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A startling video captures the moment a zookeeper enters a lion’s cage to “impress his girlfriend” and is fatally attacked and devoured by the animals.  The zookeeper, identified as 44-year-old F. Iriskulov, filmed himself approaching the lions’ cage prior to being mauled.  At 5 a.m. on December 17, while working the night shift at a private zoo in Parkent, Uzbekistan, the video captures him …

Led by former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, on his first tour as Lions head coach, the backroom team also includes ex-England spinner Graeme Swann, and former South Africa internationals Dale Steyn and Neil McKenzie. The squad departed on Wednesday for a training camp that will partly focus on white-ball skills, and conclude with a four-day match against South Africa A. …

The British and Irish Lions have unveiled their shirt for the 2025 tour of Australia, revealing they will wear a darker shade of red. The shirt also features a pattern woven into the fabric, symbolising the union of four nations, and an old-fashioned ‘grandad’ collar. Lions chief executive Ben Calveley said the change in colour was intended to create a …

Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw will be available to make his seasonal debut when Leinster host the Lions at Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The United Rugby Championship fixtures this weekend are the last provincial action before Ireland host New Zealand on 8 November. Henshaw has not played since Ireland beat South Africa in Durban last July with what was described as …