26 h. ago Scotland Rugby World Cup star and English title winner hangs up his boots

Centre to pursue new career after three stints at Edinburgh

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30 h. ago Former Ryder Cup star bizarrely compares PGA Championship course to the Kardashians

Quail Hollow in North Carolina will host the 2025 edition of the major

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31 h. ago Liverpool fans rub salt into Man Utd wounds with brilliant title stunt near Old Trafford

Liverpool supporters' podcast The Anfield Wrap have devised a superb marketing stunt in Manchester to celebrate the club's 20th English league title

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57 h. ago Ryder Cup star's backup golf caddy banks whopping £270,000 after answering late SOS

The back-up hopped onto the Austrian’s bag after an SOS shout at the beginning of the week from the Ryder Cup star

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3 d. ago Fin Smith ’emotional’ to follow in grandfather’s footsteps after Lions call

Smith has been included in Andy Farrell’s squad as reward for impressing as England’s first choice fly-half during the Six Nations.

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3 d. ago Former Scotland and Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan says he has prostate cancer

78-year-old says he has recently undergone radiotherapyMcGeechan led four British & Irish Lions toursSir Ian McGeechan, the former head coach of Scotland and the British & Irish Lions, has urged rugby players and all younger men to get themselves tested after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.The 78-year-old, who is currently consultant director of rugby at Championship club Doncaster, led Scotland to the grand slam in the 1990 Five Nations. McGeechan oversaw four series as the Lions head coach, defeating Australia in 1989 and South Africa in 1997. He also led the team on tours of New Zealand in 1993 and South Africa again in 2009. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Former Scotland and Lions great diagnosed with prostate cancer

78 y/o rugby icon undergoes radiotheraphy

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4 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as Liam Williams in plea for new club and Scotland international dies at 49

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond

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4 d. ago Scott Cummings’ inclusion in Lions squad no surprise to me – Zander Fagerson

The Scotland lock had been sidelined since January with an arm injury.

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5 d. ago Edinburgh Rugby miss key duo and Scotland cap has played last game for club

Ben Muncaster, Marshall Sykes and Mosese Tuipulotu picked for must-win game in Galway

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5 d. ago Huw Jones credits Glasgow return for helping him earn maiden Lions call

The 30-year-old returned to Scotstoun after an unsuccessful spell at Harlequins in 2022 and has become a regular in Scotland’s backline.

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5 d. ago Manx Liberty’s wildcards deliver in style to regain British team chess crown

The Isle of Man team enlisted two young English stars to help regain the 4NCL title that they won in 2022 and 2023The Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) is a bedrock of British chess. Staged over 11 rounds and five weekends from October to May at ­Midlands hotels, with teams of eight in the top division and six in divisions two to four, it attracts players from club level to grandmaster, many of whom do not compete in any other national event. Its organisation, by the ­English Chess Federation chief executive, Mike Truran, and a ­hardworking team of arbiters, is consistently excellent.As expected, the 2024-25 season ended last Monday with a close 11th round match between the favourites and defending champions, Wood Green, and the winners for the two previous years, Manx Liberty. The outcome was a ­rarity. All eight games were drawn for a 4-4 scoreline, although most were hard fought and Manx missed a winning endgame chance. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Jack Iredale opens up on World Cup dream as Hibs star looks to spoil Celtic party

The Socceroo has high hopes for the remainder of the campaign - and next season

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6 d. ago Luke Humphries 'wasn't worried' Luke Littler would snub England's World Cup of Darts dream team

Luke Littler will star alongside Luke Humphries at the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt next month, when Humphries will be aiming to defend the crown he won with Michael Smith last year

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6 d. ago Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu was worried injury would wreck his Lions dream

Melbourne-born Tuipulotu was selected despite being sidelined since suffering a pectoral injury in January.

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7 d. ago 6 ways World Cup could go wrong under Donald Trump from shootings to hooligans

The Daily Star looks into all the ways the 2026 World Cup could go horribly wrong after Donald Trump admitted he didn't know Russia were banned from a World Cup in his own country next year

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7 d. ago Second best: which manager has most titles a step down from top flight? | The Knowledge

Plus: league-leading teams nosediving, more statistically average seasons and final-day survival turnaroundsMail us with your questions and answers“Daniel Farke has won the Championship for the third time,” notes Giacomo. “Who has won the English second tier the most? And are there any second-tier masters around the world?”Dirk Maas begins by pointing us in the direction of another manager who scooped up three English second-tier titles with two different teams.• Luigi Simoni: Genoa (1975-76), Pisa (1984-85 and 1986-87) • Carlos Babington: Banfield (1992-93), Huracán (1989-90 and 1999-00) • Miguel Ángel Russo: Lanús (1991-92), Estudiantes de la Plata (1994-95), Rosario Central (2012-13) • Dennis van Wijk: KV Oostende (1997-98), Royal Charleroi (2011-12), KVC Westerlo (2013-14) • Dan Alexa: Poli Timișoara (2014-15), Rapid București (2015-16), Dunarea Calarasi (2017-18) • Enderson Moreira: Goiás (2012), América Mineiro (2017), Botafogo (2021) • Alekos Vosniadis: Apollon Smyrnis (2012-...

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8 d. ago Dumfries Saints youngsters get once in a lifetime training session with top Scotland rugby stars

Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman and fellow Edinburgh Rugby players Boan Venter, D’arcy Rae and Ben Healy put the youngsters through their paces.

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1 week ago Glasgow Warriors poised to move for son of late Scotland international

Munster scrum-half on radar and could switch international allegiance

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1 week ago ‘Never satisfied’: Bompastor turns sights to Chelsea treble after sealing WSL glory

Blues clinch sixth straight domestic title‘I always look for ‘perfect’ I’m focused on the treble’Chelsea’s manager, Sonia Bompastor, immediately turned her attention towards the prospect of completing a domestic treble as her side celebrated winning a sixth consecutive Women’s Super League title.The Frenchwoman’s team, who had already won the League Cup in March, clinched the title in her first season in English football with Wednesday’s 1-0 victory at Manchester United as they capitalised on second-placed Arsenal dropping points earlier on Wednesday evening with their 5-2 loss at Aston Villa. Continue reading...

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