Rugby
Wales v France – Brawn v Brawn
Sport News 24/7 By Ellie Caddick @caddicksport @TLE_Sport Saturday will see Wales cross the channel to take on France in their 3rd Six Nations match at the Stade de France. In the last ten years tournaments, Wales have won four championships, three of which have been grand slams, and France have won three championships, including one grand slam. Their successes aren't restricted to Europe. The two teams faced each other as semi-finalists in the 2011 World Cup, a game that...
Ireland v England – Sexton v Ford
Sport News 24/7 By Ellie Caddick @caddicksport @TLE_Sport Ireland v England is already being billed as the Six Nations decider despite taking place in only the third round of the competition. The assumption that the result of this game will be pivotal to the championship may seem premature; however, as the top two in the standings, one of Ireland and England will be bidding farewell to a potential Grand Slam for another year. England enter this encounter having beaten the...
Six Nations 2015 – A Preview
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport Friday night sees the start of the 2015 Six Nations tournament in Cardiff with a potential hum-dinger of a match between Wales and England. That will set the tone for what will hopefully be five weeks of intense, brutal, physical but also entertaining rugby. It is the most open tournament that I can remember and every team is in with a shout of winning the title (yes, even...
Autumn Internationals Review
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport @davidjdewinter The curtain has come down on a very entertaining month of Autumn Internationals and the Northern hemisphere nations acquitted themselves surprisingly well against their southern counterparts. Now admittedly there were a lot of tired bodies amongst the SANZAR nations who were coming off the end of a long season whilst the home nations are bang in the middle of theirs, but nevertheless, victories against these giants of rugby...
Pints at football, cricket and rugby grounds 20% more expensive in the south
Research shows Arsenal fans on average pay £1 more for a pint of beer than Liverpool fans. Sports fans from the south of the UK are being ripped off when it comes to the average price of a pint at major sporting grounds, with Arsenal fans paying on average £1 more than Liverpool fans, according to research from ticket marketplace Seatwave. The average price of a pint at major sporting grounds in the south is 20 per cent more expensive...