Do England stand a chance against New Zealand? Our pals at Chicken Dinner have put together this preview of Saturday’s game…

Almost 12 months have passed since England’s rugby team were recognised as the best British sporting team of the year at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. Since then it’s gone downhill.
First they [...]

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Is this why Rafa didn’t show up for the Masters Cup?

Holy moly, what’s happened to Rafa Nadal - is that a huge tennis racket in his hand, or has he shrunk to miniature proportions?
It’s the former, of course. This is a promo photo for Nadal’s upcoming duel against Real Madrid goalie Iker Casillas. The charity [...]

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Japanese tournament under-mined

A golf tournament in Japan is hiring extra security because of threats that land mines have been buried around the course.
A mysterious caller reportedly warned that mines have been planted at the Kuroshio Country Club, site of the Casio World Open, which teed off earlier today (no explosions to report… yet).
Kochi Prefectural Police [...]

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Recession bites for world’s best golfer

General Motors is ending Tiger Woods’ $7m-a-year endorsement contract a year early.
Woods has been carrying the Buick logo on his bag for the last nine years and still had one year left on his contract.
But with GM currently begging for a chunk of a proposed $25bn federal loan, it would [...]

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Tennis star paves the way for ill-advised acting career

Not as cringeworthy as it might have been - the girl can act… a bit. And isn’t that one of Serena’s real tennis outfits?
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Axed England star makes it awkward for WAG

Danny Cipriani showed off his driving skills when he picked up girlfriend Kelly Brook last night. The beleaguered fly-half parked so close to the wall of the Comedy Theatre, where Brook is currently starring in Fat Pig, that she struggled to open the door of his Land Rover.
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This is how you deal with the haka

This good old-fashioned stare-down by the Welsh boys must ranks as one of the best ever responses to the All Blacks’ scary war dance. Wales went on to lose the game, but they won this battle. Brilliant, spine-tingling stuff that really puts to shame the degree of passion [...]

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After two shockers for England, Cipriani is dropped

Oh dear. English rugby’s golden boy doesn’t look so shiny and handsome now, does he? After two horror shows at Twickenham, against Australia and South Africa, Martin Johnson has taken action and dropped his fly-half for this Saturday’s game against New Zealand. Toby Flood replaces Cipriani.
At 21, Cipriani [...]

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Women’s tennis can be fun

Anything Anna Kournikova can do, Maria Sharapova can do better. The First Hot Lady of Tennis stars in the latest issue of GQ Spain, wearing slightly less than she does in her day job. Here, for example, her skirt seems to have fallen off and she’s listening to the floor. Go [...]

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Can England and co. get back to winning ways? Our friends at Chicken Dinner have put together this preview of the weekend’s internationals…

England v South Africa
This is the first time the two nations have clashed since last year’s World Cup final and England have lost their last five encounters with the Springboks. The good news [...]

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