Italy on Thursday named debutants Alessandro Ortombina and Malik Faissal to start against Japan in their Nations Championship opener in Tokyo as they look to build on their Six Nations success.

France recalled their record try scorer Damian Penaud on Thursday for their Nations Championship clash with New Zealand in a starting side stacked with Bordeaux-Begles players.

The Tour de France opens with a short, fast, team time-trial in Barcelona on Saturday, the first round of the battle to decide who will wear the coveted yellow jersey on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

While several African nations have bowed out of the Fifa World Cup amid the tournament’s round of 32, Algeria will now look to put themselves among the world’s elite when they take on Switzerland at ...

Outgoing Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said on Thursday he had no ambition to do the same job for another national side once he hands over to Les Kiss after the opening round of the Nations Championship ...

Belgium claimed a 3-2 win over Senegal in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash at Seattle Stadium on Wednesday, with a controversial penalty right at the end of extra time deciding the tie in ...

Two rounds remain before the Carling Currie Cup First Division moves into playoff mode, with qualification for the semifinals and home ground advantage key as five of the six teams jockey for final ...

Ruan de Smidt fired in a perfect six-under-par 66 opening round in this week’s 5th Betway Big Easy Tour event, taking a two-shot lead at Akasia Golf Club on Wednesday.

Former New Zealand scrum-half Brad Weber believes new head coach Dave Rennie can return the All Blacks to the peak of the sport before he begins his tenure against France in the Nations Championship ...

Folarin Balogun scored and was sent off as the United States beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 to reach the last 16 of the World Cup on Wednesday.

Tottenham Hotspur are poised to sign Sandro Tonali after agreeing a club-record £100 million fee for the Newcastle midfielder, several British media reports said on Wednesday.

Fresh from a confidence-boosting victory in Austria, George Russell will seek to re-establish his title credentials this weekend by beating Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli and winning again in the ...