Coach Joe Schmidt insists there isn’t much of a difference between his Ireland side and England.Yet there is a difference.The main one is possession. The Irish hog the ball and the English wish they could.Thanks to overwhelming…
Month: February 2019
Homecoming and a water baby: William Trubridge back in NZ with partner Sachiko Fukumoto
Freedive world champion William Trubridge is back on New Zealand shores as his partner prepares to give birth to their first child – very fittingly in a water birth. Trubridge and his partner Sachiko Fukumoto – an actress and also…
Kiwi Hamish Crawshaw makes final table of Aussie Millions poker tournament
Kiwi poker player Hamish Crashaw has made the final table at one of the world’s biggest poker tournaments.Crawshaw was one of 822 players to pay $11,140 to enter the Aussie Millions main event at Crown Casino in Melbourne last week…
Ben Barba sacked from Cowboys after 'domestic violence incident' at Townsville casino
Ben Barba’s planned comeback to Australian rugby league is in tatters.The controversial playmaker, sacked by North Queensland hours after he was touted for an NRL redemption, has become yet another ugly blotch on the NRL’s ongoing…
Gregor Paul: World League won't save New Zealand rugby's sinking ship
COMMENT: Whatever changes and radical new ideas are being planned in Los Angeles in regard to the international rugby calendar, they are not going to save the game in New Zealand.Right now New Zealand rugby is bobbing along above…
Live: Black Ferns and All Blacks Sevens in action at Sydney Sevens
The All Blacks Sevens had to settle for third place in Hamilton last weekend, after being dismantled by the United States in their semifinal.The New Zealand side sit third in the overall standings, just three points behind the competition…
Shinji Kagawa leaves Dortmund for Besiktas loan
Borussia Dortmund’s Japan international Shinji Kagawa has turned down German first-division rival Hannover and instead joined Turkish side Besiktas on loan.Dortmund says Kagawa requested the …
Takuro Miuchi, Frederic Michalak offer tentative support for League of Nations
Former Japan captain Takuro Miuchi and ex-France flyhalf Frederic Michalak welcomed World Rugby’s proposed “League of Nations” but cautioned Thursday issues such as player burnout …
Japan splits two opening matches against China in Davis Cup qualifying round
Japan broke even in its first two singles matches against China on Friday, the first day of the 2019 Davis Cup qualifying round.Taro Daniel won …
LIVEBLOG: Japan vs Qatar— Asian Cup final, as it happened
Welcome to our liveblog, following the action of the Asian Cup final where Japan is facing Qatar.