Wallaby stars in drunken brawl claims: report

2011-08-22T08:30:28Z

The Wallabies' three most exciting backline stars engaged in a drunken brawl in Paris last November, it was alleged on Monday, threatening to disrupt Australia's Rugby World Cup campaign.

Television reports said that Stade Francais' future was plunged into doubt further on Tuesday after it was revealed former coach Bernard Laporte was suing the Canadian foundation FACEM for fraud after they failed to produce the 12million euros they had promised to invest in the club.

Laporte, formerly also coach of the French national side and then secretary of st...

Scotland beat Ireland in Six Nations

2010-03-20T12:16:06Z

Scotland beat 2009 Grand Slam winners Ireland 23-20 in their final Six Nations match at Croke Park on Saturday.

The Scots victory saw them avoid the wooden spoon as they finished on three points, one clear of Italy.

More dressing up on the Dallaglio Cycle Slam

2010-10-25T09:25:38Z

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England's Vickery to miss Six Nations

2010-04-16T07:49:03Z

Former England captain Phil Vickery is set to miss this year's Six Nations after being told it will be another eight weeks before he can resume training following neck surgery last year.

The 33-year-old Lions prop forward is therefore unlikely to be named in the England Six Nations squad d...

Handball Henry still a fan favourite

2010-04-16T07:58:10Z

Thierry Henry's notorious handball offence against Ireland has done little to diminish his popularity among French sports fans.

The Barcelona striker placed third in L'Equipe's annual poll of the nation's favourite sportsmen and women behind rugby player Sebastien Chabal<...

Friday night could be Six Nations fixture

2010-04-16T15:48:57Z

Welsh Rugby Union chairman David Pickering believes Friday night matches can become a permanent feature of the Six Nations Championship.

Traditionalists were opposed on the grounds they made it tough for visiting fans to attend games that would otherwise be played on ...

Gatland defends team changes

2010-10-21T10:34:08Z

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Murray back to bolster Scots bid to avoid wooden spoon

2010-04-16T17:05:27Z

Scotland's quest for a first win in this year's Six Nations will be bolstered by the return of forward Euan Murray for Saturday's meeting with Italy at Murrayfield.

The Northampton prop missed the defeats ...

Murray back for vital clash

2010-10-21T10:33:28Z

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Wigglesworth to start for England

2010-10-19T10:10:43Z

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Geraghty suffers injury

2010-10-19T10:10:35Z

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YE Ode to 2010

2010-12-25T11:01:36Z

FILE - This June 6, 2010, file photo shows Spain's Rafael Nadal reacting after defeating Sweden's Robin Soderling during the men's finals match for the French Open tennis tournament, in ...

France Weather

2010-12-09T05:32:08Z

Tourists walk under a red ribbon restricting the slippery plaza covered with ice at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, one day after the snow fell on the French capital.(AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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France Chile Trial

2010-12-08T04:01:23Z

Bernard Alexandre Chanfreau, shows a photo of his brother Alphonse Rene Chanfreau who disappeared under the regime of dictator Augusto Pinochet in Chile, prior of the opening of the trial in absentia of 14 former Chilean officials at the French Criminal Court in Paris, France, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The 14, mostly former high-ran...

France Concorde Crash

2010-12-06T15:00:41Z

FILE - This Aug.31, 2000 file photo shows a photo taken from the preliminary report posted on the Internet by French investigators into the July 25, 2000, crash of Air France Concorde flight 4590, shows a 16 inch metal strip found on the runway at Charles De Gaulle airport in

France Lebanon

2010-12-03T11:35:46Z

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, right, greets his Lebanese counterpart Saad Hariri prior to their meeting at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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