URC: Cardiff 17-21 Scarlets – Dwayne Peek celebrates double triumph

Scarlets had three players sin-binned, but held on to claim only their second league victory this season in a game in which Cardiff dominated territory and possession. Centre Eddie James crossed to give Scarlets the lead with Joe Hawkins adding the conversion. Cardiff hit back to level through a try from Mason Grady after both […]

The Ashes: Zak Crawley unaware of Ben Stokes’ ‘weak men’ comment

Opener Zak Crawley suggested he was not aware of comments made by Ben Stokes when the England captain said his dressing room is “not a place for weak men”. Stokes made the statement in multiple interviews following England’s defeat in the second Ashes Test against Australia earlier this month. In the run-up to the third […]

Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua: Netflix boxing fight analysis

Such was the oddity of Anthony Joshua v Jake Paul even taking place, the fight landed on Netflix under a cloud of suspicion that boxing had surrendered itself to choreography. To be clear, this was a sanctioned professional contest, not a scripted event – and the storyline it produced was mundane and predictably one-sided. The […]

Leinster 24-20 Ulster: It was hard to recover in second half – Richie Murphy

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy says there is no time for “wallowing” after losing 24-20 to Leinster in the United Rugby Championship. Two scores from Werner Kok and a Tom Stewart try helped Ulster to a 17-7 half-time lead at the Aviva Stadium. However, Leinster, aided by a strong bench, rallied as Joshua Kenny and […]

Shubman Gill dropped by India from T20 World Cup squad

India have dropped Test and one-day international captain Shubman Gill from their 15-man squad for the men’s T20 World Cup. The 26-year-old’s omission follows him scoring 291 in his 15 T20 matches in 2025, with India’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar saying the batter was “short of runs at the moment”. Gill missed the T20 international […]