Oyarzabal earns Spain Nations League win as England pay for Kane penalty miss

But unlike the last time, it was not one for recriminations. The England support can accept losing when their team plays with cut and thrust. More to the point, they can accept losing to Spain who, at times, played…

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Cardiff seal opening Welsh derby win over Scarlets

Tries from flanker Dan Thomas, player-of-the-match Taine Basham and replacement hooker Evan Lloyd helped seal the victory, with all three tries coming from effective attacking driving line-outs. Scarlets scored…

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Republic of Ireland’s Gavin Bazunu boycotts Israel match ‘as a person of principle’

The Bolton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, however, will not be involved, after pulling out in protest. After a week in which the Irish team and officials have come under increasing domestic pressure to boycott the match due to…

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England v Spain: Nations League football – live

"He made that goal. Just an invisible force of technique. The interception when it was fired at him at the start of the buildup for the goal… wow." 77 min "After being put on the back foot by Spain, England have shown…

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Nice guys finish first as Bamber and Woakes help Warwickshire seal slow-burn title | Ali Martin

After sealing Warwickshire's ninth County Championship with one final explosion of bails, and watching captain Ed Barnard lift the trophy to cheers of "You Bears" from the stands, Bamber tried to credit anyone but…

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Messi’s exit leaves Argentina with impossible task of replacing their superhero | Jonathan Wilson

Messi's international career falls into two distinct halves. There was the first decade when there was a sense that he didn't quite fit, was somehow insufficiently Argentinian, didn't care for his country. That was…

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England embrace growing competitiveness of women's game

From his arrival midway through the 2023 WXV1 campaign to winning the Women's Rugby World Cup for the first time in 11 years, England won every single game. However, their record 39-game run of victories was finally…

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Bristol start with steely victory at Sale

With no newcomers in their starting line-up, Bristol showed the benefit of continuity as they ran in five tries to get up and running in style. Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit got two of them, Harry Randall matched that…

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Dobie stars as Glasgow beat Munster

The Irish outfit deservedly led at half-time after Ben O'Connor and Michael Milne crossed for tries either side of Jamie Dobie's score for Glasgow. However, Glasgow grew in stature after the interval and turned the game…

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Vollering pips Niewiadoma to seal dramatic road race world title

The 29-year-old's success capped a remarkable season in which she has also won a second Tour de France title, the Giro women, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour of Flanders. In what proved to be an enthralling race, the…

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