England rugby star Anthony Watson believes they’re a better team ahead of their up-coming tour of Australia than the last time they met. The winger was part of the side that lost to Michael Cheika’s Wallabies in the World Cup last year and says they have a point to prove this time around. New coach Eddie Jones has made an immediate impact since taking charge of England, leading them to the Six Nations title as Grand Slam winners.
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'My time has passed': Neymar doubles down on Brazil retirement
Neymar appeared to confirm his retirement from international football, saying he no longer wanted to play for Brazil, weeks after suggesting his international career had ended following their World Cup last-16 loss to Norway.
FIFA plans to sell stakes in $20 billion subsidiary to run World Cup, angering UEFA
FIFA said on Tuesday it plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events and will offer stakes of up to 20% in it to external investors, a move that provoked a furious response from UEFA, who accused world soccer's governing body of putting the game's "soul" up for sale.
Five-star Jayden helps seal West Indies win against Pakistan
Paceman Jayden Seales claimed his fourth five-wicket haul to bowl West Indies to a 90-run victory over Pakistan in the opening Test in Tarouba on Tuesday.
Zidane primed to unleash France attacking firepower
Zinedine Zidane will take charge of France with the weight of history behind him and one of world football's most gifted squads in front of him, as the 1998 World Cup hero returns to the national team tasked with turning recent near-misses into trophies.
Sabalenka, Djokovic headline US Open mixed doubles field
World number one Aryna Sabalenka and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic headline the initial entry list for this year's US Open mixed doubles championship, organisers said on Monday, as the revamped event returns for a second edition.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has arrived in Slovakia on a working visit.
Emirati mountaineer Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi, 19, has become the youngest Arab to reach an elevation of over 7,000 metres and summit Lenin Peak.
The UAE has expressed solidarity with Japan after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook its southern region on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region.
