Marcus Smith has defied expectations by winning a place on the bench for the British and Irish Lions’ first Test against Australia, but Owen Farrell and Henry Pollock miss out on selection.

In a statement late on Wednesday, the Saint-Cloud city hall said the money had been agreed before the final line-up of the festival was announced and that it had decided to withdraw the funding on ...

Brendan Rodgers hailed the performance levels shown by his Celtic side in their pre-season victory over Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday and believes the Scottish champions are progressing nicely. Goals ...

Benjamin Nygren believes Celtic could have scored more goals in their pre-season victory over Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.

Andy Farrell packs Lions team with power to bully Australia in first Test Make no mistake, this selection is a power play ...

Tom Lynagh, son of Wallabies legend Michael, fills the void at fly-half to make his first Test start while Champion de Crespigny, who was struggling to find a club five years ago, comes into the back ...

A battle of Britain takes centre stage at Celtic Park where Scottish Premiership champions Celtic play host to Premier League side Newcastle United in a pre-season friendly on Saturday afternoon.