Caelan Doris stars for Ireland but injury concerns overshadow win over Italy
Back-rower Jack Conan, full-back Jimmy O’Brien and scrum-half Craig Casey were all withdrawn with injury issues during the victory in Dublin.
Back-rower Jack Conan, full-back Jimmy O’Brien and scrum-half Craig Casey were all withdrawn with injury issues during the victory in Dublin.
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Ireland begin their three-match World Cup warm-up programme with a solid 33-17 victory over Italy in Dublin.
Arsenal had proposed £23m for Raya last week with the Spain international valued at £40m but there is hope on their part that Brentford will agree a compromise closer to £30m.
Leigh Halfpenny has never been one for grand shows of emotion, but on the occasion of his 100th Welsh cap he rightly allowed himself a moment to wave to the Principality Stadium crowd.
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Maisie Summers-Newton and Ellie Challis both add to their gold medal haul at the Para Swimming World Championships.
Much has been made about the significance of Carlos Alcaraz's victory over Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon.
England's disappointing defeat by Wales will be a "positive" for the team in the long term, says head coach Steve Borthwick.
Steve Borthwick admitted England have to find a killer instinct, and fast, in the wake of their 20-9 defeat by Wales in Cardiff.
JEFF POWELL: When Dillian Whyte previously appeared to have failed a drugs test his opponent was not told before climbing into the ring. Oscar Rivas was duly knocked out.
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Birmingham played the first game of the new season in England's championship - the second tier of soccer - and started with a 1-1 tie at Welsh team Swansea.
The England boss will announce his World Cup party on Monday.
Wales 20-9 England: Steve Borthwick was given plenty to ponder less than 48 hours before he names his World Cup squad
Watch as Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Josie Knight and Anna Morris win a brilliant women's team pursuit gold for Great Britain at the World Cycling Championships in Glasgow.
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The charity clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday was aimed at raising funds for a school in Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia.
Five-time world champion Archibald is racing in Scotland to honour her late partner Rab Wardell.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: We must remember that this was only a World Cup warm-up. But it must also be said that in Cardiff on Saturday night, England were really poor.