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Leinster win European Challenge Cup
20 hours agoLeinster shrugged off the absence of star centre Brian O’Driscoll to beat Stade Francais 34-13 on Friday to clinch the European Challenge Cup. It was the Irish side’s fourth continental title to add to their 2009, 2011 and 2012 European Cup triumphs. For Stade, it was another story of final heartbreak having lost the 2011 [...]
Cavendish claims fourth win at Giro
20 hours agoMark Cavendish claimed his fourth win of the Giro d’Italia on Friday, sprinting to victory in the 13th stage, at 254km the longest of the race, from Busseto to Cherasco. Italian Vincenzo Nibali remained in the race leader’s pink jersey with Australia’s Cadel Evans in second place at 41secs. Favourite Bradley Wiggins and defending champion [...]
Indian cricketers held for IPL spot-fixing
3 days agoIndian police said Thursday they had arrested three cricketers including Test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, after they allegedly accepted tens of thousands of dollars for spot-fixing. Eleven bookmakers were also arrested in connection with the inquiry, said Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar, as he gave details of three games in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) [...]
Cavendish wins Giro stage; 100th victory
3 days agoCadel Evans remained second overall as Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the rain-lashed 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday and ailing Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins fell further off the pace. It was Omega Pharma rider Cavendish’s third stage win of this year’s race and 100th career victory. Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali, of Astana, [...]
Evans still 2nd after 11th stage of Giro
4 days agoGarmin’s Ramunas Navardauskas won the 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, while overall leader Vincenzo Nibali of Astana kept his 41-second buffer over Cadel Evans. Lithuanian Navardauskas pulled clear of escape companion Daniel Oss 5km from home on a steep climb to win the stage, a 182km ride from Tarvisio to Vajont, by [...]
Halfpenny keen to seize chance against Wallabies
4 days agoLeigh Halfpenny could be excused if he felt in a hurry to make up for lost time on next month’s British and Irish Lions tour. Wales star Halfpenny will arrive in Hong Kong, and then move on to Australia, as one of European rugby’s hottest properties. The Cardiff Blues fullback was named Six Nations player [...]
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