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Dan Carter recovers from injury and is named in All Blacks’ side to face England
Flyhalf Dan Carter has recovered from a calf injury and will start for New Zealand in their final test of the year against England at Twickenham on Saturday.
Kilcoyne desperate to make No 1 slot his own for Munster and Ireland
DAVE KILCOYNE has set himself a goal – to become the best and first-choice loosehead prop with Munster and Ireland.
All Blacks star Dan Carter confident of being fit for England clash after calf injury
NEW ZEALAND flyhalf Dan Carter is confident he will be fit to play England at Twickenham on Saturday.
Timing perfect as Kidney’s new kids on the block hit right note
"And I'm so glad I'm not in school, boss. So glad I'm not in school"
Tony Ward: It's time to give Kidney some credit
Sometimes you really do despair: lose to South Africa and we're the worst of the worst; hammer Fiji and Argentina and the South Sea Islanders aren't "up to it", and the Pumas are "suffering fatigue at the end of a long, hard season".
Toby Flood is ruled out of England test against All Blacks
FLY-HALF Toby Flood has been ruled out of England's QBE autumn international against New Zealand with a toe injury, head coach Stuart Lancaster has confirmed.
O'Mahony tight-lipped as Pumas in the eye of a storm
PETER O'Mahony has refused to be drawn on whether an Argentina player attempted to gouge him in Ireland's brilliant win at the Aviva Stadium.
Tony Ward: Complete performance puts pressure on long-serving stars
If ever an opening act set out to deceive, it was Jonny Sexton's uncharacteristically overcooked kick to touch on the full to start the latest in what we all expected to be another Ireland/Argentina 'paint-dryer'.
1 good win... now do it again
Ireland haven't had a problem producing one-off, big performances over the past 18 months. The problem has been achieving consistency.
Feel-good factor returns as Kidney looks to future
THE hand grenade was slowly rolled into the scrum surrounding the Ireland coach. The pin, however, was left in as Declan Kidney was not about to be drawn on his future after the Six Nations championship next year.
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Rico Rogers wins sixth stage of the Ras into Carlow
Froch has a point to prove
Carl Froch will go toe-to-toe with conqueror Mikkel Kessler determined to overturn his 2010 defeat by the Dane and secure his legacy as one of Britain's all-time greats.
Vettori future in doubt
As one of the country's most consistent performers in recent years, the Black Caps would be loathe to draw a line under a Test career that started in 1997, but current skipper Brendon McCullum admits there are concerns.
Manchester City edge Chelsea in 4-3 thriller in St Louis
Manchester City fought back from 3-0 down to beat Chelsea 4-3 in an exhibition match in St Louis.
Highlights: Day five of The Rás
Twenty-two year- old Moreno De Pauw, riding for the Belgium National Team, has won Stage Five of The Rás. De Pauw completed the 150- kilometre stage from Glengarrif to Mitchelstown in 3 hours 36 minutes 25 seconds.
City in New York
Manchester City have launched a new club in the USA called New York City FC. They are in partnership with baseball giants the New York Yankees.
Billy Keane's views on The Rás passing through Kerry
Interview with Irish Independent Billy Keane ahead of Stage Five of The Rás
Hull derby set to be feisty affair
Super League Magic Weekend showcases the best of Rugby League over two days - and the Hull derby is set to be a match no-one should miss.
Froch, Kessler ready to go again
Both Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler cannot wait to get in to the ring again, for their super-middleweight unification bout on Saturday.
Day four of The Rás
Russian Kirill Pozdnyakov, riding for Azerbaijan Synergy Baku, has won Stage Four of The Rás.
