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Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall hailed his skipper Owen Farrell after his man-of-the-match performance in the 35-25 Premiership final victory over Sale Sharks. Farrell scored 13 points from the tee as Saracens secured their sixth title, with the captain and Alex Goode becoming the first two players to win that many finals. “He’s playing the best rugby of his life” McCall believes that his captain is playing the “best rugby of his life” and added that he has taken his leadership to “a whole new level”. “If you spent a week at our training ground, you wouldn’t believe just how influential he is, how clear he is with the…

French international attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet has extended his Marseille contract until 2022, according to L’Équipe. Click Here: manly sea eagles rugby store When the former West Ham man returned to Marseille in the January window, he signed for €29m on a 4.5 year contract. FIFA rules dictate that this is the maximum amount of time one can sign a deal for in the January window. To bypass that, the player’s agent Jacques-Olivier Auguste struck a deal with Marseille representatives to instigate an automatic contract extension once the summer window kicks in so that in effect he signed for 5.5 years in January. The 30-year-old’s new contract therefore runs until 2022.…

Synopsis: In a battle between the present and future of Indian cricket, Shubman Gill again showed he is ready to take the baton forward from Virat Kohli. “There’s potential and then there’s Gill. Go on and lead the next generation. God bless you,” This is what Virat Kohli wrote on his Instagram story when Shubman Gill notched up his maiden IPL hundred. Gill had also admitted to the broadcasters that he has grown up watching Virat Kohli and called him his “idol.” Right from the time Gill emerged as the breakout star from the 2018 U-19 World Cup, he has been seen as someone who will take the baton forward…

Australia batter Usman Khawaja revealed the reason behind receiving a Virat Kohli signed India kit as memorabilia on the penultimate day of the India-Australia Test series earlier in March. In a video shared by FoxCricket on Instagram, the Australia international said that he thought the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy would be his final game against the former India skipper and so he got a momento to cherish it. “All the way back then so I felt like it might be one of the last times I play against him, probably would be the second last time if we play him once more so I got a nice momento for that,” revealed…

Delhi FC defeated Ambernath United Atlanta FC 3-1 to emerge second division champions and gain a promotion to I-League for the first time here on Friday. Playing in their debut second division season, the Mumbai-based Atlanta FC needed a point at the Minerva Academy Ground in Chandigarh to win the title. But a brace from Bali Gagandeep and an audacious strike from Vanlalhriatzuala scripted a memorable afternoon for the hosts Delhi FC. The capital side had previously made it to the I-League Qualifiers Final Round in 2021 but finished third and missed out on the promotion. However, there was redemption and scenes of pure joy when Delhi FC finally got…

This IPL, there is little doubting Mohammed Shami’s intentions. Whereas his contemporaries have looked to bowl wide yorkers, camouflaged knuckleballs or slower ones that pop out from from fingers, palms or back of the hands, spread-fingers; Shami seems immune to all the clever charades. He plays very straight. Even his slower one has an old-world charm to it: he gingerly holds the ball on the tip of his fingers as if he were twirling a flower, and releases it like a shuttler would do a cork. Unlike Shami, most bowlers seem to be designing their bowling on what the batsmen will do and try to thwart their aggressive instincts. New…

Having studied Ravichandran Ashwin from close quarters during his maiden tour of India, young Australia off-spinner Todd Murphy wants to add the Indian tweaker’s carrom ball to his bag of tricks ahead of next week’s World Test Championships final and the Ashes. Click Here: canterbury-bankstown bulldogs rugby store The 22-year-old claimed 14 wickets at an average of 25.51 during the four-Test series in India earlier this year. Murphy, who is a part of the Australian squad which will take on India in the WTC final at The Oval from June 7 to 11 and the Ashes series, is currently in England honing his skills ahead of the marquee events. “I…

The All India Football Federation on Friday rejected Kerala Blasters FC’s appeal against the Rs 4 crore fine imposed on them for misconduct and abandonment of their ISL playoff match against Bengaluru FC. The committee also rejected KBFC’s head coach Ivan Vukumanovic’s appeal against the fine of Rs 5 lakh and a 10-game ban imposed on him. In both cases, the Appeal Committee upheld the earlier decisions of the Disciplinary Committee and were asked to “pay the respective fines within two weeks”. Their ISL playoff on March 3 sparked controversy as Kerala Blasters walked off the field claiming that Sunil Chhetri’s winning strike from an extra time freekick was not…

It is time for Planet Rugby’s Sunday Social, your quirky recap of the serious and not so serious talking points from the past week’s action. What a moment, Munster were the deserved champions of the United Rugby Championship this season. Have a go at this moment as they sing, ‘Stand up and fight’ in the changing room with the trophy in the middle after beating the Stormers 19-14. 🦌 @MunsterRugby fans, enjoy this post-Grand Final changing room scenes 🕺#BKTURC #URC | #UnitedWeRise #STOvMUN pic.twitter.com/RV8zjtlKPR — BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial) May 27, 2023 It was an emotional moment for captain Peter O’Mahony and veteran Keith Earls who have been…