Welsh rugby: Six things learned from United Rugby Championship weekend
Ospreys fly-half Dan Edwards is congratulated by Jac Morgan after scoring a try on his league debut It was a weekend that started with a shock win, saw a record defeat and ended with a one-sided west Wales derby. After so many near misses, Cardiff finally broke the habit of throwing away wins on a […]
Welsh rugby: What we learned from another weekend of derbies, defeats and fond farewells
After four defeats, Dragons celebrated a first league win of the 2023-24 season against Ospreys A rare Dragons home win, a backroom coaching member putting his hands on a referee in a Welsh derby, a Scarlets drubbing in Dublin and farewell to a Welsh rugby legend. Just another weekend in Welsh rugby. Following a week […]
Toto Wolff says Mercedes’ Sao Paulo performance was ‘worst weekend in 13 years’
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are followed by Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz, who would all finish ahead of Hamilton. Russell was running in 11th place when he was told to retire in Sao Paulo Mercedes’ Sao Paulo Grand Prix performance was their “worst weekend in 13 years”, says team principal Toto […]
Barbarians, Welsh derby and Ospreys in London – Just another Welsh rugby weekend
The Principality Stadium last hosted Wales v Barbarians in 2019 Even in the surreal world of Welsh rugby, the coming weekend will be strange. On Friday night you have the Swansea-based Ospreys playing a ‘home’ United Rugby Championship (URC) game in south-west London against South African outfit Sharks. Less than 24 hours later, Wales will […]
FA Cup: Worthing owner George Dowell due to become a dad on first round weekend
George Dowell played for Worthing under-18s before a car crash left him paralysed from the chest down George Dowell has a decision to make on FA Cup first-round weekend. The owner of Worthing is due to become a father on the day the non-league club make a first appearance at this stage of the competition […]
Premier League: Liverpool v Spurs VAR error officials not selected for weekend games
The video assistant referee officials involved in wrongly disallowing a goal for Liverpool at Tottenham have not been selected for this weekend’s Premier League games. Darren England and assistant Dan Cook did not overrule on Saturday when Luis Diaz was wrongly flagged offside. The on-field referee from that game, Simon Hooper, will be the VAR […]