Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson was full of praise for his fly-half, Rob du Preez, after the Springbok played a leading role in his side’s 39-0 Champions Cup victory over Ulster on Sunday. Du Preez was at the forefront of Sale’s onslaught at the AJ Bell Stadium as he finished with a 14-point haul courtesy of a try, three conversions and a penalty in the Pool B encounter. Fine performance The home side were in a rampant mood as they outscored their opponents by six tries to none, with Tom Curry, Dan du Preez, Tom Curtis, Byron McGuigan and Arron Reed crossing for the other five-pointers. Sanderson was…

In an interview with Qatari channel Alkass translated by Canal Supporters, Paris Saint-Germain wing-back Achraf Hakimi has discussed the future of teammate Kylian Mbappé. The Moroccan international recently took the forward on a trip to Madrid – his hometown – and notably had dinner in a restaurant in the city, attracting the interest of the Spanish press. The two players are said to be particularly close friends. Mbappé’s announcement on his decision is due to come this weekend, as he chooses between staying with Paris or moving to the club he pushed for a move to last summer. “I hope Kylian Mbappé remains in the team because he’s a great player, but he’s…

As reported by Ignazio Genuardi, Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka is interesting Newcastle United ahead of the summer transfer window. The 22-year-old Frenchman was watched by Newcastle scouts at last night’s Europa League final as Frankfurt beat Rangers on penalties. The former Auxerre centre-back or left-back has only one year left on his deal in Germany and is attracting strong interest from the Premier League club. Monaco and Marseille are also interested in the player with a price reportedly set at €20m. Click Here: SL Benfica soccer tracksuit

Click:map china guizhou province Foot Mercato report this afternoon that Betis are interested in signing Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar, with the Lyon man a year away from the end of his contract. This year’s Copa del Rey winners are looking to bring in a second major signing from Lyon after Nabil Fekir’s arrival in 2019, with the World Cup winner’s presence in Andalusia emerging as an argument in favour of the Spaniards. Aouar is valued at €15m, while the player’s camp is waiting to see if bigger clubs will enquire over his availability as well. Nevertheless, his potential suitors are fewer than 2 years ago, when an impressive Champions League campaign…

England skipper Owen Farrell has revealed that the Rugby Football Union’s recent decision to part ways with head coach Eddie Jones was “unbelievably disappointing”. Click Here: soccer kit Jones was relieved of his duties after England finished an underwhelming Autumn Nations Series campaign with a 27-13 defeat against an under-strength Springbok side at Twickenham on November 26. With that fixture falling outside the Test window, South Africa were without their European-based players but still handed their hosts their sixth loss of 2022. That meant the Red Rose finished their worst campaign since 2008 as they delivered a losing Test record for the first time since that year, with their 12…

As reported by BUT, Newcastle United are targeting two thirds of Nantes’ attacking trio that have impressed in Ligue 1 this season and by helping to win the French cup this month. Click Here: Neymar Jersey Sale Present for Lyon’s 3-2 win over Nantes last weekend, Newcastle scouts watched both skilful Nigerian winger Moses Simon, now 26, and 24-year-old attacking midfielder Ludovic Blas. Blas, incidentally, was name-checked by current Newcastle forward Allan Saint-Maximin as someone he wanted the club to target this summer. Simon may be a trickier target, however, with concrete interest expressed by other clubs, including those in Ligue 1, over recent weeks say his entourage. Both players…

As reported by L’Équipe, after securing their Ligue 1 status for another season, Clermont are close to signing goalkeeper Mory Diaw from Swiss club Lausanne Sport ahead of the summer transfer window. After Clermont’s first-choice at the start of the season, Arthur Desmas, was dropped for poor displays earlier this year and stand-in Ouparine Djoco failed overly impress as his replacement, signing a goalkeeper has been a priority for the club. Having come through PSG’s academy, leaving in 2015, the 25-year-old Diaw is close to agreeing a deal with the Ligue 1 side following 70 outings for the Swiss outfit since joining in the 2019/20 season. Click Here: vodacom bulls…

OGC Nice manager Christophe Galtier admitted that he was surprised about rumours linking him to the PSG job.  Speaking in the wake of his side’s 3-2 victory against Reims, which secured Europa Conference League qualification for next season, his words, transcribed by Le Parisien read: “What? Can you repeat that, I don’t understand? That (link to PSG) is news to me. I’m very surprised by what you just told me.” He continued, “I don’t know what to tell you; I don’t have a response to that. All I saw is that Kylian Mbappé (23) is staying, which is great for the champions and for the visibility of Ligue 1.”  Mauricio Pochettino…

Lens have this afternoon announced that manager Franck Haise has renews his contract for another two years, taking his time with the Sang et Or until 2025. The 51-year-old has been in charge of the northern club since the start of 2020, shortly after which he secured promotion from Ligue 2 as the French football campaign was stopped due to Covid-19. The former midfielder’s Lens side have been one of the main attractions of Ligue 1 in their two years in the top flight so far, with their swashbuckling approach to games impressingly, albeit seeing them fall agonisingly short of Europe in both campaigns. Click Here: brisbane broncos shirt

In an interview with RMC Sport, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has insisted that France defender William Saliba, who was on loan at Marseille this season, is to return for next season. Click Here: Lautaro Martinez Jersey Sale The Basque coach explains that the decision to let the former Saint-Étienne man go out on loan was the right one, with Saliba finding more game time as he became a key part of Jorge Sampaoli’s OM team that finished second. Although the 21-year-old, who was named young player of the year this season, would not be against staying with Marseille for another year, his parent club appear to be intent on bringing…