Felix Jones joined England’s coaching set-up after helping South Africa win the 2023 World CupVenue: Murrayfield Stadium Date: Saturday 24 February Kick-off: 16:45 GMTCoverage: Watch live on BBC One; listen on BBC Radio 5 Live; live text on BBC Sport website and appEngland cannot “blind” themselves to their weaknesses despite winning their first two Six Nations games, says defence coach Felix Jones.Jones has implemented a ‘blitz’ defence since joining England from a similar role with world champions South Africa.England, who have conceded more tries than they have scored in narrow victories over Italy and Wales, face Scotland at Murrayfield on…
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South Africa’s hopes of a major upset in their first Test against Australia were rocked when Kapp was ruled out due to illness. She had been absent from training in the lead-up to the match, but was expected to play. The South Africa camp had hoped she could pull through on match day, but she did not feel well enough. “We only found out when we had to play that she’s not going to play,” Klaas told reporters after day one of the Test.After being sent in to bat, South Africa’s batting wilted against sustained pressure from Australia’s quicks, who…
By Henrik Petersen According to Bild, a summer move could be on the cards for Joe Scally. Joe Scally.Photo: Borussia Mönchengladbach Bild is speculating that Joe Scally could leave Borussia Mönchengladbach at the end of the season. As reported by the German tabloid, Scally recently changed his agency, which could indicate that he’s looking for a new club. The main reason for this is that Gladbach are unlikely to qualify for European football next season. AC Milan have been linked with a move for the 21-year-old defender. Fulham have shown interest in the past and made an enquiry last summer. However, with Scally under…
Thomas Frank insists that he’s “very happy” at Brentford despite rumoured interest from Liverpool ahead of Jurgen Klopp’s departure.Klopp recently confirmed that he intends to leave Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season, stating that he is “running out of energy” after nine gruelling years in charge at Anfield. The shock announcement send the footballing world into overdrive, with the credentials of potential successors quickly being analysed, and 90min understands that Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso, a former player at Liverpool, is the lead contender on a shortlist of over half a dozen managers.Frank has done an exceptional job…
Liverpool are reportedly ‘willing to go all out’ to sign Barcelona star Andreas Christensen in the upcoming transfer window, as per the Spanish outlet Fichajes. It has widely been suggested that the Merseyside club wants to reinforce their backline by signing a new defender this summer. Antonio Silva, Goncalo Inacio and Leny Yoro have all been mentioned as serious targets for the Reds but Christensen is now emerging as a key option. According to the report by Fichajes, Liverpool are ‘willing to all out’ to sign Christensen and they are ready to spend a fee of around £43m to lure…
Brian Ortega is ready to cause some chaos within the 145-pound ranks. It’s been a tough couple of years for Ortega since his rise through the featherweight division as an undefeated 14-0 superstar. The 32-year-old submission wizard has gone 1-3 in his four fights that have followed his first title shot against Max Holloway in December 2018. Ortega last fought in July 2022 when he suffered a shoulder injury in round one of his UFC Long Island main event vs. Yair Rodriguez. Therefore, the result was a TKO loss on “T-City’s” record and he will seek redemption in a rematch…
Yes, we’re early into 2024, and a lot has happened in the college football world that can shape the upcoming season. So, it’s actually never too early to offer up our initial Top 25 for the 2024 campaign.Statistics in parenthesis are from the 2023 season unless otherwise noted. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports SMU won nine straight and a league title in its final season in the American Athletic Conference in 2023 before losing to Boston College at the rain-soaked Fenway Bowl. Quarterback Preston Stone is expected back after throwing for 3,197 yards with 28 touchdowns and six interceptions before…
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Big 138-122 win for the Lakers, on the 2nd night of a B2B, without LeBron James. AD: 37 points, 15 rebounds, 13 of 25 FG’s Hachimura: career-high 36 points Russell: career-high 17 assists Reaves: 22 points, 7 assists, 3 steals – 11:19 PM
The Super Bowl LVIII sideshow known as Taylor Swift could have been extra spicy had the singer not flexed her muscles and had a rival booted from the venue. At least, that’s according to former New York Giants wide receiver Brandon Marshall. During a Monday episode of I Am Athlete’s “Paper Route” podcast, Marshall claimed to have inside knowledge of an alleged incident between Taylor and rapper Kanye West that played out before kickoff. Marshall said that West purchased a pair of tickets for him and his wife, Bianca Censori, that were right in front of Swift’s luxury suite, which…
When it was all over and some England Rugby employees had waved four huge red rose flags to a stadium which was rapidly emptying, an excruciating sponsors’ advert played on the big screens proclaiming rugby to be ‘our game that we gave to the world.’It somehow summed up an air of entitlement surrounding a place which had promised brilliance and delivered nothing remotely like it.It was a day when Twickenham was supposed to have been a stadium reborn, with the marketing people helping to engender the kind of spirit we always witness in Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin this time of…