10 h. ago Finn Russell savours Bath win as he looks forward to Lions test

Fly-half relishes end to his 10-year wait for a league title before switching focus to British & Irish Lions challengeHad Handré Pollard done his homework he might have known what was coming. For Finn Russell has previous with intercepts when attacking Twickenham’s south stand. It was playing that way that he picked off Owen Farrell’s pass before streaking clear in the madcap 38-38 draw between England and Scotland in 2019. And he was at it again on Saturday, coming up with the decisive moment in Bath’s dogged Premiership final victory over Leicester.On this occasion he did not finish off the try himself – you suspect he probably could have – instead flinging a nonchalant pass inside to the onrushing Max Ojomoh. In a final short on champagne moments, it put the fizz in Bath’s performance, extending their lead to 20-7 before a second penalty of the match proved pivotal in ensuring the 29-year wait for a Premiership title was over. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago ‘A special moment’: Russell revels in Bath glory as focus turns to Lions

Fly-half relishes end to his 10-year wait for a league title before homing in on British & Irish Lions challengeHad Handrè Pollard done his homework he might have known what was coming – for Finn Russell has previous with intercepts when attacking Twickenham’s south stand. It was playing that way that he picked off Owen Farrell’s pass before streaking clear in the madcap 38-38 draw between England and Scotland in 2019. And he was at it again on Saturday, coming up with the decisive moment in Bath’s dogged Premiership final victory over Leicester.On this occasion he did not finish off the try himself – you suspect he probably could have – instead flinging a nonchalant pass inside to the onrushing Max Ojomoh. In a final short on champagne moments, it put the fizz in Bath’s performance, extending their lead to 20-7 before a second penalty of the match proved pivotal in ensuring the 29-year wait for a Premiership title was over. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Canada and India to share terrorism intelligence despite 2023 murder plot, says report

Accord comes as Mark Carney seeks shift in Ottawa’s relationship with New Delhi after long diplomatic spatCanada and India plan to share intelligence in an effort to combat the rising threat of international crime and extremism, according to a new report from Bloomberg, days before a meeting between the two countries’ leaders.Canadian officials declined to comment on the report, which, if confirmed, would represent a dramatic shift in relations between the two countries which for nearly two years have been locked in a bitter diplomatic spat after Canada’s federal police agency concluded that India planned and ordered the murder a prominent Sikh activist on Canadian soil. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Today's rugby news as Owen Farrell story breaks, Jac Morgan makes pledge and Premiership changes name

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3 d. ago Warren Gatland and Owen Farrell land Lions roles alongside Welsh legends

The TV line-up for the Lions' first game against Argentina has been announced as well as for the summer tour to Australia

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3 d. ago Owen Farrell to join Sky Sports for Lions series as pundits revealed

Former Lions coaches Warren Gatland and Ian McGeechan will also be part of the team

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7 d. ago Scottish transfer news: Rangers £10m link, Celtic deadline, Hearts eye 25/yo, Hibs deal close

The latest transfer news involving Rangers, Celtic, Hearts and Hibs

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1 week ago Trump travel ban includes exemption for World Cup and Olympic athletes

Fifa declined to comment on recently signed banUnclear whether exception includes Club World CupDonald Trump’s newly signed travel ban contains an exemption that could apply to players, staff or associated families with clubs participating in the 2025 Club World Cup, 2026 Fifa World Cup or the 2028 Olympics.The US president has signed a sweeping order banning travel from 12 countries and restricting travel from seven others, reviving and expanding the travel bans from his first term. Continue reading...

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1 week ago CNN parts ways with correspondent months after his story cost network millions in defamation suit

CNN declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding Alex Marquardt’s departure, but did confirm that he was done with the network

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2 w. ago Saracens open door to Owen Farrell return — but with two big stumbling blocks

Farrell is believed to be keen on a return to north London and could provide injury cover for Alex Lozowski

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2 w. ago Saracens boss plays down Owen Farrell return rumours: ‘Pie in the sky’

The former England captain has been linked with a move back to north London after a year with Racing 92

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2 w. ago McCall plays down talk of Owen Farrell leaving Racing to make Saracens return

Director of rugby said rumours ‘not worth answering’Leicester prop Dan Cole to retire at end of seasonThe Saracens director of rugby, Mark McCall, has declined to comment on reports that the former club captain and England fly-half Owen Farrell is considering a Premiership return.Farrell left Saracens at the end of last season after a 16-year stint with the Premiership club. He moved to Paris-based Racing 92, but it has proved a testing campaign for him in terms of injuries and Stuart Lancaster left as head coach in January. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Saracens boss declines to comment as Owen Farrell linked to Premiership return

Farrell left Saracens at the end of last season following a 16-year stint with the Premiership club.

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2 w. ago Today's rugby news as Owen Farrell set for shock England return and Lions to face infamous tour villain

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