Harlequins humbled by Toulouse as French giants chase sixth title December 17, 2023 Harlequins couldn’t cope with the class of five-time Investec Champions Cup winners Toulouse on Sunday as the Londoners fell to a 19-47 defeat at the Stoop. The French outfit crossed the whitewash seven times despite Harlequins fighting hard to stay in the game at the break. Two tries for South African Irne Herbst and one [...]
2025 Club World Cup to last 29 days, Fifa confirm in Saudi Arabia December 17, 2023 The 32-team quadrennial Club World Cup will stretch across nearly a month in the summer of 2025, Fifa confirmed on Sunday. The competition will launch from 15 June to 13 July 2025 and will be hosted in the United States. The move restricts the amount of time players from qualifying Premier League teams will have [...]
Exeter Chiefs stun Munster with glorious Champions Cup comeback December 17, 2023 Exeter’s rebuild hit a landmark milestone today after the Devonians came from behind to beat Irish giants Munster and go two from two in the Investec Champions Cup. Many were worried about how Rob Baxter’s men would deal with the ferocity of the biggest club competition in rugby after the Chiefs faced an exodus of [...]
F1’s Coulthard, Hakkinen and McNish in classic car firm seeking £50m injection December 17, 2023 Former racing drivers David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen and Allan McNish are looking to raise £50m as part of a consortium of investors focusing on classic cars. The trio of motorsporting stalwarts are non-executive directors of a classic car investment firm that is listed on the London Stock Exchange as Tertre Rouge Assets PLC (TRA). TRA [...]
Champions League last 16 draw: Draw permutations and how to watch December 16, 2023 How the draw works, when it's happening and how to watch it.
Why football managers are rivalling food as the Basque Country’s top export December 15, 2023 Why are so many top football managers from a tiny corner of Spain?
Ollie Phillips: Premiership sides are dishing up humble pie in Investec Champions Cup December 15, 2023 Premiership teams stunned columnist Ollie Phillips last week. Can they do it again?
‘I don’t feel any guilt’: Eddie Jones insists he didn’t go for Japan job while Australia boss December 14, 2023 Jones is due to start his second stint as Japan coach in January.
English rugby must double down on overseas ban, insists Premiership boss December 14, 2023 Henry Arundell's new deal with Racing 92 has reignited the debate in English rugby.
Saracens receive double boost ahead of crunch Investec Champions Cup clash December 14, 2023 Vunipola's red card was rescinded after a successful appeal.