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A teenage athlete who had his leg amputated after a lump from a rugby tackle turned out to be an aggressive bone cancer has learned to “stay positive whatever life throws at you”. Oliver ...

WHEN Oliver Liddle's knee started to hurt after a game of rugby, he assumed it was from a dodgy tackle. The then-12-year-old played the sport religiously, and was often thrown about the pitch ...

Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson in the same political team would be like having a Brexiteer version of the Galacticos. Real Madrid struck fear into their opponents with the likes of David Beckham ...

The last 18 months or so have seen plenty of lows in Welsh rugby but after the latest embarrassment, Gatland's future as head coach is now hanging by a thread with the man himself admitting he had ...

He has played 14 times for the Reds this season so far, bringing his total to 189 games for his province, and played an important role in Munster’s BKT United Rugby Championship title-winning ...

Martin Johnson will be reappointed Lions captain today and elevated to a unique place in rugby history as the first to lead successive tours. Johnson has been chosen to carry on where he left off ...

Boris Becker's ex-wife Lilly has won the German version of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! after stealing the hearts of the nation. The former Wimbledon tennis star, 57, has endured a ...