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Key to Scotland win over France was fast start, says Steyn

Key to Scotland win over France was fast start, says Steyn

Scotland winger Kyle Steyn said the key to his side's stunning 50-40 Six Nations victory over France on Saturday was striking first.

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Iran fires at Gulf neighbours as Trump threatens more strikes

Iran fires at Gulf neighbours as Trump threatens more strikes

Iran launched waves of missile and drone attacks on its Gulf neighbours hosting US forces on Saturday and vowed no surrender despite threats from President Donald Trump to widen the conflict.

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Scotland stun France 50-40 to take Six Nations to wire

Scotland stun France 50-40 to take Six Nations to wire

Wingers Darcy Graham and Kyle Steyn scored two tries each as Scotland ensured the Six Nations title race will go to the final day of the tournament with a superb 50-40 bonus-point win at home to France on Saturday.

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Pogacar begins season with dominant Strade Bianche win

Pogacar begins season with dominant Strade Bianche win

World champion Tadej Pogacar won a record fourth Strade Bianche title as he made a triumphant start to his 2026 season on Saturday, with teenage French sensation Paul Seixas second.

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Failed Israeli commando operation to find airman remains kills 41 in Lebanon

Failed Israeli commando operation to find airman remains kills 41 in Lebanon

An Israeli special forces operation that failed to find the remains of airman Ron Arad, captured in Lebanon in 1986, killed 41 people and wounded 40 in eastern Lebanon.

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Bronze and Stanway on target for England in World Cup qualifying

Bronze and Stanway on target for England in World Cup qualifying

European champions England made it two wins from two in their World Cup 2027 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Iceland at the City Ground in Nottingham on Saturday.

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'No pressure, no fun', says India's Suryakumar ahead of World Cup final

'No pressure, no fun', says India's Suryakumar ahead of World Cup final

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav said on Saturday there would be "butterflies in the stomach" when he walks out for the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand, with expectations sky-high for the hosts.

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Russian strikes kill 12 across Ukraine

Russian strikes kill 12 across Ukraine

Russia fired a volley of missiles and drones across Ukraine overnight on Friday to Saturday, killing 12 people and wounding more than a dozen, including children.

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Women rule the roost atop the Gdansk shipyard cranes

Women rule the roost atop the Gdansk shipyard cranes

For the past 30 years, Halina Krauze has sat atop a 15-metre (49-foot) crane surveying the Gdansk shipyard, the birthplace of the Solidarnosc trade union.

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'Fun day' for Olympic champion Braathen in giant slalom win

'Fun day' for Olympic champion Braathen in giant slalom win

Brazil's Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora on Saturday to close the gap on discipline leader Marco Odermatt.

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