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Swansea beats Boro to reach League Cup semifinals
Swansea needed a late own goal by defender Seb Hines to beat second-tier club Middlesbrough 1-0 on Wednesday and advance to the League Cup semifinals.
Gatland: Australia 'easiest' opponent for Lions
Warren Gatland risked incurring the wrath of Australia more than six months out from the British and Irish Lions tour by claiming the Wallabies are ...
Census: UK getting less religious, more diverse
Millions fewer Christians, many more immigrants and fewer married couples. Compared to a decade ago, Britain today is more ethnically diverse and less ...
Priestland injury blow for Wales, Lions
Wales flyhalf Rhys Priestland will miss the next six months after rupturing his left Achilles tendon, ruling him out of the Six Nations and ...
Swansea fan arrested for alleged racial abuse
A Swansea fan was arrested for allegedly making a racist gesture toward Norwich defender Sebastien Bassong during a Premier League match on Saturday.
Norwich wins 4-3 at Swansea in Premier League
Norwich extended its unbeaten run to nine Premier League matches on Saturday by winning 4-3 at Swansea to inflict the hosts' first loss in six weeks.
Dan Lydiate to join exodus from Welsh club rugby
Dan Lydiate is set to join the exodus of top talent leaving Welsh club rugby after Newport-Gwent Dragons confirmed the blindside flanker's departure ...
England, Wales wrangle over hosting 2015 RWC game
Already pitched into the toughest pool for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, England is now faced with the prospect of playing one of its matches in Wales — ...
Australia, England, Wales in same 2015 WCup group
Australia, host country England and Wales were herded together in the same eye-catching group for the 2015 World Cup on Monday, ensuring one of the ...
Halfpenny released from hospital after neck scare
Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny has been discharged from the hospital after scans revealed his neck injury from the test against Australia wasn't ...
Wallaby lock Sharpe ends rugby career on a high
It certainly wasn't the way Nathan Sharpe envisaged ending his rugby career. For the past 16 years, the strapping Australia lock has earned a living ...
Australia scores late try in 14-12 win over Wales
Australia left it late to deliver yet another agonizing blow to Wales on Saturday, scoring a last-gasp try through Kurtley Beale in a thrilling 14-12 ...
Australia set to complete Welsh fall from grace
Wales' yearlong decline from World Cup semifinalist to not even a top-eight nation will be sealed on Saturday if Australia can end its turbulent tour ...
Will virus make All Blacks vulnerable?
Questions about how much New Zealand has left in the tank for its last outing of the year against England on Saturday were underlined by a virus ...
Davies loses short-term memory after Hore punch
The Wales rugby player flattened by a swinging arm from New Zealand hooker Andrew Hore suffered three-day memory loss as a result of the incident.
Swansea beats West Brom 3-1 in Premier League
Swansea used a dominating first-half performance to bring high-flying West Bromwich Albion's excellent run to a halt with a 3-1 victory at home in ...
Australia to face Wales without suspended Timani
Australia will be without lock Sitaleki Timani for Saturday's international against Wales after he was suspended for pleading guilty to striking an ...
Wales prop Jarvis out for season with knee injury
A knee injury needing surgery will prevent new Wales prop Aaron Jarvis from playing again this season. The tighthead prop, who made his international ...
Woman's body pulled from home amid UK floods
British police say they found the body of an elderly woman in a flooded home, as hundreds of Britons struggle to contain damage done by the recent wet ...
Liverpool, Swansea draw 0-0 in Premier League
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers endured a frustrating return to Swansea with the teams drawing 0-0 in the Premier League on Sunday. Liverpool had ...
Southern hemisphere reign supreme in autumn tests
New Zealand overwhelmed Six Nations champion Wales 33-10 while South Africa and Australia squeezed to narrow victories to maintain the southern ...
All Blacks smash Wales 33-10 in Cardiff
New Zealand piled on the agony for beleaguered Wales by crushing the Six Nations champion 33-10 thanks to a devastating first-half display at ...
Carter scare shouldn't derail All Blacks vs Wales
Even the absence of superstar flyhalf Dan Carter shouldn't prevent New Zealand from running away with a 25th straight test victory over beleaguered ...
Samoa, out of fullbacks, try Lilomaiava vs France
Samoa-based Robert Lilomaiava has been converted to fullback for the Manu's test against France at Stade de France on Saturday. The 20-year-old ...
England and Wales get whipped by wind, heavy rain
England and Wales have been whipped by high winds and heavy rain, causing floods, downing trees and stranding drivers. Authorities in southern England ...