Wales 18 New Zealand 33: Wales could be minus a third of the team beaten by New Zealand for next Saturday’s autumn series finale against South Africa.

Wales suffered a 30th successive defeat against New Zealand as the world champion All Blacks ended their European tour in winning fashion.

A clash with hosts Sweden awaits Ireland today with a place in the semi-finals of the European Senior Men’s Team Championship at stake.

A hotelier who scooped more than £100,000 by backing Donald Trump to win the US election has met the president and his wife.

Thierry Henry’s infamous handball in 2009, which effectively cost Ireland a place at the 2010 World Cup, caused outrage in this country, but also sparked a sense of injustice in one important Englishman, who is now a pioneer of video technology in the United States.

Howard Webb says diving players will run the risk of "immediate punishment" under the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee system.

Warren Gatland believes his British and Irish Lions shot themselves in the foot as they lost 23-22 to the Highlanders under the roof at the Forsyth Barr Stadium today.

Rhys Webb believes the Lions will have to step up in class in order to shackle “monster” All Black centre Sonny Bill Williams in the upcoming Test series.

A man who tried to frame a neighbour for harassment has been jailed for 15 months in England.

The Aviva will be covered in red next weekend.

"Being in the bubble” is something rugby players talk about a lot, the protective blanket that separates them from the outside world and allows them to focus on that other familiar soundbite “controlling the controllables”.

Centre Jonathan Davies has claimed “it just didn’t seem right” after Wales’ RBS 6 Nations campaign ended in controversial and crushing fashion against France.

Alyn Wyn Jones is many people’s favourite to lead the Lions in New Zealand this summer and he led Wales superbly last night to probably do enough to clinch that coveted role. He had taken the brunt of the criticism fired at his Welsh team after the defeat by Scotland but they certainly came up trumps last night.

England extended their winning run to 16 Tests as wing Elliot Daly's late try clinched a dramatic RBS 6 Nations victory over Wales in Cardiff.

Former Premier League referee Howard Webb has been hired to oversee the introduction of video assistant referees (VARs) to Major League Soccer in the US.

Wales have beaten Italy 33-7 in the sides' 2017 RBS 6 Nations opener in Rome.

Australia cruised to a 12th successive victory over woeful Wales as they ran their hosts ragged at the Principality Stadium.

Howard Webb believes Jose Mourinho should be sanctioned by the Football Association for mind games over the appointment of Anthony Taylor as the referee for Manchester United's draw at Liverpool.

Leinster 31 Ospreys 19: Watching Leinster sure ain’t dull this season.

Connacht have lost again at the Sportsground in the Guinness Pro12.

SET in an ‘alternate’ present, in a US very much in thrall to the People’s Republic of China so that the latter has a say in the national affairs of the former, with military bases all over the country, The 3re Woman is Guardian journalist Jonathan Freedland’s first work of fiction under his own name.

Dublin is well placed to capitalise on the most recent major technology primed to transform the financial services industry.

One, a verse novel about conjoined twins, by Sarah Crossan has been named Ireland’s Best Children’s Book.

“He has something really big going on now,” Quinny warned us, as Big Sam gyrated provocatively across the Stadium of Light pitch, yanking off his jacket and threatening, for a terrifying moment, a celebratory full monty.

Yeah that is definitely not this Muslim leader's handle.

The New York Times has issued what has to be one of their most bizarre corrections after mixing up a US Muslim leader’s Snapchat handle.

Ospreys 26 Ulster 46: Ulster secured their place in the Guinness Pro12 play-offs after an entertaining 10-try match at the Liberty Stadium as Ospreys failed to qualify for next season’s European Champions Cup.

A group of Britons who are in Brussels for an official tour of the European Parliament have accused budget airline Ryanair of "absolutely atrocious" customer service after they were told it would cost them around £6,000 (€7,600) to fly home early in the wake of bomb attacks in the Belgian capital.

England 25 Wales 21: Eddie Jones has calmed England’s Six Nations title celebrations because an even greater prize is within reach as he targets a precious Grand Slam.

For most of his 17 years at the helm of Fifa, Sepp Blatter travelled the world to be feted like a head of state, with VIP treatment for his private jet, police escorts to whisk his limousine to the best hotel in town, and gala banquets in his honour.

ENGLAND: A devoted Ukip supporter who had a picture of Nigel Farage tattooed on her arm has met her “hero”.

Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb faces a fight to play again this season.