After having largely soaked up Munster’s 20 minutes of pressure, Leinster showed their clinical edge in the closing seconds of the first half. Doris turned down a certain three points to instead chase a fourth try and his gamble paid off with the quick tap penalty yielding Snyman’s score as he barged past former team-mates

Confident following four successive wins, Scotland started brightly in Cape Town, seemingly unburdened by the pressure of such a high-stakes contest. They made several early visits to the Australia 22 and dominated possession and territory, but handling errors stopped them in their tracks and Australia punished those wasted chances in clinical style. First, some lovely

Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron collided and collapsed over the top rope in the fifth round of their 10-round light-heavyweight contest as it ended early in a split-decision draw. They fell all the way out of the ring, landing on the ring apron. Whittaker was hurt and could not continue. That saw their bout for

Liverpool duo Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah will return to the club earlier than expected after being released from international duty. Netherlands captain Van Dijk was sent off during his side’s 1-1 draw with Hungary on Friday and is suspended for Monday’s Nations League match against Germany. Egypt captain Salah scored in a 2-0

Wesley Fofana has come out in defence of France captain Kylian Mbappé after reports emerged that the Real Madrid forward had been in a nightclub in Sweden on the night of his team’s UEFA Nations League win over Israel. Mbappé had already been criticised in some corners for skipping Les Bleus’ games against Israel and

Victory against Pakistan in Dubai on Monday could still be enough for the White Ferns to qualify for the semi-finals. But much will depend on Sunday’s meeting between Australia and India – where a win for India would keep them in pole position because of their still superior net run-rate. New Zealand needed to reach

Manchester City have confirmed the appointment of Hugo Viana as their new director of football. Viana replaces Txiki Begiristain after it was announced the Spaniard would step down at the end of the 2024-25 season. Editor’s Picks 2 Related “Viana will begin his full-time role in the summer of 2025, but will collaborate with Txiki

After scoring two tries as a replacement in the win over New Zealand, back row Erin King’s first-half touchdown contributed to her being named player of the match. Sevens player King has been one of the big successes of the tournament from an Ireland point of view. “Coming into this environment, it’s been amazing. The

Aryna Sabalenka rallied from a set and 4-2 down as she pounced on Coco Gauff’s serving woes to reach the Wuhan Open final and extend her winning streak at the tournament to 16 matches. World No 2 and recent US Open champion Sabalenka triumphed in Wuhan in 2018 and 2019 before the event was cancelled

Bukayo Saka has returned to Arsenal for further assessment on the injury he picked in England‘s loss to Greece on Thursday, the national side confirmed on Saturday. Editor’s Picks Saka, who started against Greece, limped off early in the second half and had to be replaced by Noni Madueke. He will now not travel with

Bukayo Saka has left the England training camp and returned to Arsenal for further assessment on the injury he picked up against Greece. The Arsenal winger was forced off in the second half at Wembley and replaced by Noni Madueke in the aftermath of Greece’s first goal from Vangelis Palvidis just after half-time. Interim England