The Stormers have announced the contract extension of Springboks tighthead prop Frans Malherbe until 2026 in a huge boost for the squad. Malherbe has only ever represented the Cape-based side throughout his professional career, featuring in Super Rugby and the United Rugby Championship (URC) for the Stormers and Western Province in the Currie Cup. A…
As reported by Foot Mercato, former Tottenham, Toulouse and PSG right-back Serge Aurier has agreed to join Nottingham Forest. In search of a full-back, the newly-promoted Premier League side had agreed a deal with former Everton loanee Djibril Sidibé, who was released by Monaco at the end of last season, but the club’s leadership also…
Past results are no guarantee of future performance, but Haas’ Kevin Magnussen is nevertheless confident of a strong showing in Jeddah this weekend after his strong race at the venue twelve months ago. Magnussen had little to write home about after the Bahrain Grand Prix two weeks ago, the Dane qualifying a lowly P17 while…
The final round of the Challenge Cup kicks off on Friday evening with Bristol Bears v Perpignan, Toulon v Zebre Parma and Glasgow Warriors v Bath. Bristol Bears v Perpignan The teams: Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Deago Bailey, 13 Semi Radradra, 12 James Williams, 11 Siva Naulago, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall,…
Speaking to DAZN on Friday night following Inter Milan’s match-up with Lazio, Inter Sporting Director Giuseppe Marotta intimated that PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi threatened him during negotiations for Slovakian international defender Milan Škriniar, by claiming he would sign the 27-year-old for free next summer if Inter didn’t accept their bid. “I can say that the owner…
Ex-Renault technical director Nick Chester has reportedly joined Andretti Global’s prospective Formula 1 project. A long-standing member of Renault’s original team since the mid-2000s, Chester remained at Enstone when the outfit was acquired by Lotus, succeeding James Allison as the squad’s technical director and remaining with the team when it was bought back by Renault…
Leinster came alive in the second half of their final Champions Cup pool stage match to thrash Racing 92 36-10 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The Irish Province now qualifies as the top seed for the play-offs and will have a home run to the final if they make it that far, with the…
L’Équipe report that Ligue 1 side OGC Nice have failed in an approach for 21-year-old central defensive talent Anthony Rouault, who is currently under contract with Toulouse until June 2024. INEOS’ Head of Sports, Dave Brailsford, was negotiating the attempted deal directly with Toulouse President Damien Comolli. Comolli turned down the opportunity to enter into…
Former Formula 1 world champion Jody Scheckter has revealed how close Kyalami came to making it back on to the world championship calendar for 2023 – and why things ultimately fell apart. The idea that South Africa could return to the Grand Prix schedule for the first time since 1993 swept the F1 paddock last…
As reported by Loïc Tanzi, PSG midfielder Julian Draxler is expected to move to Portuguese club Benfica before the end of the transfer window tomorrow. The German international has been on the fringes of the Paris team for some time and was included in a list of players deemed surplus to requirements by the club’s…