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Ireland: Keenan; Hansen, Ringrose, Aki, Lowe; Prendergast, Gibson-Park; Porter, Kelleher, Bealham, Ryan, Beirne, Baird, Van der Flier, Doris (capt). Replacements: Sheehan, Healy, Clarkson, Henderson, Conan, Murray, Crowley, Henshaw. England: Steward; Freeman, Lawrence, Slade, Murley; M Smith, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Stuart, Itoje, Martin, T Curry, B Curry, Earl. Replacements: Dan, Baxter, Heyes, Chessum, Cunningham-South, Willis, Randall, F Smith. Referee: Ben O’Keeffe …

Wales will travel to Nice on Saturday to spend the week preparing for the Italian test. “The players have worked hard over the last couple of weeks and the players are aware of how important next week is,” said Gatland. “We go to Nice tomorrow for the week and that’s going to be important for this group.” Wales have also …

World champion Luke Littler cruised through to the second round of the PDC World Masters with a commanding straight-set win over Andy Baetens in Milton Keynes. Competing on home soil for the first time since becoming darts’ youngest world champion, teenager Littler completed an efficient 3-0 victory to set up a second round meeting with James Wade. Littler, 18, averaged …

Tottenham in Fikayo Tomori talks, Mathys Tel rejects Tottenham move, Chelsea join Evan Ferguson race, plus more. Tottenham are in advanced talks to sign England defender Fikayo Tomori, 27, from AC Milan. (Sky Sports), external Mathys Tel has rejected a move from Bayern Munich to Tottenham after the clubs agreed a £50m deal for the 19-year-old French forward. (Sky Sports), …

Striker Jhon Duran has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr from Aston Villa in a deal that could be worth up to £71m. The Colombian will join new team-mates Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane in Riyadh. “Aston Villa can confirm that Jhon Duran has joined Al Nassr,” the club said. “Everyone at Aston Villa would like to wish Jhon all …

Adam Azim and Sergey Lipinets both missed weight for their light-welterweight fight on Saturday in London. Briton Azim blamed the scales as he weighed in 5oz over before his opponent Lipinets was a pound above the 10st limit. Each fighter had two hours to lose the weight and unbeaten prospect Azim was confident he would have no issues. “There’s something …

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he has yet to decide which goalkeeper will face West Ham on Monday – having previously backed number one Robert Sanchez despite high-profile mistakes. Sanchez, 27, has been the Italian coach’s first-choice keeper but has made a joint Premier League-high of five mistakes leading to goals this season. Having previously said mistakes are common with …

Bronny James – son of Los Angeles Lakers legend Lebron – was cheered by the Washington Wizards crowd as he scored a career-high five points against their own side in the NBA. The home support were chanting the 20-year-old’s name before he even entered the game for the fourth quarter at the Capital One Arena. As well as his five …

Easterby became a legend in Welsh club rugby, but he also forged a pretty decent career in green. Having turned down Clive Woodward’s invitation to play for England, he chose Ireland. He won 65 caps, and by the time he announced his retirement on St Patrick’s Day in 2008, he was the country’s most-capped flanker. He made his debut against …

A pair of 16-year-old skaters, their mothers, and two Russian coaches are among the victims of the deadly midair collision in Washington DC, a “horrific tragedy” that has cast a shadow across the figure skating world. Those six victims, which included teenagers Spencer Lane and Jinna Han, were involved with a skating club in Boston. “Skating is a very close …