Stormers head coach John Dobson revealed that shifting Damian Willemse to full-back this weekend was to boost his side’s defensive structures. Willemse has matured tremendously over the last year and is now a world-class option at inside centre, full-back and fly-half, much to Dobson’s benefit. Improved defence The coach explained that Willemse’s understanding of the…
L’Équipe report today that tensions are high between Belgian international defender Wout Faes and his club Reims over their refusal to sell him to Torino. The Serie A side reportedly made four offers for the centre-back, all of which were rejected, including a bid worth €12m including bonuses – but the Champagne side are holding out…
Charles Leclerc says Ferrari is focused on “spending its energy right” amid a whirlwind of rumors surrounding the team, with the Monegasque personally eager to “stop the talk and get back to driving”. Ferrari’s opening performance in Bahrain fell painfully short of expectations with the Scuderia’s 2023 package comprehensively outpaced by Red Bull in qualifying…
As announced on the club’s website, Lyon youngster Rayan Cherki has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the club for at least another season, as his new deal runs until June 2024. Cherki said the following on signing a new contract: “I am very happy to extend my contract with my first…
Charles Leclerc will take a 10-place grid drop at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend as a result of Ferrari adding a third control electronics element to the Monegasque’s pool of hardware. Leclerc suffered engine issues in the opening round of F1’s 2023 season I n Bahrain, with the Scuderia forced to twice replace…
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…