Rugby Sevens World Cup: Ireland secure bronze medal with Australia win

The rise of Ireland and France over the 2023 Rugby World Cup cycle has altered the world order of power in the international game, joining South Africa and New Zealand as the new'big four'. The quality of the contests played during the World Cup quarter-finals has been praised as being all-time great, setting expectations going forward that any of…

The Rugby World Cup final will be held at France's Stade de France as the hosts look to win the tournament for the first time amid competition from the likes of New Zealand and South Africa France, New Zealand, England and Ireland will be among those eyeing a spot in the World Cup final come October. Les Blues are hosting the tournament for the…

Steve Borthwick, the England head coach, insists he will stay loyal to his players and management team despite one of the darkest days in the nation's rugby history. A 30-22 defeat by Fiji was their first loss to the Islanders in eight meetings and the first time they have fallen to a tier-two team, with the result expected to plunge them to an…

Sweden and Australia will vie for a consolation prize when they contest the Women's World Cup third place play-off in Brisbane on Saturday. The Swedes suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Spain in the semi-finals after Olga Carmona fired in a 90th-minute winner. Australia then lost 3-1 to England in Sydney the following day, leaving these teams…

Sweden and Australia will contest the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup third-place match this weekend. Both nations wanted to be in the final, but picking up a bronze medal is still a great achievement. Women's World Cup picks right here. As you would expect, at this stage of the competition, there is not a lot to split the teams. Sweden is the slight…

OPINION: The final spot for the World Cup in France went to Portugal and now the biggest rugby spectacle in the world is just around the corner. While spectators will be entertained by 20 teams from all over the world for more than a month, from Friday, September 8 to Saturday, October 28, we pick the top seven most interesting games not to be…

With summer on our doorsteps, the countdown to the 2023 Women's World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand and set to get underway on July 20, begins in earnest. Where sport is concerned, the Americans aren't exactly synonymous with soccer betting. Unless that is, we're talking about the United States Women's National Team (USWNT), which has…

The upcoming sporting extravaganza will get underway in the autumn and will be hosted in France. Oddschecker, which compares rugby odds and offers, currently makes the hosts the second favorites to lift the Web Ellis trophy for the first time in the nation's history. And with the best player in the world, Antoine Dupont, in their ranks, it's clear…

CARSON, Calif. - New Zealand defeated Argentina 22-12 Sunday to win the Los Angeles Sevens, its second straight tournament title and fifth consecutive podium finish on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Don't have an account? Create Account The All Blacks rebounded from a 14-7 loss to Samoa in pool play to defeat Britain 24-12 in the Cup…

Women's cricket is at the centre of attention after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the five franchises for the first edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) and India's success in the inaugural Under-19 Women's World Cup. The excitement is expected to reach new heights during the upcoming International Cricket…

SYDNEY, Australia - The New Zealand men and women both won their finals at the Sydney Sevens on Sunday to extend their leads atop the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings. The New Zealand men blanked South Africa 38-0 to record their fourth straight podium finish in five events this season. Fiji beat France 29-5 in the bronze-medal match. The…

The Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament is set to begin on July 20, 2018, at AT&T Park in San Francisco. This is the seventh time the Melrose Cup will be up for grabs and the first time that the tournament will take place on North American soil. Sportsbooks have two-time Sportsbooks Fiji as the favorites to lift win the RWC Sevens title. Online…

The Thomas Cup triumph made for an epic success story while Neeraj Chopra further enhanced his superstar status with a rare Diamond League title but the cricket team's struggles left a lot to be desired in a bittersweet 2022 for Indian sports. In hockey, the women's team continued its inspiring run with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth…

The World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 begins with a men's event in Hong Kong, 4-6 November, and there is plenty to get excited about for this season. For starters, the top four finishers in both the men's and women's competitions will secure an automatic qualification berth for the Paris 2024 Olympics. In addition, there will be record numbers of legs…

The women's edition of the Rugby World Cup is set to get underway in New Zealand this weekend and are offering their take on who is expected to come away with the overall prize. When this tournament was last played in Ireland in 2017, it was the forthcoming host nation that climbed the podium. Because of the Sevens World Cup that took place in San…

Excitement levels for the 2023 Rugby World Cup have ramped up another notch with Thursday marking exactly one year to go until the tournament gets up and running. For some teams, the next 12 months will present a chance to continue building momentum ahead of the showpiece event. For others, a year of uncertainty awaits. While it is still too early…

As the old saying goes, don't be sad that it's over, be happy that it happened - and that there is a packed schedule of international rugby to look forward to next year! Or something like that... The women's Olympic sevens tournament lit up Tokyo Stadium and contributed more than its fair share of enthralling storylines to what was, against all…

TOKYO (AP) - There's only one player who can really compare the elation of winning Fiji's first Olympic gold medal with the emotions of defending the rugby sevens title. For Jerry Tuwai, the world sevens series player of the decade and captain of Fiji, the gold medal draped around his neck after Wednesday's 27-12 win over New Zealand meant more…

Neither won gold at the inaugural sevens tournament at the 2016 Rio Games, but they are among the favourites after victories at the Commonwealth Games and the Sevens World Cup in 2018. The men's team, the All Blacks sevens, who finished fifth in Rio, face stiff competition from Olympic champions Fiji, while the women's team, the Black Ferns sevens,…

To be prepared is half the victory... Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes may not have had the Kenya Sevens' team in mind when he coined this expression but it virtually sums up Shujaa and the situation that confronts them as they prepare for their second appearance at the Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan in July. Bar athletics, Shujaa have been one…

Those hopeful nations are England, South Africa, Ireland and Wales, all of which on their day are capable of beating the mighty All Blacks and going all the way to glory in Japan. However, all have revealed their vulnerabilities over the past 18 months, which, if not remedied, could allow New Zealand a relativity simple walk to their third…

Some of the sport's biggest names have played in the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens, from RWC 1995 poster boys Jonah Lomu and Chester Williams to Wallaby great David Campese and World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee Waisale Serevi. In more recent times, Stuart Hogg has added the Commonwealth Games to his impressive rugby-playing CV, while another…

England rugby sevens captain Tom Mitchell believes the odds are in his side's favour as they bid to dethrone the All Blacks and claim their first Commonwealth gold. New Zealand have dominated the sport since its introduction in 1998 with England's best finish the silver medal they won eight years ago in Melbourne. However, a new training regime and…

IRB Sevens World Series leaders New Zealand will look to repeat as champions of the 2013 Hertz Sevens on February 1st and 2nd in Wellington. Home advantage brought benefits to the All Blacks last season, and now they return to their home ground leading the 2012/13 World Series standings by 14 points over their closest rival. New Zealand head coach…