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England: Tom Halliwell (capt), 2 Rob Hawkins, 3 Nathan Collins, 4 Josh Butler, 5 Rob Hawkins Interchange: Jack Brown, Mason Billington, Sebastien Bechara. Unused player: Joe Coyd Tries: Butler 2, Bechara, Hawkins 2. Goals: Collins 4. France: Gilles Clausells (capt), Florian Guttadoro, Jeremy Bourson, Damien Dore, Leo Hivernat. Interchange: Julian Pennella, Jonathan Hivernat, Nicolas Clausells. Unused player: Lionel Alazard. Tries: …

Andy Murray will coach his long-time former rival Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in 2025. Britain’s three-time Grand Slam champion Murray retired from tennis in August after a 19-year career. The pair will work together in the off-season and in the build-up to the Australian Open, which takes place from 12-26 January. Former world number one Murray said he …

Watch the key moments as openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul compile an unbroken second-innings partnership of 172 runs to put India in an a dominant position against Australia on day two of the first Test in Perth. READ MORE: India maintain dominant position over Australia Available to UK users only.

India’s openers ensured they maintained their dominant position against Australia with an unbroken century stand on day two of the first Test in Perth. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul guided the tourists to 172-0 at close, a lead of 218. Jaiswal, who is playing in Australia for the first time, has 90 and Rahul, who is opening with regular captain …

Eddie Jones split opinion unlike any of England’s previous head coaches. The Australian, who now leads Japan, had seven years in charge of England and led them to a Six Nations Grand Slam and the 2019 World Cup final. England face Jones’ Japan in their final Autumn Nations Series match, so how much do you remember of his tenure at …

Life has moved fast for Prendergast over the past couple of years. Born in Kildare, he spent 18 months of his childhood in Syria, where his father Mark – a lieutenant-colonel the Irish Defence Forces – was based at the time. “I have great memories of it,” Prendergast recalled of his time in Damascus. “I met Diarmuid Mangan, who I …

Harlem Eubank stayed unbeaten and collected the 20th victory of his career by defeating Nurali Erdogan on points in Newcastle. The 30-year-old was making his debut at welterweight, but put in a largely uneven performance over eight rounds against France’s Erdogan. All three judges saw it for Eubank, scoring the contest 77-73, 79-70 and 77-72. “Different style tonight, first fight …

Luke Littler breezed into the second round of the Players Championship with a 6-0 victory over Rob Cross. An early break of throw gave Littler the upper hand and when Cross missed bull to win in the fourth leg the 17-year-old sensed a whitewash was on the cards. Littler, who won the Grand Slam of darts last Sunday, duly closed …

Reuters Conor McGregor is one of the biggest Irish sports stars and has a global profile A woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her has won her claim against him for damages in a civil case. A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter raped Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. He has been …

Uefa has opened an investigation after Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw was hit by an object during the Women’s Champions League win against Hammarby. Shaw scored either side of half-time as City won 2-1 at Stockholm Arena on Thursday, securing their place in the quarter-finals with two group games still to play. The Jamaican striker’s animated celebration in front of …