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Bangladesh have been fined 5 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in a league match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup on Tuesday, 10 October 2023. Javagal Srinath of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Shakib Al Hasan’s side was ruled …
The Springbok Women are embracing the opportunity to expose their brand of rugby to the South African audience and Friday’s WXV 2 opening clash against Scotland will be an important step towards gaining wider recognition. For Springbok Women assistant coach Franzel September, the message to supporters turning up at the Danie Craven Stadium or tuning …
Principality Stadium which is owned and operated by the Welsh Rugby Union has welcomed today’s news that the UK and Ireland’s bid to host the 2028 UEFA European Championships has been successful. “This is an historic day for Wales and Welsh sport.” said interim WRU Group CEO, Nigel Walker. “We look forward with immense excitement …
New multi-year global partnership represents Mitsubishi Electric’s commitment to supporting and growing women’s rugby globally and provides learning opportunities for women in rugby through a unique digital series focused on career development. World Rugby and Mitsubishi Electric, one of the world’s leading names in the manufacture and sales of electrical and electronic products and systems, …
World Rugby and France 2023 have announced record-breaking numbers for a Rugby World Cup as the tournament moves into the knock-out phase. Rugby Village attendance at Rugby World Cup 2023 has already surpassed the record set in Japan four years ago as France 2023 continues to smash records, tournament organisers have announced. Some 1.16 million …
World Rugby has announced the Emirates Match Officials for the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2023, with Wayne Barnes set to take charge of a record fourth match at this stage. Jaco Peyper (South Africa) will referee the first quarter-final between Wales and Argentina at Stade de Marseille in Marseille on 14 October (17:00 CET). …
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has hailed the pool stage of Rugby World Cup 2023 as showing “the best of friendship, France and rugby” and vowed to facilitate greater opportunity for performance unions to close the competition gap. Across 40 matches, 20 teams played in nine venues the length and breadth of France, captivating …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announces the launch of ‘Cricket’s Greatest Canvas’, an initiative dedicated to commemorating the rich and diverse tapestry of the biggest Cricket World Cup ever through art. Paresh Maity, the renowned Indian painter and recipient of the Padma Shri award will capture the distinct essence of each of the ten world …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today revealed the latest crop of international stars shortlisted for the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month awards following an action-packed month of cricket in September. The three-person ICC Men’s Player of the Month shortlist features one of England’s prolific short-format batters and an Indian duo that were …
LA28 has recommended cricket for Olympic inclusion and the International Cricket Council (ICC) is delighted at the decision of the organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics to recommend cricket for inclusion at the Games. After a two-year process, in which the ICC worked closely with LA28, the list of sports to be added in …
Glasgow Warriors have bolstered their second-row stocks ahead of the start of the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship season, after USA international Greg Peterson agreed to return to Scotstoun on a short-term contract. The move comes following the news that JP du Preez will be sidelined for the rest of the season following surgery on …
The start of a brand new and much needed international rugby event where the Springbok Women could measure themselves against their peers on a regular basis seemed far away when WXV was mooted many months ago, but now, with their first match in this competition just a couple of days away, the anticipation in the …
World Rugby has revealed that the 23rd edition of the annual World Rugby Awards will be staged at the prestigious Opéra Garnier in Paris on Sunday, 29 October – the evening following the final of Rugby World Cup 2023 at Stade de France. The glittering event, which brings together the leading figures of the global …
The 2024 SA Rugby Academy and Elite Player Development 3 programmes will kick into gear in a few weeks’ time with three camps for U19 players in Stellenbosch, including five players who featured in this year’s World Rugby U20 Championship. The Junior Springboks’ coaching and management staff will oversee the camps, which will start on …
World Rugby has integrated smart mouthguard technology to the Head Injury Assessment as part of new phase of global player welfare measures. World Rugby investing an initial €2 million in smart mouthguard technology which will provide in-game alerts to independent pitch-side doctors WXV to debut the technology and approach in October and November Use of …
Jac Morgan is breathing fire into the Welsh revival at this World Cup and his influence will be as pronounced with the Ospreys in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this season. Morgan, mighty in everything he did in Wales’s record 40-6 win against Australia, is only 23 years-old. In the world of rugby, leadership is …
As a testament to the resilience and dedication of South African stokvel savers, FNB revealed that its customers’ stokvel net deposits have increased by 42%. Since November 2019, FNB stokvel customers have continually increased saving via a stokvel surpassing the R8.3 billion mark in total member contributions. The growth is a potent indication of the …
Commenting in the ICC World Cup match between India and Australia Aaron Finch highlighted that Australia must shift their mindset against spin as in the end, it came down to one thing – India’s spinners outbowled Australia’s. It was a fantastic game, much lower-scoring than we expected, and the conditions played a big part. I …
The quarter-final line-up for Rugby World Cup 2023 has been confirmed, with two matches in Marseille and two in Saint-Denis. All matches take place on the weekend of Saturday, 14 and Sunday, 15 October. The fixtures for the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2023 have been confirmed with host nation France playing reigning and three-time …
Sri Lanka have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the Match 4 of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup on Saturday, 7 October 2023. Javagal Srinath of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Dasun Shanaka’s side was ruled …
They have prepared as well as possible and apart from a few unfortunate injuries along the way, the Springbok Women will enter the inaugural WXV 2 with much anticipation and excitement, ready to use the opportunity to test themselves against some formidable competition. That is the view of Springbok Women head coach Louis Koen after …
Naka Bulle scored eight tries in their 56-29 victory (half-time 35-10) over Heineken College Rovers in Pretoria on Saturday to clinch the African Rainbow Community Gold Cup title for the first time. The Gold Cup tournament resumed last month, following a long COVID-enforced hiatus. After four action-packed rounds featuring 32 of South Africa’s top clubs, …
A 27-strong Glasgow Warriors squad will head across the Irish Sea to wrap up their pre-season account this weekend, as Franco Smith’s men travel to Cavan to take on Ulster. The Warriors will be looking to back up their 33-29 victory over Zebre Parma at Scotstoun last time out, in what will be the first …
“Beaten England need ‘honest conversations’ – but I still think they will lift the trophy.” I don’t think anyone could have foreseen the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 opener playing out quite like that. New Zealand had an incredible day and for England, it was a crushing defeat. Even if they had scored 30 …