Japan 2019 to be the most lucrative World Cup ever
Brett Gosper expects Japan 2019 to be the most lucrative World Cup yet – and possibly the most competitive as well. The ninth edition of...
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Second-half surge brings England home against Japan
England overcame a disastrous first half when their experimental side trailed an effervescent Japan 15-10 to turn on the power after the break and run...
All Blacks crush Wallabies for Bledisloe Cup sweep
All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett scored 17 points as New Zealand completed a Bledisloe Cup clean sweep with a 37-20 win over Australia at the...
Argentina upset Wallabies to break 35-year drought
Argentina beat the Wallabies in Australia for the first time since 1983 with a 23-19 victory on the Gold Coast on Saturday that gave them...
Scotland survive scare to beat Italy 29-27 in Six Nations
Scotland narrowly avoided a nightmare end to their Six Nations campaign on Saturday, beating Italy 29-27 after trailing the perennial wooden-spooners for most of the...
Ireland maintain perfect start in wild 37-27 win over Wales
Ireland maintained their perfect Six Nations start on Saturday but were made to sweat for it in a frantic 37-27 victory over Wales that kept...
Halfpenny stars as dominant Wales thrash Scotland
LEIGH Halfpenny scored two tries as Wales opened their Six Nations campaign with a dominant 34-7 victory against much-fancied Scotland in Cardiff on Saturday. In an entertaining...
News podcast: childhood obesity
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local...
Lions beat All Blacks to level up series after Williams red card
OWEN Farrell slotted a 78th minute penalty to give the British and Irish Lions a 24-21 victory over 14-man New Zealand in the second test...
Exeter champions after extra-time win over Wasps
Exeter Chiefs were crowned English rugby’s Premiership champions for the first time on Saturday when veteran flyhalf Gareth Steenson landed a nerveless penalty three minutes from...
Cyprus Moufflons face relegation as Croatia score last minute
THE Moufflons came within a whisker of retaining their place in Division 2 of the European Conference when in the dying minutes of the game,...
Scotland rout Italy to finish Six Nations in style
A vibrant Scotland side ran in four tries to crush Italy 29-0 and give departing coach Vern Cotter a fitting send-off in their final Six...
Scotland end 10-year Wales hoodoo with 29-13 victory
Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell shone as Scotland staged a rousing comeback to beat Wales for the first time in 10 years in an absorbing...
England finish strongly to edge France 19-16 in Six Nations opener
By Mitch Phillips England overcame a poor first half to grind down France for a 19-16 victory to open the defence of their Six Nations...
England beat Australia to complete perfect year
By Mitch Phillips England overcame an awful start to roar back superbly and overwhelm Australia 37-21 at Twickenham on Saturday to complete a perfect year...
Rampant Australia crush Wales 32-8
Australia scored five tries in an emphatic 32-8 win over Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, the Wallabies’ 12th victory in a row over the Welsh....
New Zealand tame Australia for record 18th win
World champions New Zealand were challenged for 50 minutes but still ran in six tries to beat 37-10 Australia in Auckland on Saturday and become...
World Player of Year Carter ‘had exemption for banned substance’
Rugby’s World Player of the Year Dan Carter and fellow former All Black Joe Rokocoko had exemptions for substances that caused adverse findings in doping...
Wallabies players celebrate following the Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and the South African Springboks
Australia overcame an early deficit to beat South Africa 23-17 in their Rugby Championship clash in Brisbane on Saturday and snap a run of six...
Barrett, All Blacks bench spark win over Pumas
Flyhalf Beauden Barrett grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck just when he needed to as the All Blacks scored three tries in...