Tuesday, 18 February 2014

McBryde: Irish loss painful

Robin McBryde admits Wales’ defeat at the hands of Ireland 10 days ago was a painful watch for him as a coach with specific responsibility for their forwards.


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Farrell: Half-back contest key

Andy Farrell reckons Saturday’s Six Nations game between England and Ireland could be settled by the half-backs.


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Williams agree Petrobras deal

Williams have announced a “new multi-year partnership agreement” with Brazilian oil company Petrobras.


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Reds performance pleases Allen

Joe Allen insists Liverpool will take the positives from their FA Cup fifth-round defeat against Arsenal at the weekend.


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Burgess ‘sees bigger picture’

Sam Burgess’ cross-code switch is about more than just making the next World Cup, according to Andy Farrell.


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Sale Sharks to play Red Devils

Sale Sharks will warm up for the 2014/15 Aviva Premiership season with a pre-season friendly against Super League’s Salford Red Devils at the AJ Bell Stadium.


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England call for uncapped pair

England Women have called up uncapped spin duo Jodie Dibble and Rebecca Grundy for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh next month.


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Sale confirm Cusiter signing

Scotland scrum-half Chris Cusiter has agreed a deal with Sale from next season.


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Ubaldo Jimenez strikes deal with Orioles: reports

mlb news Ubaldo Jimenez strikes deal with Orioles: reports


Free-agent pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez has reached a contract agreement with the Baltimore Orioles, according to several reports


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McCullum makes history

Brendon McCullum made history for New Zealand by scoring his country’s first-ever triple century with his 302 during the drawn second Test with India in Wellington.


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Tuesday in Sochi

GB’s men’s curlers face a sudden-death play-off with Norway for a place in the semi-finals, while Elise Christie will try and rescue her Olympics after her Sochi nightmare so far.


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Olympic agony for Cheshire

Rowan Cheshire will not compete in Thursday’s women’s ski halfpipe competition due to concussion.


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Torino take victory at Verona

Torino warmed up for this weekend’s derby at Juventus with a 3-1 victory at Hellas Verona on Monday evening.


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Martino: It’s the tightest tie

Gerardo Martino says Barcelona’s double-header with Manchester City is the hardest tie to call in the Champions League last 16.


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Lopez survives a scare

Sixth seed Feliciano Lopez came through a tough test to beat Sam Querrey at the Delray Beach Open.


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Ormaechea ousts Gibbs

Third seed Paula Ormaechea cruised through to the second round of the Rio Open with a comprehensive victory over Nicole Gibbs, but sixth-ranked Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor was an early casualty.


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Crowd Goes Wild – MLS players preview upcoming season

Kyle Beckermen, Matt Besler and Omar Gonzalez visit Crowd Goes Wild

to preview the upcoming MLS season.


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Blue Jays begin spring training with plenty to prove

mlb news Blue Jays begin spring training with plenty to prove


The Toronto Blue Jays fell far short of expectations last season and pitcher Brandon Morrow, for one, blames himself and the starting rotation for many of the problems.


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Bruce blasts fixture pile-up

Steve Bruce was left bemused by the scheduling of Hull City’s replay against Brighton after seeing his side battle back to earn a 1-1 draw at the Amex Stadium.


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Sociedad close on CL spots

Real Sociedad closed to within four points of the Champions League spots in La Liga with a 1-0 victory at Malaga.


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