Venezia appoint Nicola as coach
Oct 14 : Venezia have appointed Davide Nicola as head coach on a two-year contract, the Serie A club said on Wednesday.
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Leinster underdone but familiarity with French tests in their favour
Most of Leinster’s top Test players hadn’t long returned to pre-season training when Clermont Auvergne took their first step in the annual marathon that is the Top 14. Lyon was their starting block, and that was back at the start of September.
No need for knee-jerk reaction warns South Africa coach after test defeat
DURBAN, Oct 14 : South Africa coach Shukri Conrad cautioned against any drastic changes after their first test loss to Australia but warned his charges "need to get bloody better" if they are to stand any chance of a comeback in the three-match series.
Coe says Kenya doping fight improving ahead of 2029 World Championships
(Refiles amending Soccer to Athletics in headline text)
Australia's veteran bowling quartet continues to improve with age
DURBAN, Oct 14 : Age appears no closer to catching up with Australia's veteran bowling attack after the quartet produced yet another decisive performance in the first test against South Africa to put the tourists 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Renshaw's heroics do little to solve Australia's opening puzzle
Oct 14 : Matt Renshaw's match-winning heroics against South Africa have given Australia another strong middle-order option but done little to resolve the uncertainty over their opening combination ahead of the second test in Gqeberha.
South Africa lacked fight in Australia loss, captain Bavuma says
DURBAN, Oct 13 : South Africa did not show enough fight and were let down by their mental aptitude, captain Temba Bavuma said on Tuesday after they were beaten by Australia in the first test.
Ireland’s Lara Gillespie targets another UCI world cycling title in Shanghai
Lara Gillespie will face a familiar rival in her first of three attempts to win another rainbow jersey at this week’s UCI Track World Championships in Shanghai. A year on from becoming the first Irish woman to claim a UCI world cycling title in any event, the Wicklow rider has arrived at the Shanghai Velodrome on Chongming Island with confidence soaring, by her own admission riding faster and stronger than ever before.