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Ten changes for South Africa as they take on Scotland
PRETORIA, July 6 : South Africa rang the changes to their team for the weekend’s Nations Championship clash with Scotland, after starting the new competition with a resounding 45-21 win over England last Saturday, including a first start in eight years for scrumhalf Embrose Papier.Only five players kept the
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Racist commentary about Black players comes under scrutiny at World Cup
PARIS/NEW YORK, July 6 : Belgium coach Rudi Garcia’s description of Senegal as one of “those teams” that “tend to lose their tactical structure towards the end of the match” has reignited scrutiny of racially coded language at the World Cup.Garcia made the remarks after Belgium’s last-gasp comebac
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World Cup 2026: ‘Disgraceful’ and ’embarrassing’ – France survive Paraguay’s dark arts
After dismantling all before them at this World Cup, France had to find a new way to win against a Paraguay side whose use of the dark arts angered many of those watching.
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Vancouver sunset pickup players hope to build on World Cup legacy
VANCOUVER, July 4 : The World Cup will soon be over but for Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and his fellow fanatics in Vancouver it will be business as usual since they showcase their skills every Monday on a bumpy pitch that has become a street football magnet in the city.About five years ago Gangue-Ruzic and friend
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Doubles players angry at proposed ATP cuts
LONDON, July 4 : Doubles players have reacted angrily to suggestions that the ATP Tour plans to reduce the size of draws and prize money at tournaments with British player Julian Cash accusing the organisation of trying to kill off part of the sport.Under plans discussed this week, doubles draws at ATP 1000 e
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World Cup players facing growing pattern of racist abuse, FIFPRO warns
MIAMI, July 4 : Players at the World Cup are enduring a “growing pattern of abuse” that includes racist and discriminatory attacks both online and in person, global players’ union FIFPRO said on Saturday as they demanded urgent action.With the tournament entering the last 16, FIFPRO called for collective acti
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Australian game benefiting from format crossovers, Sevens players say
BENGALURU, July 4 : Sevens stalwarts Henry Hutchison and Maurice Longbottom believe the growing crossover between the shorter game and the Wallabies is strengthening Australian rugby as players move between the formats around Olympic and World Cup cycles.With Australia preparing to host the Rugby World Cup ne
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Male players following Osaka’s lead on Wimbledon’s fashion runway
LONDON, July 3 : It is not just Naomi Osaka and her “Kill Bill” walk-on kimono that have turned heads at Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz’s attire has also caught the eye at the All England Club as the male players and their sponsors seize their moment too.Djokovic has been coming onto court wearing
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Wimbledon ready for the London temperatures to rise again
LONDON, July 3 : With the temperatures set to rise again in London, Wimbledon chiefs and accommodation organisers are making sure that the fans and players have what they need to keep cool.On the heels of the heatwave last week, which broke British records for June at around 37 degrees Celsius (98 degrees Fah
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World Cup penalty spot becomes football’s newest classroom
NEW YORK, July 2 : Penalty shootouts have always been football’s cruellest mind game — a nerve-shredding walk into noise, doubt and national dread. What has changed over recent years is not the pressure, but the preparation — and at this World Cup, players, coaches and goalkeepers are increasingly treating pen
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