Could Frawley earn Ireland fly-half starting spot?

Murray said Prendergast played "really well" as he was named player of the match in Leinster's Investec Champions Cup win over Clermont on Saturday, but Frawley has also caught his eye. Fresh from a summer move which has…

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Como 4-1 Manchester United: Champions League – live reaction

But as a supporter of this football club, to see a performance like that is unacceptable, I have to say. I'll look at what we've done. It's the motivation and the purpose and the intensity of a game of football that you…

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Jimmy Anderson set to retire from cricket as Lancashire opt against renewing contract

A change of direction is under way at Old Trafford after the club finished second-bottom of Division Two in the County Championship this year and failed to get out of the group stages in both men's white-ball…

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Britons Burrage and Dudeney progress in Wrexham

They joined compatriot Hannah Klugman in progressing to Thursday's action at the World Tennis Tour W100 event at Wrexham Tennis & Padel Centre. Burrage beat world-ranked 180 Eva Vedder of the Netherlands 6-2 7-5 in the…

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Maro Itoje seals England future by agreeing new deal with Saracens

Itoje's existing deal, signed in 2024, was due to expire after the World Cup next year but he has agreed terms with his club despite interest from Top 14 sides. A move to either Perpignan or Bordeaux had been mooted but…

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Australia collapse in chaotic fashion to leave South Africa in sight of victory

There was 47 all out, in the innocent days when the 2011 Test was the worst humiliation in Cape Town. There was 85 all out in Hobart, 2016, that led to half the side being sacked. Now there is 99 all out in Gqeberha, one…

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Smith set for Quins landmark as Baxter returns

The 27-year-old England fly-half made his Quins debut in September 2017 , aged 18, and has gone on to score 1,809 points, including 49 tries. "He's one of the best in the world in that position, and we're lucky to have…

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Du Preez faces long spell out but 'magic' Green impresses

The South African moved to Bath from Sale this summer and suffered the injury prior to their Champions Cup defeat by Montpellier last week. "He unfortunately tore his hamstring on the Thursday before the game, which will…

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Football Manager 27 goes free to play after huge player backlash

After huge backlash from players of Football Manager 26, the studio is offering fans the chance to play the game for five days before they decide to buy, scrapping the traditional pre-order process for the game in the…

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No sour grapes: Venter on vintage form as he lays out Saracens vision

Wine tasting with Brendan Venter. Two of those are among the suggestions made by a flailing Alan Partridge in the famous "smell my cheese" sketch, the other took place on a chilly Tuesday night in north London this week.…

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