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Johnny Sexton could face a ban for his comments launched at referee Jaco Peyper following the Champions Cup final between Leinster and La Rochelle. Click Here: Stone Island Coat Sexton missed the 27-26 defeat due to injury, but the Leinster captain featured in the headlines after the match over reports of a half-time altercation and […]

Ibrahima Niane has agreed to join Metz on a five-year-deal from Senegalese club Generation Foot. The 18-year-old is the top scorer in the Senegal Championship with 13 goals this season with still three games left to play and will leave Generation Foot once their campaign is over. Niane is also capped at Under-20 level for […]

“Workmanlike” Munster are feeling positive ahead of the United Rugby Championship Grand Final against the Stormers as they “understand” what it feels like to play in South Africa. The Irish side have been in great form away from home late in the season that included a win against the Stormers in round 17 that ended […]

Representatives from Ligue 1 side Lille, notably the club’s General Director Marc Ingla, are currently in Brazil to attempt to close a deal with Santos for 20-year-old defensive midfielder Thiago Maia, according to France Football. Maia, whose contract expires in 2019, is expected to fetch around €14m. It is a difficult deal to pull off with many […]

Incoming All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson raided the New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific teams for his coaching team. This left the Crusaders, Hurricanes and Blues without a head coach ahead of next season. The Super Rugby sides are now scrambling to find replacements ahead of the 2024 season, and several top coaches have been […]

FC Nantes have confirmed that their manager Sergio Conceição, who signed a new contract just last week, and his assistants have left the club following FC Porto’s attempts to prise the Portuguese away. President Waldemar Kita had the following to say on Conceição’s departure: “I had made an effort to give him everything he could […]

Leicester Tigers wing Chris Ashton is free to play in their Premiership semi-final against Sale Sharks after a disciplinary hearing on Thursday. Ashton, who is set to retire at the end of the season, was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle on Harlequins wing Cadan Murley over the weekend. In his absence, Leicester […]

French international attacker Antoine Griezmann will sign a new contract with Atletico Madrid until 2022. Griezmann, after having flirted with a move away from the La Liga outfit this summer, has decided to stay and has been rewarded with a considerable pay-rise. His release clause will not be altered in the new deal, remaining at […]

Leinster progressed to the United Rugby Championship semi-finals after they hammered the Sharks 35-5 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The ruthless Irish province ran in scores from Caelan Doris, Michael Milne, Jordan Larmour, Max Deegan and Jamison Gibson-Park on Saturday. Those five Leinster crossings came after Grant Williams had opened the scoring for the Sharks, […]

Premier League trio of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City remain in the hunt for French international left-back Benjamin Mendy, according to L’Équipe. AS Monaco’s position has however hardened in recent weeks and they are now resolute in keeping the player unless an exceptional offer is made. One can presume that numerically such an offer would look […]