Football

Burnley beat Luton 2-1 for first league win of the season

South African striker Lyle Foster returned from a three-match suspension to help Burnley beat fellow-strugglers Luton Town 2-1 and celebrate a first Premier League win of the season.

October 4, 2023 9:13 am

Football

Braga come from two goals down to stun Union 3-2 with last-gasp winner

Portugal’s Braga scored a stoppage-time winner through Andre Castro after coming from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 win at Union Berlin in their Champions League Group C match.

October 4, 2023 9:08 am

Football

Oyarzabal and Mendez on target as Real Sociedad win 2-0 at Salzburg

Mikel Oyarzabal and Brais Mendez scored first-half goals to give Real Sociedad a comfortable 2-0 win at Salzburg in their Champions League Group D clash.

October 4, 2023 9:02 am

RWC 2023

RWC: Flying Fijians in France: 04/10/23

October 4, 2023 6:57 am

Football

Fiji faces massive Futsal battle

Tonight, the Fiji team faces a formidable challenge as it goes head-to-head with Vanuatu in the ultimate pool game of the OFC FUTSAL Nations Cup in New Zealand.

October 4, 2023 6:44 am

Sports

First Spartan Race expected to be a thriller

The Spartan Race hype is building, with six weeks until the highly anticipated event, which is expected to draw 3,000 participants.

October 4, 2023 6:31 am

Rugby

Internal standards enough motivation for All Blacks, says Foster

New Zealand’s Ian Foster has given an insight into how the coach of a team that has just run in 14 tries against a Six Nations team motivates his players for a match against a side that has never come close to beating tier one opposition.

October 4, 2023 6:23 am

Tennis

Sinner powers past Alcaraz to book Beijing final with Medvedev

Sixth seed Jannik Sinner produced a masterclass in aggressive tennis to hand Carlos Alcaraz a 7-6(4) 6-1 defeat in the semi-final of the China Open to book a title clash with the in-form Daniil Medvedev.

October 4, 2023 6:18 am

Rugby

France captain Dupont meeting training goals, to see surgeon on Monday

France captain Antoine Dupont is meeting his goals at training following his return to their World Cup squad after surgery on a broken cheekbone and will know on Monday if he can resume playing rugby, the team’s health manager said yesterday.

October 4, 2023 6:02 am

RWC 2023

RWC: Flying Fijians in France: 03/10/23

Fiji Water Flying Fijians training run in France.

October 3, 2023 5:01 pm

RWC 2023

Portugal fear Fijian physicality

Portugal is apprehensive about the upcoming encounter with the Flying Fijians in the Rugby World Cup on Monday, fearing they may succumb to the Fijian team’s formidable pressure.

October 3, 2023 4:56 pm

RWC 2023

Fiji is most disciplined, best at breakdown

The Fiji Water Flying Fijians is the most disciplined team at the Rugby World Cup after three rounds.

October 3, 2023 4:50 pm