Former NZ player Vainikolo gets shock England rugby call
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England coach Brian Ashton sprang a major surprise by including former rugby league star Lesley Vainikolo in his 32-man squad here Wednesday for the Six Nations Championship.
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David Beckham says he was shocked when England boss Steve McClaren told him he was dropped from the squad.
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The British and Irish Lions have accepted an extra match on their tour of New Zealand next year. The Lions will now play the traditionally strong Auckland provincial
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FOR those who hoped that the ego had landed after the 2003 Rugby World Cup success, the news that he is resigning from his post as England coach to aim for Sven-Goran Erikssonâs job in football has the foreboding of an embarrassing new chapter for Sir
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Cricket: New Zealand scramble last-ball single to tie with England after tourists set target of 340
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England, left reeling by Saturday's shock defeat to Wales, have called up reinforcements ahead of their must-win Six Nations trip to Italy this weekend.
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PARIS: Greece&#39;s shock Euro 2004 triumph in July has had unexpected consequences with three European Players of the Year calling time on their national sides.
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GLENDALE, Arizona  - Two-times All-Pro defensive tackle Osi Umenyiora is keen to see the New York Giants make a return trip to London.
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Sydney - Much-missed New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming arrived on Saturday to be greeted with news of a batting collapse that has his team staring at defeat to New South Wales just days from the first Test against Australia.
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Wales head coach Mike Ruddock is urging his players to rewrite the history books with a famous victory over New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium.
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Injury-hit South Africa received unexpected support for the first Test against Sri Lanka here from the man likely to cause them the biggest headache.
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Bagshot, England - Jason Robinson has said he was stunned to be made England captain for Saturday&#39;s Test against Canada at Twickenham.
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England will unleash Tonga-born powerhouse Lesley Vainikolo on Italy in their Six Nations encounter at Rome's Stadio Flaminio on Sunday.
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Few who witnessed the decisive sucker-punch try by Ireland&#39;s Ronan O&#39;Gara in Dublin last Saturday, scored while the Springbok captain John Smit was engaged in a lengthy conference with his team on the subject of illegal ball-killing, would use the word
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The All Blacks coach was also correct when he said Wales were a team worthy of respect. Whether he showed enough with his team selection is debatable but what is beyond dispute is that
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England welcome captain Michael Vaughan back for Tuesday's must-win match against New Zealand.
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England hooker Mark Regan injected more than a hint of spice into the build-up to the Six Nations opener against Wales by warning Warren Gatland's men: "You have to do your talking on the pitch."