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Carter back at 10 in reshaped All Blacks
5 hours agoThe return of veteran Dan Carter and the injection of new blood headline a raft of changes to the All Blacks for the final rugby Test against France on Saturday. There are five changes to the run-on side and three new faces added to the reserves are expected to make their debuts off the bench [...]
Andy Schleck leads RadioShack in Tour
6 hours agoLuxembourg’s Andy Schleck will return to lead the RadioShack Leopard Trek team into this year’s Tour de France, it was announced Wednesday. Schleck missed last year’s Tour due to a pelvis fracture and the three-time Tour podium finisher has since struggled to regain his form. But team general manager Luca Guercilena said: “We are happy [...]
Inverarity drops Ahmed Ashes hint
2 days agoJohn Inverarity, Australia’s chairman of selectors, indicated on Monday that Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed could yet be called into the Ashes squad. The chances of Ahmed, who took one for 25 in six overs on Monday in Australia A’s 93-run win over Ireland in Belfast, featuring in the Ashes improved dramatically when a bill to [...]
Costa retains Tour of Switzerland
3 days agoPortuguese rider Rui Costa won his second successive Tour of Switzerland on Sunday after an impressive ride in the ninth and final stage, a 26.8km time-trial in Flumserberg. The 26-year-old, who rides for the Movistar team, timed 51min 57.58sec to easily make up the 13sec gap between him and overnight leader Mathias Frank of Switzerland. [...]
All Blacks captain McCaw close to return
13 Jun 2013Talismanic All Blacks captain Richie McCaw said on Wednesday he was “feeling pretty good” after a self-imposed exile from rugby and planned to return to the game in three or four weeks. McCaw has not played this year after triggering a sabbatical clause in his contract, instead travelling the world and giving his body a [...]
Ex-France coach denies doping allegations
13 Jun 2013Former France coach Pierre Berbizier on Wednesday denied any involvement in the doping of players following controversial claims made by former international prop Laurent Benezech. The 54-year-old former international scrum-half told the French Senate there was no truth in claims he and former French Rugby Federation president Bernard Lapasset knowingly authorised doping by players. Last [...]
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