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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    A car crash has killed Liverpool and Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota in Spain

    A car crash has killed Liverpool and Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota in Spain


    Les Bleus look green to face the All Blacks in their opening rugby test tomorrow in Dunedin - five debutants feature in the run-on side and three in the reserves.



    Former England rugby captain Owen Farrell is in line for a recall to the British and Irish Lions on their tour of Australia, despite not playing a test for two years.

    Coach Andy Farrell is reportedly set to bring in his son as a replacement for utility back Elliot Daly, who suffered an arm injury in the win over the Reds.



    Shubman Gill's 269 - the highest score by an Indian test cricket captain - has helped his side dominate England on the second day of the second match at Edgbaston.

    The hosts are 77 for three in reply to the visitors' 587.



    Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner are into the men's third round at Wimbledon but fourth seed Jack Draper has been ousted by Marin Cilic.

    Women's eighth seed Iga Swiatek is through, as is defending champion Barbora Krejcikova .



    Golfer Daniel Hillier has carded an even par 72 to sit five strokes off the lead at the latest European Tour event in Munich - Kazuma Kobori is a further stroke back.



    Lauren Bruce has whisked the hammer out to 66.17 metres, 3.7 metres short of her season best, to finish fourth at an athletics meet in Sweden.



    The Eels have beaten the Sharks 18-16 to open league's NRL-W competition.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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