The former Ireland hooker on his rugby family, why Andy Farrell’s side need to rebuild and the physical toll of touring with the Lions I have known Keith Wood for nearly 30 years and so it’s easy to talk about life and death long before we move on to rugby....
‘I struggled without realising’: Tommy Freeman reveals mental toll of workload
Northampton coaches eased post-Lions burden England back played 34 games last season England’s Tommy Freeman has revealed the extent of his mental struggles after the victorious British & Irish Lions tour of Australia at the end of a season when he exceeded the player welfare limits for the number of...
Tyson Fury says death of Anthony Joshua’s friends prompted his return to the ring
Fury set to step back into the ring after 15 months out Joshua involved in fatal Nigeria car crash in December Tyson Fury has revealed the deaths of two of long-time rival Anthony Joshua’s friends in a car crash in December was the catalyst for his return to boxing. Fury...
Under-fire Australia left to rely on others to avoid humiliating exit at T20 World Cup
Selectors under fire after Steve Smith unused against Sri Lanka Fate now rests with Ireland and Sri Lanka beating Zimbabwe Australia’s aura as a white-ball heavyweight has all but petered out in the space of two disastrous defeats at the T20 World Cup where the absence of their champion fast...
Haji Wright hat-trick sinks Middlesbrough and returns Coventry to Championship summit
“We are top of the league,” sang the Coventry City supporters on loop after returning to the summit of the Championship with a victory that quelled the nagging noise surrounding Frank Lampard and his promotion-chasing side. Coventry, pace-setters for the majority of the season, had won just four league games...
‘It fills my heart’: Andrews lauds Macclesfield for their dream FA Cup adventure
Brentford coach praises non-league side’s advances Manager John Rooney proud of Macclesfield’s efforts Keith Andrews made a beeline for the Macclesfield dressing room after Brentford’s fourth-round FA Cup victory at Moss Rose and told John Rooney and his players they had been immense against his Premier League charges. The Brentford...
Muir fourth again after agonising tumble as Oldham wins big air gold for Canada
China’s Eileen Gu second, Italy’s Flora Tabanelli third Briton, fourth again, says: ‘I really did have to go for it’ This time, Kirsty Muir must surely have believed that a Winter Olympic medal was in her grasp. But as a thrilling big air competition reached its denouement, an Italian with...
Why did Obama say aliens are real? | The Latest
Barack Obama has caused a frenzy after saying he thinks aliens are real during a podcast interview. The former US president was forced to release a statement clarifying he had not seen any evidence of extraterrestrials. There is a long-running conspiracy theory claiming the US government is hiding extraterrestrials at...
Musk changes course on Mars quest and shoots for moon – again
Moon was a distraction and Mars the goal for billionaire SpaceX chief – could Trump have influenced his U-turn? Barely a year ago, the moon was “a distraction” to Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of SpaceX then fixated on his ludicrously ambitious project to build a self-sustaining city on...
Measles: how does it spread and how can I protect my child?
A measles outbreak among unvaccinated children in London comes amid a global increase in infections A measles outbreak in London is affecting unvaccinated children under the age of 10, and comes amid an increase in infections globally. The UK was among six countries to lose the measles-free status granted by...