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Champions Cup: Stormers to rely on young stars in Leolin Zas’ absence

The Stormers are set to rely on their young stars as the prolific Leolin Zas has returned to Cape Town following a muscle injury against Glasgow Warriors last weekend. The loss of last season’s top try scorer in the United Rugby Championship is a hefty one for the Stormers, but the Capetonians are grateful to have some talented young stars to step in. Talent ready to go One is Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who is fit and…

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PSG’s Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe nearing Frankfurt move

L’Équipe are reporting that PSG’s Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe (21) is set to conclude his transfer to Frankfurt this week. Sources contacted by Get French Football News have revealed the fee to be €7m. Ebimbe is expected to wrap up his move to the Europa League champions by the end of the week, with negotiations between the clubs expected to be completed in the coming hours. According to sources contacted by Get French Football News, Frankfurt will pay…

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INEOS & Nice owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to buy Manchester United

According to The Times INEOS billionaire and owner of OGC Nice Sir Jim Ratcliffe has expressed his desire to buy a minority stake in Manchester United – with a long-term view to taking full control of the Premier League side.  A spokesperson for the billionaire confirmed that the Ineos owner would be interested in talking to the Glazor family over a potential minority stake deal – in reaction to a Bloomberg story which claimed the United owners…

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Verstappen leads Red Bull 1-2 in Jeddah FP1 – Alonso P3

There was no stomach bug holding back Max Verstappen in Friday’s opening practice in Jeddah where the Red Bull charger led teammate Sergio Perez by a comfortable margin in the session. The Red Bull duo thus picked up where it left off in Bahrain with its RB19 once again the class of the field. Fernando Alonso put to rest the doubters that thought that Aston Martin’s remarkable performance at Sakhir was overrated. The Spaniard was…

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England: Steve Borthwick focused solely on the Six Nations and not a possible World Cup meeting with Eddie Jones’ Wallabies

England head coach Steve Borthwick insists his focus is on their Six Nations opener against Scotland rather than the potential meeting with new Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones in the Rugby World Cup. Borthwick replaced Jones at the helm of the Red Rose after the Rugby Football Union sacked the veteran coach following a poor Test season in 2022. The former second-row worked under Jones as an assistant coach during the Australian’s tenure with England…

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PSG make final offer for Milan Škriniar

According to L’Équipe Paris Saint-Germain have made a final bid for Inter’s Milan Škriniar – it is a proposal that the Parisian management team won’t budge on, as they firmly place the ball in the Inter Milan’s court. Meanwhile PSG are looking at other defensive options. This week it was reported that Paris Saint-Germain were still negotiating with Inter Milan for defender Milan Škriniar, with the Ligue 1 champions still holding out for a transfer fee…

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Fulham interested in PSG outcast Layvin Kurzawa

L’Équipe report today that Fulham have shown an interest in signig Paris Saint-Germain outcast Layvin Kurzawa, who has not appeared for the Ligue 1 champions in over a year. The Premier League side have yet to put forward a formal offer for the Frenchman, who is not necessarily willing to make much of a financial effort to facilitate a move from his lucrative contract in the capital. Nevertheless, a loan deal, which would see PSG paying…

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Juventus reach agreement with Marseille to sign Arkadiusz Milik

RMC Sport report this morning that an agreement has been reached between Juventus and Marseille for Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik to join the Bianconeri on a loan deal with a permanent option. The Serie A side will pay an initial €1m for the striker’s season-long loan, and will have the opportunity to shell out another €7m to secure the striker’s services afterwards, with the permanent clause not being an obligation. L’Équipe report that the figures are…

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VALE Rob Heming

The Australian Rugby community is mourning the loss of Wallabies legend Rob Heming, who passed away last week aged 90Heming was born in Namatanai in New Ireland off New Guinea, making the move to Australia on the last boat out after the Japanese invaded the area.He excelled as a swimmer initially, narrowly missing out on representing Australia in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.Heming would make the move to Rugby, joining Manly at age…

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Lyon striker Tino Kadewere set for RCD Mallorca loan-to-buy move

According to L’Équipe Zimbabwean striker Tino Kadewere is set for a loan move to RCD Mallorca from Olympique Lyonnais, which includes an option to buy the player set at €10m which could become obligatory under certain conditions.  According to Foot Mercato Lyon have also accepted a second loan offer from a German club for the player. The player is set to miss out on Lyon’s match against Reims on Sunday, along with Lucas Paquetá who is imminently set…

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