England’s Parling completes Wallabies coaching team

England’s Parling completes Wallabies coaching team

Geoff Parling became the final member of Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt's backroom team Thursday, the former England lock joining ahead of two Tests against Wales in July. The 40-year-old is currently forwards coach with the Melbourne Rebels. He is the last member of a slimmed-down coaching team that also includes former All Blacks assistant Mike Cron, veteran Laurie Fisher and Irish analyst Eoin Toolan. "It's an honour to […]

April 18, 2024 6

Sport

Arteta urges Arsenal to use Bayern ‘pain’ to fuel title bid

Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to use the "pain" of the Champions League quarter-final exit against Bayern Munich to fuel their Premier League title bid. Arteta's side failed to clinch a first semi-final appearance since 2009 as Joshua Kimmich's second half header gave Bayern a 1-0 second leg win and a 3-2 aggregate success. It was a bitter evening in Munich for Arteta and his players, who had […]

April 18, 2024 3

Sport

Paris starts Olympic countdown with 100 days until opening

Wednesday marks 100 days to go until the start of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The final arenas are being readied in Paris, and to mark the date another 250,000 tickets have gone on sale. Ross Cullen reports.

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Africa

NBA Africa-Africell collaboration points to the growing influence of private sector in Africa sport

By Bonface Orucho, via bird story agency The recent unveiling of a new indoor basketball court by NBA Africa and Angolan telecoms company Africell is another example of how private sector partnerships are helping to fast-forward sports development across Africa, while governments are missing the opportunity, according to a Nigerian sports analyst. Sports and entertainment expert Adedamilola Adedotun, lead sports strategist at The Temple in Nigeria, […]

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Sport

Powell ‘whispering in Narine’s ears’ for T20 World Cup return

West Indies skipper Rovman Powell is trying to convince fellow IPL star Sunil Narine to come out of international retirement for their home T20 World Cup. All-rounder Narine smashed his first T20 century on Tuesday and took two wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders as they went down to Rajasthan Royals. The 35-year-old announced his international retirement in 2023, four years after he last played a T20 for the […]

April 17, 2024 13

Namibia

Another heavy defeat for the Brave 5’s

𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄! Namibia (The Brave 5s) suffered another heavy defeat at the hands of Libya. The game went at halftime 3-3, but Libya were ruthless in the 2nd half, scoring 8 goals and Namibia scoring 2 taking the final score to 11-5. This is unfortunately the end of the Brave5s debut Futsal AFCON 2024 campaign, finishing bottom of the group with 0 wins, 0 points, 12 goals scored, 27 […]

April 17, 2024 14

Sport

Curry’s Warriors out of NBA playoff contention after Kings defeat

The Sacramento Kings ended the playoff hopes of Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, routing the 2022 champions 118-94 in the NBA Play-in tournament. The Warriors had finished 10th in the Western Conference and needed a win against the ninth-ranked Kings to keep their playoff hopes alive. Instead the Kings will play the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday for the eighth and final playoff berth […]

April 17, 2024 7

Sport

PSG exorcise old ghosts as Mbappe keeps Champions League dream alive

Paris Saint-Germain's emphatic victory over Barcelona keeps alive the French club's dream of ending the Kylian Mbappe era by lifting the Champions League trophy at Wembley in June. Their hopes of going all the way in Europe's elite club competition for the first time hung in the balance after they lost 3-2 at home to Barca in the first leg of their quarter-final last week. They had never previously […]

April 17, 2024 4

Sport

China GP back after five years with contentious sprint as Zhou fulfils dream

Formula One returns to China for the first time in five years this week with a packed programme including a Saturday sprint race, but not everyone is happy with the Shanghai schedule. Championship leader Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz are among those who have expressed doubts about having limited practice on a resurfaced circuit that is unknown to the current specification of F1 cars. China's closed borders […]

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