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Premiership Rugby has confirmed that London Irish’s Gallagher Premiership match against Bristol Bears - scheduled for Saturday, 12 June - has been called off.

London Irish trio Ollie Hassell-Collins, Chunya Munga and Tom Parton have been included in Eddie Jones’ England training squad.

London Irish Director Rugby Declan Kidney has confirmed the squad that will take on Bristol Bears in the final round of the Gallagher Premiership.

London Irish fell to an agonising home defeat to Wasps as the visitors staged a fine second half comeback to clinch victory at the Brentford Community Stadium.

London Irish Director of Rugby Declan Kidney has confirmed his squad to host Wasps Rugby in their final home game of the 2020/21 season.

London Irish Director of Rugby Declan Kidney was left to reflect on what might have been following their last-gasp defeat to Gloucester.

London Irish front-rower Facundo Gigena has been named in the latest Argentina national squad.

London Irish's Sean O’Brien was disappointed to lose to Gloucester with the last kick of the match and wants the squad to learn from the contest in time for next weekend’s clash with Wasps.

London Irish Director of Rugby Declan Kidney has reiterated the squad’s determination to finish the season in a positive fashion.

Agustin Creevy is well aware of what’s at stake for London Irish in their final three fixtures of the Gallagher Premiership season.

Theo Brophy-Clews has announced his retirement from professional rugby on medical grounds.

How much of a London Irish fan are you? Answer the 6 simple multiple-choice questions and stand a chance to win an autographed 2020/21 squad jersey!

Most of the top leagues from across planet football are beginning to roll to a finish. Manchester City has returned to the top of the English Premier League. Bayern Munich is again kings of Germany, and Rangers won their 55th Scottish championship while ending the dominance of Old Firm rivals...

Declan Kidney has named his London Irish side to take on Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park in Round 18 of the Gallagher Premiership.

London Irish declares intention to launch top-flight women’s team

Australian scrumhalf Nick Phipps has put pen to paper on a contract extension with London Irish.

Curtis Rona has become the latest London Irish star to commit his future to the club.

London Irish fell to a 52-27 loss at the hands of Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park in their Round 18 Gallagher Premiership match.

Although lockdown in various states has restricted the spectators at most sporting events. With now 10 days of no local Covid-19 cases, there are hopes that measures will be eased and our sporting calendar can reconvene.

Across the globe, women’s sports are gaining popularity by building passionate fanbases. Historically, sports like tennis’s WTA and golf’s LPGA have provided strong examples of the top tier of female athleticism, from competitors like Serena Williams to Hyo Joo Kim.

The best player of the 1868 Aboriginal team, his induction is intended to represent the entire team and the place they have in cricket history.

The Champions League is back underway, after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Manchester City have successfully appealed a ruling that would have seen them banned from the competition and are resuming their bid to win the most coveted trophy in European football.

While many people may enjoy a game of backyard cricket, only a few go on to become elite professional batsmen in Australia.

In the early hours of the morning, we learned Australia and New Zealand won their historic joint bid to host the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup.

The aftermath of Hillsborough also produced an agenda for nationwide stadium modernisation, a moment when the game itself in England was completely reconstructed and repackaged.

Sports marketers are trying all manner of ideas – from the brilliant to the downright bizarre – to create atmosphere in empty sports stadiums.

Return of rugby league games might be stalled because of a row over referees

Pichot beaten 28 votes to 23.

The new coach isn't going anywhere.

England still have the ODI mantle, though.

A book about an 80-seasons-old grass-roots basketball club has won Basketball Victoria’s 2019 Media Award.

Sydney captain isn't going anywhere.

A Brisbane-based Kiwi has been left disappointed after a pair of torn rugby shorts once worn by All Black rugby legend Jonah Lomu failed to sell for a cool $466 000 on auction last week.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Negative stereotypes associated with mental health issues were once a matter of shame and embarrassment, only to be discussed quietly in fear of being branded as “weak”.

Let's take a look at some of the great Aussie test match cricket bowling partnerships.

Bring back the 'tash! So often the greatest moments in Ashes cricket history have been accompanied by a sensational moustache...

No World Cup final could have been more exciting or demonstrated so clearly the passion, excitement and camaraderie that sport has to offer. The greatest game of one day cricket of all time?

Australia has a bona fide number one contender for the Wimbledon crown in Ash Barty. It's time for a nation to get behind this genuine champ.

The Aussie cricketing faithful starting to believe that it could indeed be their year.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: That Ashleigh Barty has maintained her integrity and stayed true to who she is throughout her rise is remarkable. No matter what more success Barty enjoys, she is certain to be a player who people will look back on and say: her character was as magnificent as...

25 years on from Australia’s World Cup qualifier vs Argentina, KRIS GRIFFITHS checks out the new documentary about the mercurial genius who tore defences apart and broke fans’ hearts

Ashleigh Barty, the baby-faced dispatcher from Ipswich, looks destined for greatness after wins over two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and now former world number one Karolina Pliskova, writes our resident tennis tragic, PAUL O'HANLON.

Here are five things to get excited about on the eve of the third and fourth stop in the women’s and men’s respective series.

Ashleigh Barty has become the first Australian woman in 10 years to make the quarterfinals at the Melbourne-hosted Grand Slam, and a Big Bash stint helped her get there.

The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is only a few short weeks away.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Murray did not have the talent that the likes of Federer, Djokovic or Nadal had but he wasn't short of it either.

Head coach Rassie Erasmus has named 13 of his South Africa tourists into the Barbarians group preparing to face Argentina on Saturday.

New Zealand great Wyatt Crockett and Italy’s Tommaso Benvenuti are among the latest group of players added to the Barbarians squad to face Argentina on December 1.

BIG GAME PREVIEW: With so much to play for both teams and the rivalry that comes out between England and Australia, we should expect a classic.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The general public might love the game, but we have no ownership or direct influence over it. The only means we might have to effect meaningful reform is by voting with our feet.