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Homan tops Einarson to claim PointsBet Invitational title
OAKVILLE, Ont. — Rachel Homan defeated Kerri Einarson 9-7 to claim the PointsBet Invitational title on Sunday. Homan used a three-point ninth end to break a...
Canada names roster for inaugural WXV women's rugby tournament in New Zealand
Canada coach Kevin Rouet has named his roster for the new WXV women's 15s rugby tournament, choosing 21 players from the squad that finished fourth at the World...
'Walking Dead' Wallabies wait on fate at the Rugby World Cup
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Australia is on the brink of making the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals. And on the brink of missing out. The Wallabies don't have...
England will prepare for Rugby World Cup quarters against Samoa and welcome back Curry
LE TOUQUET, France (AP) — England will give free-again flanker Tom Curry a chance to start the Rugby World Cup anew against Samoa next weekend. Curry has...
Alcaraz cruises into China Open quarterfinals. Sabalenka wins on debut as top-ranked woman
BEIJING (AP) — Second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the quarterfinals of the China Open with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Lorenzo Musetti in the second round...
Kudermetova wins Toray Pan Pacific Open for second career title
TOKYO (AP) — Veronika Kudermetova upset second-seeded Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-1 to claim the Toray Pan Pacific Open and a second career title on Sunday. The...
Quarterfinal chase at the Rugby World Cup: Fiji on the brink, Scotland and Argentina still alive
PARIS (AP) — Fiji avoided the kind of mega shock it is more used to dishing out at the Rugby World Cup when the Pacific islanders were constrained by a fully...
Scotland routs Romania 84-0 to set up Ireland showdown at the Rugby World Cup
LILLE, France (AP) — Scotland confirmed the showdown it craves with Ireland for a place in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after routing hapless Romania...
Men's and women's final showdowns now determined at PointsBet Invitational
OAKVILLE, Ont. — Kerri Einarson and Rachel Homan are set to clash in a battle of the top seeds on Sunday. Top seed Einarson topped Kaitlyn Lawes 8-3 in the...
Fiji avoids a mega shock to come back and beat Georgia 17-12 at the Rugby World Cup
BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Fiji just avoided the kind of mega shock it is more used to dishing out at the Rugby World Cup. The Flying Fijians were constrained by...
South Africa seeks quarterfinal berth at Rugby World Cup. Australia seeks some redemption
Respect for Australia has sunk so low that people ask the coach of winless Portugal, “Think you can beat them?” Patrice Lagisquet wishes. He smiles at the...
France captain Dupont cleared to return at Rugby World Cup under medical supervision
PARIS (AP) — France captain Antoine Dupont has been cleared to train at the Rugby World Cup after surgery on his facial fracture, the French Rugby Federation...
Rampant All Blacks drop 14 tries on Italy at the Rugby World Cup
LYON, France (AP) — New Zealand put a foot in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after tearing apart Italy 96-17 with 14 tries in a phenomenal performance on...
South Africa Rugby World Cup campaign at crossroads with Pollard return. Slow-starting Tonga next
LA SEYNE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — South Africa's Rugby World Cup defense appears to be at a crossroads. One way is sticking with Manie Libbok at flyhalf, where...
Christina Black upsets third-seed Jennifer Jones at PointsBet Invitational
OAKVILLE, Ont. — The PointsBet Invitational saw its first major upset in women's competition Friday with Christina Black defeating Jennifer Jones 9-6 in...
Samoa needs to be polished and patient to impact England at the Rugby World Cup, coach says
Samoa thought it was ready for the Rugby World Cup after going closer than anyone in more than a year to beating top-ranked Ireland on a rainy night in Bayonne....
Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple
A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was...
Uruguay's Dosantos banned 3 games for dangerous tackle at the Rugby World Cup
PARIS (AP) — Uruguay flanker Eric Dosantos will miss his team's last Rugby World Cup pool game against New Zealand after receiving a three-game suspension on...
Argentina expected to win first South American derby at Rugby World Cup. Fiji in sight of quarters
PARIS (AP) — Argentina is expected to easily win an historic all-South American contest at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday, with Chile left seeking a shock...
Australia keeping calm and moving on to Rugby World Cup finish against Portugal
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — In spite of the doom and gloom around Australia at the Rugby World Cup, it hasn't been knocked out yet. Eddie Jones' misjudged...