Alex Gerrard pleased to sign new deal with Salford
Salford prop Alex Gerrard has signed a new two-year deal, keeping him at the Red Devils until at least the end of the 2024 season.
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Earls signs new Ireland deal for World Cup
Munster back Keith Earls has signed a contract with Ireland for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France as a century of caps approaches.
Bok preparations for bumper season set to start in earnest
With the Springboks' first Test series of the year against Wales just a month away, a group of players will join up to take part in the first week of a planned three-week preparation camp in Pretoria starting on Sunday.
Reserves competition must stay, insists Daryl Powell
Warrington coach Daryl Powell insists the Reserves competition must stay beyond this season otherwise the game would take a step backwards.
France warned of fake tickets before Champions League final
Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris marred by chaotic scenes, according to a document seen by AFP Tuesday. The French government has faced a barrage of criticism over policing of the match on Saturday, which saw thousands of Liverpool fans with tickets struggle to enter, but has blamed "massive" ticket fraud for the disarray. A note from the National Division of the Fight against Hooliganism (DNLH) on May 25 -- written with the input of intelligence services and seen by AFP -- warned of "around 50,000 English fans in the French capital who will not have tickets".
School rugby rocked by assault on match official at Northern Cape school
School sports may have made a triumphant return after a two-year Covid-19 absence, but it continues to be beset by controversies, this time in the Northern Cape where a match official was assaulted.
Soccer-French trade unions hail strike success during Champions League final
PARIS (Reuters) - French transport trade unions on Tuesday hailed the success of their strike during the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, which the French government said contributed to the public disorder that marred the showpiece event.
Edwin Ipape remembers Papua New Guinea’s historic win over Great Britain
Leigh hooker Edwin Ipape hopes Papua New Guinea can build on their historic win over Great Britain with an impressive World Cup campaign later this year.