Irish records fall on memorable weekend for Daniel Wiffen
Daniel Wiffen has enjoyed a prolific weekend at the Scottish Short Course Championships, where he smashed three Irish records.
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Powell on Sharks' opening Champions Cup win: 'Performance-wise, it was a massive step up'
Sharks director of rugby Neil Powell has a happy man following his side's 39-31 win over English outfit Harlequins in their opening Champions Cup fixture in Durban on Saturday.
Southgate will take his time on England future after World Cup exit
England have begun their journey home from Qatar as Gareth Southgate deliberates over his future in the wake of their World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of France.
As Mbappe takes back seat, old guard drives France on
DOHA : As Kylian Mbappe was being muzzled by the England defence, it was France's old guard who took the defending champions through to the World Cup semi-finals in a nerve-racking 2-1 victory on Saturday.
Southgate won't rush decision on future after England exit
Gareth Southgate will take his time before making any decision over his future after England's World Cup quarter-final exit. Harry Kane scored one penalty but missed another as Southgate's side were beaten 2-1 by reigning champions France in Qatar. England boss Southgate's contract runs until after Euro 2024 but he was was non-committal when asked about his plans going forward. "I think after every tournament we have sat and reviewed and reflected," he told ITV. "It needs a bit of time to make sure everybody makes the right decisions." England fought back from Aurelien Tchouameni's early strike to deservedly level through Kane's first spot-kick, which saw him equal Wayne Rooney's national team record of 53 goals. Olivier Giroud headed France back in front before Kane was handed another chance to equalise, only to blast his penalty high over Tottenham team-mate Hugo Lloris' crossbar. Southgate was proud of his side's performance and felt they were good enough to have gone all the way in the tournament. "I think the performance did (deserve more), but in the end goals are decisive," he said. "I don't think they could have given any more. They have played really well against a top team. "I think we were here to win the tournament and we had belief we could. "I think we showed in our performance against the reigning champions we have a team good enough to have done that."
Fringe Bulls claim victory on Champions Cup debut in Loftus thriller
It was far from comfortable after a roaring start, but Jake White's perceived selection gamble ultimately paid off with a 42-36 bonus-point win for the Bulls over France's Lyon in their European Championship Cup debut at Loftus on Saturday.
Santos: I do no regret starting Ronaldo on the bench
Portugal manager Fernando Santos said that he would not change his decision of leaving Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench even after his team was knocked-out from the World Cup due to a 1-0 defeat against Morocco in their quarter-final clash on Saturday.