By Luke Edwards for Telegraph UK John Hardie’s motivation to rebuild his career and reputation at Newcastle Falcons after a drug ban is one many will understand – the desire to make his parents proud again, to give something back…
Month: January 2019
Rugby: Kiwi turned Irish international Jared Payne opens up on life after football
The way rugby is heading, with the continued flow of professional coaches and players from south to north, the global landscape will become increasingly competitive and deal the All Blacks more frequent defeats.That’s the view of…
All Blacks centre Matt Proctor signs with Northampton
Chris Boyd has lured his first All Black north with Hurricanes midfielder Matt Proctor signing on to join his former mentor in Northampton.Proctor, a classy prospect also adept on the wing and at fullback, made his test debut when…
Cricket: Black Caps complete Sri Lankan series victory with Twenty20 victory
Two returnees to international cricket have busted the Black Caps out of their Twenty20 slump.After more than a year away from the international arena, Doug Bracewell and Scott Kuggeleijn first saved the batsmen’s blushes, then…
Sydney International Results
Andreas Seppi (8), Italy, def. Diego Schwartzman (3), Argentina, 7-6 (3), 6-4.Ashleigh Barty, Australia, def. Kiki Bertens (7), Netherlands, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5.Petra Kvitova (5), Czech Republic, def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus,…
ASB Classic Results
Tennys Sandgren, United States, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-4, 6-2.Cameron Norrie, Britain, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.Raven Klassen, South Africa, and Michael Venus (3), New Zealand, def. Bob and…
JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda investigated in France for corruption linked to 2020 Olympics
Tsunekazu Takeda, the longtime Japanese Olympic Committee president, is being investigated for suspected corruption related to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, France’s financial crimes office said …