5 d. ago ‘Still think he’s arrogant’ – Luke Littler’s rival takes another swipe and addresses darts feudLocation: England 

RICARDO PIETRECZKO has doubled down on his belief that Luke Littler is "arrogrant". The German made the claim after losing their pulsating Belgian Darts semi-final match last March. Pietreczko gesticulated to Littler after the final leg, which prompted the teenage sensation to tell him to "get out" before he celebrated to the crowd. Moments after...

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5 d. ago Hosts Australia to face New Zealand in Rugby World Cup pool as England draw Wales

Champions South Africa face Italy, Georgia and RomaniaIreland and Scotland in pool with Uruguay and PortugalThe host nation Australia will face their traditional rivals New Zealand at the men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 after the draw was made in Sydney on Wednesday. The Wallabies, hosting a second men’s tournament, were guaranteed to face a top-ranked nation in Pool A due to a current world ranking of seventh, and the renewal of their fierce rivalry with the All Blacks is perhaps the most appetising possible outcome from the draw.The potential for a “Bledisloe Cup” opening match to kick off the global showpiece, on 1 October 2027 in Perth, will be a hugely attractive prospect for fans. Chile, playing at a second Rugby World Cup after their debut in France in 2023, and debutants Hong Kong are also in Pool A. England, who won the men’s tournament in Australia 22 years ago, have been pitted against their Six Nations rivals Wales, with Tonga and Zimbabwe the other sides in Pool F. Wales ...

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5 d. ago England to face Wales in group stage at 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup

Ireland and Scotland and hosts Australia and New Zealand were also drawn together.

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6 d. ago ‘Absolute cinema’ – Former world champion causes stir as he goads rival and even argues with crowd

DARTS star Neil Duff is under fire for his conduct at the WDF World Championship on Monday. The former tournament Champion was facing New Zealander Ben Robb when things got heated, leading to some controversial behaviour. The darts pair were deadlocked at two legs a piece in the round of 32 at Lakeside when Robb...

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1 week ago Emma Raducanu flaunts stunning new look after mystery man snaps and new romance rumours

Emma Raducanu has unveiled her new hairstyle days after being photographed with a mystery man at Twickenham as she watched England beat New Zealand

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1 week ago Green days: Ben Ainslie’s new team lead the way on and out of the water | Emma John

The SailGP championship harnesses sailors’ competitive instincts in the cause of sustainability as teams vie to be the greenest of them allBritish sailors have always been a belligerent bunch. Francis Drake, Lord Nelson, Admiral Cunningham and, of course, Sir Ben Ainslie. The most successful Olympian in sailing’s history is also the sport’s equivalent of The Hulk: you really don’t want to make him angry.So perhaps it’s a good thing that there has been plenty to annoy him this year, not least that acrimonious split from his America’s Cup team owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. In true Ainslie style, it only seems to have made him more dangerous. His Emirates GBR team top the SailGP championship going into this weekend’s grand final. And on Wednesday, they were named 2025 winners of its Impact League, which ranks the racing teams on the contribution they have made to their social and natural environment. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Breakdown | A November to remember: let’s celebrate the good in international rugby

We turn the dial towards whimsy and revisit some of the moments that made the autumn internationals irresistibleSouth Africa and Ireland played out a slugfest for the ages and the discourse has been dominated by yellow cards and flying shoulders to the head. England held off a spirited Argentina to claim their 11th consecutive Test win and it seems all anyone can talk about is some alleged after-the-whistle shoving. Wales and New Zealand traded 11 tries in a ding-dong encounter and yet the narrative is weighed down by caveats concerning fading empires.What, exactly, is the point of Test rugby? Beyond winning World Cups and regional crowns, does this chaotic sport hold any value? A bit of spice elevates almost every dish, sure, but it has felt as if this autumn’s brilliant rugby fare has been smothered in a sauce with a needlessly high Scoville count. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Travis Head’s devastating knock gives Australia’s selectors a dilemma

Test-winning century and Usman Khawaja’s bad back make strong case for the stand-in opener to lead Australia’s innings againAccidents do not come much happier. Usman Khawaja’s mid-game back problem was annoying for the player and potentially damaging for his team, until it wasn’t. Clearing out the regular dry-powder opener created space in the final stanza of the Perth Test, allowing Travis Head to finish off England with the gory certainty and splatter count of a Mortal Kombat fatality move. Sometimes you mash the buttons and it all just works.Consider an Ashes innings of 123 from 83 balls, on a bouncy pitch where two other players nudged 50, in an effort that did not just win the match, but has sent the opposition into a demoralising tailspin. So the fortuitous success creates a quandary about what to do next. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ben Stokes' claim to be the greatest will stand or fall in Ashes for England vs Australia

Ben Stokes has never won a Test match in Australia - let alone an Ashes series - and the 'Superman' of cricket now faces the biggest challenge of his career

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2 w. ago France vs Australia's bitter underbelly as huge sum went unpaid and investigation launched

France face Australia for the first time since a tense and protracted stand-off emerged between the two unions over an unresolved match-fee dispute

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2 w. ago Luke Littler beats rival at a canter as fans ask if 'he'll ever lose again'

Darts world No.1 Luke Littler has beaten Jeffery de Graaf in the first round of the Players Championship as fans ask if he'll ever lose again

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2 w. ago Max Ojomoh to start England’s clash with Argentina in Fraser Dingwall’s absence

Head coach Steve Borthwick has been forced to completely disband the midfield that excelled in last weekend’s 33-19 victory over New Zealand.

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2 w. ago TNT Sports to lose Champions League rights as rival broadcaster makes major move

TNT Sports is reportedly set to lose the rights to the Champions League with American broadcaster Paramount+ set to take over the screening of the action in the UK

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2 w. ago England hero Monty Panesar fires back at Steve Smith in bizarre Ashes clash

Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith tried to get a few laughs in his pre-Ashes press conference by firing back at ex-England spinner Monty Panesar - who has since had a pop back

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2 w. ago Steve Smith lashes out at 'Mastermind' Monty Panesar in bizarre attack on eve of first Ashes Test

The stand-in Australia captain appears to have been irked by the long-retired cricketeer’s remarks

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2 w. ago Turkey to host next UN climate talks after Australia backs out

The agreement ends a two-year stand-off between Australia and Turkey, both of which had bid to host Cop31

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3 w. ago James Martin and Celebrity Traitors star Joe Marler 'hunt down fan who POOED in their VIP lift at £1,250

The TV chef, 53, and Celebrity Traitors star, 35, hosted the £1,250-a-ticket hospitality suite for the England's historic win over New Zealand , only for someone to poo in their VIP lift.

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3 w. ago England keep sights on rugby’s Everest in relentless climb to game’s summit | Robert Kitson

Beating the All Blacks shows how far Steve Borthwick’s men have come – but there remains yet more room for improvementAfter finally scaling Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953 the first person Edmund Hillary encountered on his descent was his longtime climbing friend, George Lowe. “Well, George,” Hillary said, “we knocked the bastard off.” Which is basically how England’s captain, Maro Itoje, and his team felt on Saturday having lifted the Hillary Shield, named in honour of the indomitable New Zealander who conquered the world’s most famous summit.English rugby’s ultimate Everest is still up ahead of them, of course, in the form of the 2027 World Cup, but this was their South Col moment. And while a first home win against the All Blacks since 2012 and their second‑highest margin of victory in this 120-year-old fixture will both be sources of satisfaction there was also a powerful sense that their upwardly mobile trek is far from complete. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago England star reveals how he devised Haka response that left New Zealand spinning – but nobody saw Pollock gesture coming

JAMIE GEORGE  cooked up the Haka challenge that sent New Zealand spinning out of their comfort zone.  England beat them 33-19 and the hooker insists "this is just the start". The hooker hatched the plan to line up in a loop and confront the Maori dance in a Twickenham version of the “flying V” from...

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3 w. ago England were 'reluctant' to put Henry Pollock on the end of their horseshoe response to New Zealand's Haka amid doubt of 'what he was going to get up to', reveals Jamie George

Jamie George was the inspiration behind England's Haka response before the hammering of New Zealand but admitted he had his doubts over Henry Pollock's pre-match role.

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