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Tonight's rugby news as 14-man Barbarians 'make mockery of England' with hammering at Twickenham

Here are your rugby evening headlines for Sunday, June 19.

‘The last thing that I expected’ - Matteo Berrettini beats Filip Krajinovic to retain Queen's Club title

Matteo Berrettini was crowned champion of the cinch Championships at Queen’s Club in London for the second year running after a 7-5 6-4 victory over Filip Krajinovic. The back-to-back winner served 14 aces during the match in an aggressive performance that Krajinovic — who raised eyebrows by making the final — found tricky to deal with, as the 26-year-old became the first player in the Open Era to win titles in his first two appearances in London.

‘I have to be ready’ - Max Verstappen aware of early battle against Fernando Alonso at Canadian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen will start on pole in the Canadian Grand Prix after his dominant display throughout qualifying in tricky conditions. However, despite leading the drivers' championship and without the threat of Charles Leclerc in Montreal, the Dutchman is still aware of the danger that the experienced Spaniard, Fernando Alonso, can pose. Ad/> The 40-year-old Alonso has made it clear that he is going to “attack” Verstappen at the first corner and attempt to take advantage of his first front-row start since 2013.

Para-rowers Narayana, Kuldeep win bronze at World Rowing Cup 2

Both the para-rowers had lost their legs in a landmine blast at the same location, Nowshera in Jammu and Kashmir, in identical circumstances two years apart. On Saturday, five years after striking their combination, they clinched their third international bronze medal - in the PR3 men's pair event at the World Rowing Cup 2 in Poznan, Poland. Narayana and Kuldeep finished in 7 minutes 33.35 seconds behind France's Jerome Hamelin and Laurent Cadot (6:52.08) and Andrii Sayvykh & Dmytro Herez of Ukraine (7:29.20).