'I expect to go way further than I am now' - Meet the ex-schools star who scored a wonder-try against Leinster For a man with the motto of his old school tattooed on his bicep, it is perhaps no surprise that James Hume was willing to spend lockdown studying.

Football rumours from the media Liverpool are believed to have approached Watford about the situation of forward Ismaila Sarr. The Daily Mail says the 22-year-old is being considered as a backup option for the Reds’ front three, however Watford are speculated to want at least £36million for the Senegal international.

Gareth Bale expected in London on Friday to complete Tottenham switch Gareth Bale is due to fly into London on Friday to complete his return to Tottenham, but Jose Mourinho would still not confirm the move on Thursday.

25 games, 25 wins - but Leinster haven't faced anything like Saracens since their last defeat Leinster were already in uncharted waters before lockdown, now they're breaking the boundaries of what a modern rugby team can achieve.

From Féile winner to the books of New York Red Bull - how a hurling midfielder became a top soccer goalie It's not often a Féile winner finds himself on the books of New York Red Bull. Or that a talented midfielder in hurling and football turns out to be an even better soccer goalkeeper. But that has been the path of Ciarán Dalton.

'We tried to play our way against a very, very good side' - Superior Milan just too good for Rovers Some arguments you just cannot win when the case made by your opponent is so strong it can't be tested.

Multinational, multilingual and multifunctional - why Thiago can become a Liverpool diamond Liverpool's imminent signing of Thiago Alcantara has removed one of the persistent questions put to Jurgen Klopp over the past 12 months: "How do you evolve a Champions League-winning midfield?"

Lunchtime starts part of way forward in championship's 'new normal' Lunchtime throw-ins on both days of the weekend are likely to be a feature of the early rounds of the provincial championships because of a need to give sufficient time to accommodate extra-time and penalties to find a 'winner on the day'.

'Saracens' form doesn't really count because it is nothing. They have lined up Leinster from two weeks out' Saracens have spoken so much about how they have lined Leinster up from a long way out that you could almost be lulled into a false sense of security and forget that the feeling is very much mutual.