World number three Jessica Pegula’s hopes of hoisting her maiden Grand Slam trophy ended in despair on Friday after a 6-1 6-3 defeat by Belgian Elise Mertens in the French Open third round. The 29-year-old Pegula had no answer to Mertens’ versatile game. Former doubles world number one Mertens used her complete arsenal of shots,…

Wales legend and rugby union’s most capped player Alun Wyn Jones will captain the Eddie Jones-coached Barbarians against a World XV side at Twickenham on Sunday, only weeks after retiring from Test rugby. The second-row makes his first appearance for the historic club alongside South African and Premiership star Stephan Lewies. The one we’ve all…

Speaking in an interview with L’Équipe, Arsenal’s French striker Yaya Sanogo confirmed that he will be leaving the club when his contract expires at the end the month. We have lost sight of you. How are you doing? Not bad. My left calf is healed. It kept me off the pitch for nearly 7 months. I…

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson praised the influence of fly-half George Ford after the star steered his side into the Premiership final with a 21-13 win over Leicester Tigers on Sunday. The victory means Sale reach their first Premiership final in 17 years. It was a tight affair for most of the clash,…

Ligue 1 new boys Strasbourg have entered into advanced negotiations with Angers SCO defender Pablo Martinez, according to France Football. Click Here: converse shop The 29-year-old, who can play at left-back or at the heart of the defence, has not played a considerable role for Angers since joining in 2016. Thierry Laurey likes the player’s profile and…

Leicester Fainga’anuku was the Crusaders’ hero as he scored a scintillating try in his team’s 15-3 victory over the Blues in Saturday’s Super Rugby Pacific derby in Christchurch. As the scoreline suggests, this was a tightly contested encounter, and both teams deserve plenty of credit for putting in huge defensive efforts. Although there were few…

Montpellier have agreed personal terms with Dijon goalkeeper Baptiste Reynet ahead of a possible move, according to L’Équipe. Dijon President Olivier Delcourt had the following to say on negotiations between the two clubs: “We are far away… There is no conflict and Baptiste knows this, but he was one of the top 3 or 4 goalkeepers…

Exeter Chiefs and England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie could still join Montpellier next season, according to reports in France. Click Here: LONGCHAMP LE PLIAGE XTRA VANITY XS BLUE WOMEN Cowan-Dickie’s move to Montpellier has hit a few snags recently, with reports of a neck injury ruling him out of the move while he missed a medical…

22-year-old French youth international central defender and Marseille man Stéphane Sparagna has received a 3-year contract offer from Portuguese side Boavista. Sparagna has been informed that he is not part of Rudi Garcia’s plans for next season and that Marseille would be willing to reach a mutual termination agreement with the central defender to liberate him…

Rugby Australia (RA) has been left reeling just months out from the Rugby World Cup after its chief executive Andy Marinos stepped down. Marinos was appointed in December 2020 with a task of steering the governing body through difficult financial times in the wake of the Covid pandemic. The former CEO of SANZAAR will remain…