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Friday Five: Foster bemoans 'unacceptable' RWC Final length
It's been another busy week across the rugby world, with Ian Foster, in particular, right in the spotlight.
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Rugby
Beast: USA rugby could emulate Japan's success
Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira, the World Cup-winning former South Africa prop, has backed the USA's potential as a rugby nation, but said they will need a structural overhaul before they can match emerging superpower Japan.
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Everything you need to know ahead of Super Rugby Women's 2024
Launching with a new name and new trophy, Super Rugby Women's kicks off on Friday with the same six teams and the same five-game round robin season. Catch up on everything you need to know ahead of season kick-off.
Rugby
Walsh says his players need to be better to avoid cards
Australian sevens coach Tim Walsh has acknowledged his players need to do better and take the referee out of the game to avoid adding to their growing red cards for the season.
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Super -- Not So Super -- Rugby Pacific: Rampant Reds, Fakatava flick and more from R1
The Reds had promised they would unleash a new attacking game plan under Less Kiss -- and that's exactly what they delivered in an impressive first-up showing. Spare a thought for Max Jorgensen, though, and Crusaders prop Tamaiti Williams.
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1893.7, 0.77 and -115: India's Day 2 at Asian Games defined by numbers
ESPN India brings you the numbers that define India's second day at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
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Everything you need to know ahead of Super W 2023
In the sixth iteration of Super W, all six teams return, including Fijiana Drua, to battle for the title. Ahead of seven blockbuster weeks of action, catch up on everything you need to know ahead of season kick-off.
Rugby
Charlotte Caslick on the 'Sevens Sisterhood'
The World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year discusses the bond within the Australian team and looks ahead to the Paris Olympics.
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Rugby
Hooper returns: 'I'm in a place where I'm keen to be here'
Michael Hooper has no immediate desire to reclaim the captaincy on Australia's spring tour, admitting he was not "completely cured" of some of the mindset issues that saw him withdraw from the Rugby Championship before its opening whistle.
Olympic Rugby
All Blacks aren't panicking: Foster
Ian Foster has shrugged off queries over his future as New Zealand coach ahead of a tour of South Africa that could spell the end of his tenure.
Olympic Rugby
Namibia qualify for Rugby World Cup, to face NZ
Namibia qualified for their seventh successive Rugby World Cup finals, comprehensively beating Kenya 36-0 on Sunday in Aix-en-Provence, France to win the Rugby Africa Cup.
Olympic Rugby
Papalii comes into AB side for second Ireland test
New Zealand coach Ian Foster has made one enforced change to his starting side for Saturday's second test against Ireland in Dunedin, bringing in Dalton Papalii at blindside flanker and shifting Scott Barrett to lock.
Olympic Rugby
Reds' COVID cases grow on Super Rugby eve
A media day in Sydney has been blamed for the second wave of COVID-19 that's swept through the Queensland Reds' Wallabies contingent on the eve of the Super Rugby Pacific season.
Rugby
New Super Rugby format 'set for two years'
Rugby Australia boss Andy Marinos says the trans-Tasman relationship remains "competitive" but that all SANZAAR parties are comfortable following confirmation the final four rounds of the Rugby Championship will be played across Queensland.
Olympic Sports
RA, FA investigate flight incident from Tokyo
Rugby Australia is investigating an incident involving the men's Rugby 7's team on the flight home from the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Olympic Rugby
NZ beat France to win Sevens gold medal
New Zealand outclassed France to win gold in the Olympic Rugby Sevens women's competition with a 26-12 victory in Tokyo.
Olympic Rugby
Tears as Aussie 7s exit Games in quarters
Fiji's women have shocked Australia's rugby sevens golden girls with a 14-12 quarter-final victory in Tokyo.
Olympic Sports
Fiji takes second straight rugby sevens gold
Fiji, which won its first Olympic gold when rugby sevens made its debut in 2016, made it two in a row after beating New Zealand on Wednesday 27-12.
Rugby
Fiji down NZ, secure back-to-back sevens gold
Fiji defeated New Zealand 27-12 to claim the gold medal in the Olympic Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo Stadium on Wednesday, retaining the title they won in Rio de Janeiro five years ago.
Olympic Rugby
Australia lose to Fiji, 7s hopes gone
Australia's attempts to crack Fiji's defence proved futile in a frustrating 19-0 men's rugby sevens quarter-final loss at Tokyo Stadium.
Olympic Sports
Britain fight back to beat US, Argentina stun SA
Britain fought back superbly from 21 points down to beat the United States 26-21 on Tuesday and seal a semi-final meeting with New Zealand in the Olympic Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo Stadium.
Olympic Rugby
British & Irish Lions want Rassie Erasmus to raise issues through 'appropriate channels'
British & Irish Lions assistant coach Steve Tandy believes South Africa's Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, should direct complaints about rough play from the tourists through the appropriate channels rather than social media.
Olympic Sports
Champs Fiji loom for Australia in rugby 7s
Australia will play Olympic champions in a daunting men's rugby sevens quarter-final task after the Samu Kerevi-inspired side showed vast improvement in a 14-12 loss to New Zealand.
Rugby
Kurt-Lee Arendse looking to carry Chester Williams' legacy
The late Chester Williams was proud of the Blitzboks' Kurt-Lee Arendse, who is out to emulate him at the Olympics in Tokyo.
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Baker back on U.S. rugby squad for Tokyo Games
Perry Baker, who suffered a serious leg injury in February, earned one of 12 spots in the U.S. Olympic rugby squad announced Friday.
Rugby Standings
| Pool A | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 NZL | 3 | 0 | 9 |
 ARG | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 AUS | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 KOR | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pool B | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 FIJ | 3 | 0 | 9 |
 GBR | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 CAN | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 JPN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pool C | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 RSA | 3 | 0 | 9 |
 USA | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 IRL | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 KEN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pool A | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZL | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| GBR | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 ROC | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| KEN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pool B | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| FIJ | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| CAN | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 BRA | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pool C | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| AUS | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 CHN | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| JPN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113USA
- 88CHN
- 71ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 39 |
 CHN | 38 |
 JPN | 27 |
Silver
| USA | 41 |
| CHN | 32 |
 ROC | 28 |
Bronze
| USA | 33 |
| ROC | 23 |
 GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7McKeon
- 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Dressel | 5 |
 McKeon | 4 |
| McKeown | 3 |
Silver
| Scott | 3 |
| Ledecky | 2 |
| Hashimoto | 2 |
Bronze
| McKeon | 3 |
 Nagornyy | 2 |
| Melnikova | 2 |
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Sports bodies criticize track's move to pay gold medalists
Olympic sports bodies have criticized World Athletics for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics.
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Lloyd Martin aims for the record books at the London Marathon
On Sunday, Lloyd Martin will run his first marathon, alongside his mom, Ceri. His goal: to become the youngest athlete with Down syndrome to complete the race.
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Highlights from the 2024 NCAA gymnastics semifinals
The NCAA gymnastics semifinals were a roller-coaster ride with stellar, title-winning routines -- but also more falls than anyone expected.
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Friday Five: Foster bemoans 'unacceptable' RWC Final length
It's been another busy week across the rugby world, with Ian Foster, in particular, right in the spotlight.
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Olympic gymnast Suni Lee back in form after kidney ailment
Olympic gymnastic Suni Lee, who is expected to make the U.S. team for the Paris Games, said she's back to form after gaining 45 pounds due to a kidney disease.
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What's up with NCAA gymnastics scoring this year? An anonymous judge explains
The scores in NCAA gymnastics are a hot topic every season -- but this year feels like it's reached boiling point. How are judges trained? Is there oversight? We break it down.
