Alex Day captained England to the World Under-20 Championship in 2013 Saracens have signed Cornish Pirates scrum-half Alex Day, who will join the Premiership side this summer. The 26-year-old former Northampton Saints youngster is a former England Under-20 international. “I’d like to thank everyone at Cornish Pirates for everything they have done for me,” Day […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Apple Watch was the most accurate, according to the Which? study Some fitness trackers are inaccurately measuring running distance, according to research from the consumer watchdog Which? It tested 118 trackers using a treadmill to complete the distance of a marathon – 26.2 miles (42km). It found that the […]
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Shaun Udal’s career high was taking the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar in a famous Test win in India Former England Test spinner Shaun Udal says he has the “toughest test of his life” ahead after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s. The ex-Hampshire and Middlesex player, 50, confirmed he was living with the illness on social media, […]
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Crossrail’s budget has risen by nearly £3bn since the project began London’s top transport boss should consider quitting, a report into Crossrail’s delays has recommended. The project, to build a new railway underneath central London, was due to open in December 2018 but it might not open until 2020 at […]
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Damian Penaud scored a superb individual try for Clermont in the first half European Challenge Cup ASM Clermont Auvergne (26) 32 Tries: Lee, Penaud Cons: Parra 2 Pens: Parra 4 Drop goals: Lopez 2 Harlequins (8) 27 Tries: Brown, Robshaw, Lang, Dombrandt Cons: Smith 2 Pen: Smith Clermont Auvergne proved too strong for Premiership side […]
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The Europa League’s top scorer Olivier Giroud took his tally to 10 with his strike against Slavia Prague Manager Maurizio Sarri says Chelsea’s slow starts to the second half of matches are becoming a “big problem”, after they were forced to withstand a Slavia Prague fightback before reaching the Europa League semi-finals. Chelsea were cruising […]
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Image copyright Google A man hit by a car during a fight near a London Underground station has died, sparking a murder investigation. Violence broke out between a group of people near Alperton Tube in Ealing Road, Wembley, north-west London, at about 01:30 BST on Tuesday. During the melee, a car hit two men. One […]
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Anthony Joshua and Jarrell Miller (right) clashed at a news conference in February Anthony Joshua’s next opponent Jarrell Miller has returned an “adverse finding” in a drug-testing sample, says Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn. American Miller, 30, is due to fight Briton Joshua, 29, at Madison Square Garden in New York on 1 June. Joshua is […]
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