warm-up win in Dublin on Saturday.
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Gatland says some questions answered over World Cup squad after heavy loss
CARDIFF: Wales coach Warren Gatland said his side had hopefully learned some lessons in their 52-16 home warm-up loss to South Africa, adding that the match gave him greater clarity on who to select for his 33-player Rugby World Cup squad on Monday (Aug 19).
Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa Draws Fabiano Caruana In First Game Of World Cup Semi-finals
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa held fancied American player Fabiano Caruana to a draw in the first game of the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday. The 17-year old Praggnanandhaa waged a gritty battle against the American to share the honours in 78 moves. Having drawn Saturday's encounter with black pieces, the Indian GM now has the advantage of playing with white on Sunday. Meanwhile, world no.1 Magnus Carlsen took a big step towards the final by beating local favorite Nijat Abasov in game 1 of the two-game classical series.
Not Hardik Pandya! This Superstar Might Be Rohit's Deputy For Asia Cup, World Cup: Report
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah appears to be a strong contender to become vice-captain of the Indian team, alongside all-rounder Hardik Pandya, for the upcoming Asia Cup as well as ODI World Cup, starting October 5. While Pandya has been made the regular T20I captain, Bumrah, who has made an international comeback against Ireland in the ongoing T20I series that started on Friday, is set to give tough competition to the colourful Baroda all-rounder.
Prince William apologises to England team for not attending World Cup final
Britain's Prince William has apologised to the Lionesses for not attending the Women’s World Cup final.
Indian Squad For Asia Cup Could Have Additional Members, Rahul Dravid To Be Part Of Selection Meeting: Report
The Indian selection panel, led by Ajit Agarkar, is likely to go for a 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in order to check out all possible options ahead of the ODI World Cup, starting October 5. It is also learnt that BCCI is bucking the convention for the first time and head coach Rahul Dravid will also be present in his official capacity during the meeting scheduled in the national capital on Monday morning. It can be confirmed that neither Ravi Shastri nor Anil Kumble were part of selection meetings during their tenure as national coach.
Caolan Boyd-Munce stunner sends St Mirren into Viaplay Cup quarter finals as Motherwell latest to fall in Paisley
St Mirren booked their place in the Viaplay Cup quarter final draw thanks to a Caolan Boyd-Munce stunner that was enough to beat Motherwell 1-0.Stephen Robinson named the same team that beat Dundee in the Scottish Premiership seven days ago. A game of few clear cut chances was settled by a strike with just eight minutes on the clock - and it was worthy of winning any match. The ball landed at the foot of Boyd-Munce who cracked his first St Mirren goal into the top corner past Liam Kelly.
Livingston book Viaplay Cup quarter-final berth with scrappy win over Ayr United
Livingston booked their place in the Viaplay Cup quarter-finals but certainly didn't have it all their own way in a 2-0 home defeat of Ayr United.