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#Sport: Wales international Hook signs for Gloucester

Adewale A. — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 08:55:20 +0000

Wales fly-half James Hook has signed for Gloucester after Perpignan's relegation from the French Top 14, the English Premiership club announced on Tuesday. "Gloucester Rugby are delighted to confirm that James Hook has agreed to move to Kingsholm, a…

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#Football: Alex Corbisiero hopes for Saints’ success in English Premiership final

Ade Adewale — Sat, 31 May 2014 04:28:50 +0000

Alex Corbisiero insists the "heart-breaking" personal sacrifice to miss a rugby tour of New Zealand would certainly be eased a little by a collecting an English Premiership winners' medal at Twickenham on Saturday. The British and Irish Lions forward…

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Celtic manager Neil Lennon looking forward to summer break

Ade Adewale — Mon, 12 May 2014 07:39:29 +0000

Celtic manager Neil Lennon says he is looking forward to a break after a marathon season. The Hoops ended another successful Scottish Premiership campaign on a winning note on Sunday with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Scottish Cup finalists Dundee…

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Harlequins edge past Bath into semi-finals

Adewale A. — Sat, 10 May 2014 19:43:45 +0000

Harlequins secured a place in the semi-finals that will decide the champions of England after edging past Bath 19-16 to climb above their opponents into fourth place on the final day of the regular Premiership season. Saturday's win was Harlequins'…

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Manchester City and Liverpool fight for Premiership title [VIDEO]

Ade Adewale — Sat, 10 May 2014 15:54:49 +0000

The Premiership season heads to its final day, and football giants Man City and Liverpool will battle it out for the coveted Premier League title.

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Saracens sweat on England prop Mako Vunipola

Adewale A. — Sat, 03 May 2014 19:42:14 +0000

Saracens face an anxious wait before discovering if England prop Mako Vunipola will be fit for the Premiership play-offs and the European Cup final. Vunipola went off with a hamstring strain just seven minutes into Saracens' 44-20 Premiership win at…

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Samoa’s Kahn Fotuali’i stars as Northampton reach Challenge Cup final

Adewale A. — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:18:32 +0000

Samoa's Kahn Fotuali'i produced two fine pieces of skill as Northampton beat English rivals Harlequins 18-10 on Friday to keep alive hopes of a European Challenge Cup and Premiership double. In this Challenge Cup semi-final, scrum-half Fotuali'i set…

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Mamelodi Sundowns at advantage as title rivals draw

Adewale A. — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 22:17:39 +0000

Mamelodi Sundowns are two victories away from a first South African Premiership title in seven years after closest rivals Kaizer Chiefs and Wits University drew 0-0 Wednesday. "Pitso Mosimane (Sundowns coach) should send me a good bottle of wine," joked…

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Cipriani gets Austin Healey backing for New Zealand

Ade Adewale — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:35:48 +0000

Austin Healey has called on England to end the Test exile of Danny Cipriani after the fly-half was named the Premiership's player of the month for March. Cipriani's form has helped guide unheralded Sale to the brink of the play-off and led to calls…

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England prop Marler extends Harlequins deal

Adewale A. — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:38:55 +0000

England prop Joe Marler has signed a new contract with Harlequins that will keep him at Twickenham Stoop until 2016, the Premiership club announced Wednesday. A product of the Quins academy, Marler is set to make his 100th appearance for the London…

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Celtic win 45th title, target Euro breakthrough

Ade Adewale — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:31:14 +0000

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has set his sights on making inroads in Europe after the Glasgow giants clinched their 45th Scottish league title. The Hoops sealed their third successive Scottish Premiership championship in style following an emphatic 5-…

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Record 83,889-crowd as Saracens go top

Ade Adewale — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:24:15 +0000

Saracens turned on the style to go top of the Premiership with a 39-17 rout of Harlequins in front of a record crowd for a club rugby match on Saturday. A new attendance record for a club match of 83,889 was set at Wembley and the bumper crowd were…

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England’s Foden set to miss Six Nations start

Adewale A. — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 15:47:02 +0000

England full-back cum wing Ben Foden is set to miss the start of the Six Nations after suffering a knee injury while playing for Premiership side Northampton. The 28-year-old Foden suffered the setback in the Saints' 18-0 win over Newcastle last month…

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