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Jones and Tipuric retire before Rugby World Cup
LONDON: Wales were hit by a dramatic double blow on Friday as Alun Wyn Jones, the world’s most-capped international, and…
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Saliva test a ‘game-changer’ in rugby’s fight against concussion
LONDON: A new “game-changing” saliva test could provide quicker and more accurate treatment of concussion in rugby union, according to…
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Drug, sex scandals mar Australian rugby league
This handout picture released by Rugby Australia shows Australia’s players form a huddle before the captain’s run in Christchurch ahead…
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Football
Soccer, rugby off until Sept: French PM
PARIS: File photo shows FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) and French President of French football Association (FFF) Noel Le Graet,…
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France ‘on alert’ for Grand Slam complacency in Scotland
EDINBURGH: Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend (2L) and players participate in the Captain’s Run training session at Murrayfield Stadium in…
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Springboks blitz England to win WCup
Third defeat in four finals for England YOKOHAMA: South Africa stunned pre-match favourites England 32-12 with a brutally effective forward…
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Kuwait
Getting to know the Kuwait Harps
‘Gaelic football combines skills of soccer, scores of basketball with rough and tumble of rugby.’ The suspense and skill of…
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Dung and Dragons: Myanmar kids dodge cows to play rugby
An incongruous sight in a country where the sport is barely known YANGON: Sidestepping cowpats and garbage, Myanmar’s only home-grown…
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Australia’s Patu suspended for biting opponent
Australia’s women’s rugby captain is facing the possibility of a long stint on the sidelines after allegedly biting the arm…
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