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Ireland may be tantalisingly close to a Rugby World Cup quarter-final spot but their final Pool B game with Scotland is effectively a knockout match, defence coach Simon Easterby said on Thursday.
Igor Stimac said Thursday a report claiming he consulted an astrologer to pick his India teams was "a disgrace" and he will decide in the next 48 hours whether to remain as coach.
Zach Johnson insisted his decision to leave out USA stars Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas for Friday's opening Ryder Cup session was not "about form".
Scottie Scheffler will start the USA's bid to end a 30-year wait for Ryder Cup victory on European soil when he lines up with Sam Burns in the first foursomes match against Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton.
All Blacks great Sam Whitelock will set a new record of 149 New Zealand caps if he takes to the field off the bench against Italy in the Rugby World Cup.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin replaced left-arm spinner Axar Patel on Thursday in India's squad for the Cricket World Cup on home soil after he failed to recover from a thigh injury.
World number one Scottie Scheffler will start the USA's bid to end a 30-year wait for Ryder Cup victory on European soil when he lines up with Sam Burns in the first foursomes match against Masters champion Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton.
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend said on Thursday he was looking for "freshness" as he made 13 changes to his side to face Romania in the Rugby World Cup this weekend.
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend made 13 changes to his side to face Romania in the Rugby World Cup this weekend, Scottish Rugby announced on Thursday.
Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui stuck to a winning side on Thursday and made only one injury-enforced change in his XV to face Georgia in their World Cup Pool C match in Bordeaux.
Electric Zhang Yufei collected her fifth swimming gold medal of the Asian Games on Thursday in Hangzhou as North Korea won their first -- their victorious shooters sobbing on the podium.
Marnus Labuschagne has been drafted into Australia's Cricket World Cup squad with spinner Ashton Agar left out on Thursday after picking up a calf injury.
Australia and, to a lesser extent, New Zealand's Rugby World Cup struggles are down to a lack of pressure in the domestic game, Wallabies assistant coach Pierre-Henry Broncan said on Thursday.
World-record holder Qin Haiyang barrelled to the Asian Games 200m breaststroke title on Thursday as Chinese teammate Zhang Yufei edged Siobhan Haughey in a blockbuster showdown to clinch her fifth gold in Hangzhou.
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group said on Thursday they have sold a minority stake in the Premier League giants to US private equity group Dynasty Equity.
Namibia's head coach Allister Coetzee says had they secured their first ever win at a Rugby World Cup it could have had the same impact on them as Japan's stunning win over South Africa in 2015 had on the Asian country.
Continuous has been given a plum draw boosting his bid to make history and become the first horse to win both the English St Leger and Europe's most prestigious race the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the same season.
Europe and the United States will battle it out in the 44th edition of the Ryder Cup this weekend at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, the first edition to be held in Italy.
Viktor Hovland made a hole-in-one on the par-four fifth hole during Europe's practice session on Thursday ahead of the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Three North Korean shooters cried their eyes out on the podium after winning the country's first gold medal of the Asian Games in China on Thursday.
Gymnast Oksana Chusovitina made her international debut for the Soviet Union, and while the country may be long gone, the 48-year-old is still going strong.
Police in Spain on Thursday searched the headquarters of the country's football referee committee as part of a probe into payments made by Liga giants Barcelona to a firm owned by a former official of the body.
Argentina head coach Michael Cheika said on Thursday his much-changed outfit to face Chile in the Rugby World Cup this weekend can prove him a point.
Former Brooklyn Nets starter Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was hailed as the "missing piece" for Jordan at the Asian Games on Thursday, with the "Kobe Bryant clone" hitting a game-high 17 points against Bahrain.
Three North Korean shooters cried their eyes out on the podium after winning the country's first gold medal of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday.
Jacques Nienaber says he expects a "realistic performance" from Handre Pollard when the 2019 World Cup winning fly-half makes his first appearance for South Africa in 13 months against Tonga on Sunday.
Swimming stars Zhang Yufei and Siobhan Haughey were primed to battle for gold at the Asian Games on Thursday as South Korea wrought vengeance on hosts China in front of a frenzied eSports crowd.
Five-time Dakar Rally champion Nasser Al-Attiyah did no training for the Asian Games -- and still came away with two medals in shooting.
Japanese amateur Saki Baba shot a seven-under 65 to take a surprise lead on Thursday in the Asian Games women's golf, but it couldn't spoil Yin Ruoning's 21st birthday.
World-record holder Qin Haiyang sauntered into the Asian Games 200m breaststroke final on Thursday, as fellow Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei qualified fastest in the 50m freestyle and set up a showdown with Siobhan Haughey.
The Houston Dynamo defeated Inter Miami 2-1 to win the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday with an injured Lionel Messi watching from the stands at DRV PNK Stadium.
Dutch coach Ryan Cook believes his team can upset the odds and make it all the way to the World Cup semi-finals, fully deserving their seat at cricket's top table.