Match results
Match reports, scores, post-match analysis.
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USA reach Bordeaux quarter-finals with two wins as South Africa stumble on day one
The United States went unbeaten on the opening day of the SVNS Bordeaux season finale, beating Spain and Australia 19-17 to qualify for the quarter-finals and keep alive their hopes of finishing in the top eight of the World Championship standings.
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Stuart Hogg starts for Montpellier against Lyon in first Top 14 appearance since January
Stuart Hogg returns to the starting XV for Montpellier in Saturday's final Top 14 round away to Lyon, his first start in five months after a thigh injury sustained in January. The 33-year-old's comeback coincides with Montpellier's push to secure second place and automatic semi-final qualification.
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Wales drop points in Montenegro draw to stay level at top of World Cup qualifying group
Wales were held to a 1-1 draw by Montenegro in Podgorica, leaving them level on 11 points with the Czech Republic in Women's World Cup qualifying Group B1. Hannah Cain's first-half penalty was cancelled out by Jasna Djokovic's 79th-minute equaliser.
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Caroline Weir hat-trick fires Scotland to 6-0 win over Israel as Cuthbert suffers knee injury
Caroline Weir scored a hat-trick and created the opener as Scotland thrashed Israel 6-0 in Budapest to strengthen their grip on top spot in Women's World Cup qualifying Group B4, though the victory was tempered by a potentially serious knee injury to Erin Cuthbert.
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France Women Beat Poland to Provisionally Top World Cup Qualifying Group
Goals from Malard (47') and Baltimore (63') gave France a 2-0 victory in Gdansk and a two-point lead over the Netherlands in Group A2 of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.
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Belal Muhammad weighs in at 170.5 lbs for UFC Vegas 118 return against Bonfim
Belal Muhammad tips the scales at 170.5 pounds ahead of his UFC Vegas 118 main event against Gabriel Bonfim on Saturday. One fighter, Junior Tafa, missed weight by half a pound and will face a financial penalty.
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Smith backs Murrayfield move to energise Glasgow ahead of URC semi-final against Bulls
Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith says playing their United Rugby Championship semi-final at Murrayfield on 6 June will give his side an energy boost, dismissing any concern over the switch from their usual Scotstoun home.
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UFC flyweight Edgar Chairez survived a shooting in Mexico before reaching the octagon
Edgar Chairez, 30, has revealed he was shot during a street altercation in Mexicali more than a decade ago, surviving only because his attackers had poor aim. The UFC flyweight recounted the incident ahead of his bout with Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 118.
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Burns submits Monteiro at UFC BJJ 9 and calls out nine grappling opponents
Less than two months after retiring from MMA, Gilbert Burns made a winning return to competition at UFC BJJ 9 on Thursday, submitting Horlando Monteiro by rear-naked choke in 1:22 and immediately calling out a string of potential grappling opponents.
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Eblen rematches Kasanganay for interim PFL middleweight title after van Steenis injury
Costello van Steenis has been forced out of PFL Austin on July 18 with an injury, prompting the PFL to book an interim middleweight title fight between Johnny Eblen and Impa Kasanganay at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
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Ponsonby credits belief and World Cup hunger for Trailfinders' historic semi-final place
New Zealand hooker Georgia Ponsonby scored twice as Trailfinders Women beat defending Premiership Women's Rugby champions Gloucester Hartpury 41-39, booking the London club's first-ever semi-final berth and ending the champions' winning run stretching back to November 2024.
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Van Steenis injury forces Eblen into interim title fight against Kasanganay at PFL Austin
PFL middleweight champion Costello van Steenis has been ruled out of his July 18 rematch with Johnny Eblen at PFL Austin. Eblen will now face Impa Kasanganay for a second time, with an interim title on the line at Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
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Muhammad faces Bonfim at UFC Vegas 118 as former champion looks to end two-fight slump
All 24 fighters on the UFC Vegas 118 card weighed in Friday ahead of Saturday's event at the Apex in Las Vegas. Former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad and Gabriel Bonfim both came in under the 171-pound limit for their main event bout.
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Northampton need one try at Harlequins to set all-time Premiership record
Northampton Saints sit on 99 tries with one regular-season round remaining, level with their own record set across a 24-game campaign in 2021/22 — achieved this time in seven fewer matches. A single score at the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday would make them the first side in Premiership history to reach 100.
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Darcy Graham inspires Great Britain to 19-14 upset over Blitzboks in Bordeaux
Scotland's all-time leading try-scorer Darcy Graham scored and made a match-saving tackle as Great Britain stunned World Championship leaders South Africa 19-14 in extra-time at the SVNS World Championship finale in Bordeaux.
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World Cup 2026: Algeria back after twelve years with real ambitions
Absent since 2014, Algeria returns to the World Cup under Vladimir Petkovic. After a friendly victory over the Netherlands, the Fennecs are targeting the round of 16 in a group that includes defending champions Argentina.
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Gilbert Burns submits Horlando Monteiro in 82 seconds on BJJ return
Gilbert Burns made an emphatic return to competitive jiu-jitsu at UFC BJJ 9 in Las Vegas on Thursday, submitting Horlando Monteiro via rear-naked choke in just 82 seconds. Bella Mir also impressed, improving to 3-0 under the UFC BJJ banner with a third-round armbar finish over Nichelle Johnson.
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Chevalier's last-gasp tackle and turnover sends USA past Spain at SVNS Bordeaux
Will Chevalier stopped a certain try and forced a turnover in the dying seconds to seal a 24-19 USA win over Spain at the HSBC SVNS World Championship finale in Bordeaux, keeping American hopes of a Cup quarter-final berth alive.
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Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 in Monaco FP1 as Hadjar and Alonso crash
Charles Leclerc set the pace in first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix with a 1m13.978s, edging team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 0.226s as Ferrari dominated. Isack Hadjar brought out a red flag after crashing his Red Bull at the Turn 15-16 chicane.
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Feyi-Waboso ruled out for surgery as Exeter name side to face Saracens
Exeter Chiefs will be without England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and back-row forward Greg Fisilau for Saturday's Gallagher Premiership top-four clash against Saracens at Sandy Park, with Feyi-Waboso requiring an operation on a facial injury sustained at Leicester Tigers last weekend.
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