4 h. ago British and Irish Lions face mounting tighthead problems as Zander Fagerson ruled out of tour

Doubts have also emerged over Tadhg Furlong’s fitness as Asher Opoku-Fordjour called up to train in Portugal, along with Jamie George

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5 h. ago Scotland prop Zander Fagerson to miss Lions tour with calf injury

The Glasgow Warriors tight head will be replaced in the squad by Ireland and Connacht’s Finlay Bealham.

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6 h. ago Injury crisis brewing for British & Irish Lions with Fagerson out of tour

Tighthead Bealham called up with Furlong also injuredOpoku-Fordjour and George join Portugal training campThe British & Irish Lions are facing mounting injury problems at tighthead prop with Zander Fagerson ruled out of the tour of Australia amid serious question marks over Tadhg Furlong’s fitness.Glasgow’s Fagerson has withdrawn from the squad due to a calf injury with the Ireland and Connacht tighthead prop Finlay Bealham added to the 38-man group as a result. Furlong, meanwhile, has not featured for Leinster since the Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Northampton on 3 May and is also battling with a calf injury. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Injury crisis brewing for British & Irish Lions with Zander Fagerson out of tour

Tighthead Bealham called up with Furlong also injuredOpoku-Fordjour and George join Portugal training campThe British & Irish Lions are facing mounting injury problems at tighthead prop with Zander Fagerson ruled out of the tour of Australia amid serious question marks over Tadhg Furlong’s fitness.Glasgow’s Fagerson has withdrawn from the squad due to a calf injury with the Ireland and Connacht tighthead prop Finlay Bealham added to the 38-man group as a result. Furlong, meanwhile, has not featured for Leinster since the Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Northampton on 3 May and is also battling with a calf injury. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Lions set to be without 16 players as England star called into squad

The British & Irish Lions will be without 16 players for their first training camp

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28 h. ago Lions squad headache for Andy Farrell as 16 players unavailable for first camp

The British and Irish Lions training camp was always going to clash with the two domestic finals and it means Andy Farrell's absentee list runs into double digits with Leinster and Bath among the finalists

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3 d. ago ESPN anchor Jay Harris reveals prostate cancer diagnosis in powerful message to men

The sports anchor joined ESPN in 2003

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9 d. ago Watch: Joe Biden gives candid first health update since cancer diagnosis

Joe Biden has revealed he has begun treatment for prostate cancer.

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1 week ago British & Irish Lions: Sam Warburton outlines Fin Smith task as "best winger" misses out

The battle for the British and Irish Lions 10 shirt could hot up before the Australia Test series as Fin Smith looks to usurp the current favourite, Finn Russell

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1 week ago Scotland star Jamie Ritchie sure he ‘did all he could’ to secure Lions selection

The 28-year-old Edinburgh forward was disappointed not to be included in Andy Farrell’s squad for the summer tour of Australia.

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1 week ago Elon Musk's dad Errol reveals his prostate cancer diagnosis for the first time after routine check as he backs Mail's screening campaign

The retired engineer, 79, had his whole prostate removed after the disease was found by chance following a routine blood test for an unrelated condition.

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1 week ago The Breakdown | A flashback to following the 2001 Lions’ enthralling tour of Australia

After a taste of the atmosphere during a post-university year travelling I was hooked and the memories will last a lifetimeJune 2001. I’m on an overnight Greyhound bus from Cairns to Townsville. A typical post-university year travelling in Australia and New Zealand has taken an unwelcome turn after an equally typical relationship breakup.Initially there had been no plans to follow that year’s British & Irish Lions tour, even though I had been enthralled by the classic encounter against the Springboks four years before. With my newfound freedom it seemed logical to head south, a couple of hundred miles down the coast, to see the legendary tourists in action. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Feargal Sharkey reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and urges men to get checked

Environmental campaigner and former lead singer of the Undertones tells Daily Express issue now resolvedFeargal Sharkey has urged men to get tested for prostate cancer after revealing he was diagnosed with the disease after a GP visit for a sore throat.The environmental campaigner and former lead singer of the Undertones said the health issue was “resolved” a year ago. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Feargal Sharkey reveals prostate cancer diagnosis after visiting GP over sore throat

In a direct appeal to the public, the environmentalist urged men to keep up-to-date with regular testing and doctor’s visits.

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2 w. ago Feargal Sharkey, 65, reveals shock prostate cancer diagnosis after he visited GP with a sore throat

The 66-year-old Water campaigner is now 'doing very well' and has vowed to 'continue the fight' for clean rivers following the health scare that was 'resolved' a year ago.

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2 w. ago Feargal Sharkey reveals prostate cancer diagnosis after routine GP visit

The former Undertones frontman and water rights campaigner was diagnosed following a simple health check.

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2 w. ago Finn Russell nominated for prestigious award alongside fellow British and Irish Lion

What the stats say as Russell up for player of season

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2 w. ago The complex eligibility debate at the heart of the British and Irish Lions squad

Sione Tuipulotu and James Lowe are two of a group of foreign-born Lions tourists who will add plenty to Andy Farrell’s squad in Australia – but not everyone is happy that they have been picked

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3 w. ago Three new Welshmen join British and Irish Lions tour as squad and staff assemble

Andy Farrell's squad have come together for the first time ahead of a busy summer - with some new additions revealed

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3 w. ago Joe and Jill Biden post message a day after his ‘aggressive’ cancer is revealed: ‘Thank you for lifting us up’

Former President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden have shared a message of thanks to supporters after revealing his prostate cancer diagnosis a day earlier.

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