New Year. New Hope. Here’s your A-Z for 2023

FERGIE'S TIME: Evan Ferguson scored his first Premier League goal in Brighton’s 4-2 home defeat to Arsenal on Saturday and Ireland boss Stephen Kenny will be hoping it’s a sign of things to come. Pic: Steve Bardens/Getty Images

A is for Ambiguity. 

2023 is a Rugby World Cup year, which means the tradition of obsessing over "interpretation of the laws" will dominate as many headlines as who's winning the damn thing. High hits, wrapping the arms, staying on your feet, policing the breakdown, scrum-time; they’ll all have their day in the dock. That’s before we even get to 50-minute halves of rugby.