36 h. ago Wallaroos name teenage sensation Waiaria Ellis to debut against Black Ferns as World Cup looms

17-year-old continues meteoric rise after first playing in 2022Australia play New Zealand in Wellington on SaturdayA big-stepping 17-year-old former gymnast has been drafted into Australia’s women’s rugby team, as the Wallaroos hope to end a 28-match losing streak against New Zealand as part of preparations for next month’s World Cup.Waiaria Ellis – at 17 years and 305 days – will become the second youngest Australian player when she takes the field against the Black Ferns in Wellington on Saturday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as Wales hit humiliating new rankings low and World Cup disaster looms

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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1 week ago Wales' World Rugby rankings problem reaches critical stage as World Cup draw looms

Wales are 12th in the rankings as things stand, but defeat would give them a big World Cup problem

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2 w. ago Enzo Maresca taking Club World Cup ‘game by game’ as Benfica clash looms

The Blues secured their place in the last 16 of the tournament with a comfortable 3-0 win over Esperance Tunis on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Chelsea could consider first major sale of Enzo Maresca era as World Cup factor looms for Noni Madueke

Chelsea not actively looking for sale but could be open to letting 23-year-old leave for right price

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4 w. ago The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup

Awakened by Laura Elliott; Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab; Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang; Esperance by Adam Oyebanji; The Quiet by Barnaby MartinAwakened by Laura Elliott (Angry Robot, £9.99)A debut novel set in an apocalyptic 2055, following the development of a neural chip dispensing with the need for sleep. At first it seemed a blessing: it ramped up people’s metabolisms, made them stronger and more productive workers, but when they ignored the advice to turn it off and sleep for at least a few hours a week, they turned into ravenous monsters. Thea is one of a group of scientists who developed the chip and are now barricaded in the Tower of London, struggling to reverse the damage they have caused, when two survivors turn up seeking shelter: a silent, traumatised woman and her protector, a nameless man who shows signs of having once been Sleepless himself. Thea comes to question her own values and past actions in a dark and gripping gothic tale with e...

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last month Arsenal: Fabio Vieira set for Club World Cup chance as transfer decision looms

Gunners won’t be at inaugural expanded summer tournament, but one of their forgotten men will

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last month Trump scores temporary victory over Newsom as Marines and National Guard troops swarm riot

LIVE UPDATES: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass taunted Donald Trump over the looming World Cup while denying that the city is 'in flames.'

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