Henry Pollock may have been viewed as being brash with his remarks at the Adelaide Oval but as the Lions began preparations for the first Test in earnest on Monday in Brisbane, his England pack-mate and captain had no issue with his comments.

Luke Donald has added the younger Molinari brother to his backroom team

The president joined players on the field after the match to congratulate the tournament’s outstanding performers

Cole Palmer scored two brilliant goals and created a third for Joao Pedro – all in the first half.

Palmer scored two fine goals and created another for Joao Pedro, all in the first half.

Donegal's workrate is extraordinary, their discipline so impressive. Meath were off it, but not many teams will survive the Ulster champions' sheer relentlessness

Roger Federer will remain the more beloved tennis player but Novak Djokovic will be studied by every future pro as the model champion.

Ballon d’Or winner becomes the latest veteran, after Kevin De Bruyne, to be pulled in by Italian game’s leisurely pace of life.

Ireland hammered the hosts in Lisbon on Saturday. 

Paul O'Connell's side enjoyed a facile victory on the road. 

Wales arrest 18-match losing Test run.

The Edinburgh winger departed with 23 minutes remaining at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva after a second yellow card offence on a frustrating afternoon for Gregor Townsend’s men.

Keegan Bradley poised to be player-captain at Bethpage.

Paul O'Connell's touring party take on the hosts at the Estadio Nacional.

Meanwhile, in a dramatic turn of events, Nottingham Forest are considering legal action against Tottenham over an alleged illegal approach for Morgan Gibbs-White

The first Test between Schmidt’s Australia and Farrell’s British & Irish Lions is just seven days away.

The four-point wire-cam system has been suspended above the final hole using four 25-metre-high pylons and will be used to provide spectacular aerial views and unique angles of play, as well as capturing the Open champion’s final walk up the 18th in unprecedented detail

The struggle of Mack Hansen's former club Gungahlin Eagles to retain young players in the face of intense competition from better resourced local Aussie rules and rugby league clubs reflects what is happening nationally with rugby union in Australia. 

With few moving parts and no lead required, moka pots are an affordable choice in nostalgia coffee-making, and they deliver a flavoursome punch 

Forest have accused the Europa League winners of contacting Gibbs-White directly rather than making an official approach.