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‘We believed our own hype’: England prop apologises to fans after record home defeat
Ellis Genge apologised to fans after England’s loss to Ireland, admitting that the side believed their own hype coming into the Six Nations Championship.

'Scotland's terrible beauty reverses the narrative on extraordinary day'
Scotland displayed a different side of their personality in the dramatic comeback victory over Wales in Cardiff, writes Tom English.

'Educate yourself and your kids' - Fofana and Mejbri racially abused
Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri and Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana have spoken out on social media after being sent racist abuse in the aftermath of the clubs' Premier League match on Saturday.

TikToker army medic, 25, found dead at barracks
Lucy Wilde's brother says she was "strength wrapped in softness" and served with "courage and pride".

Nasa astronauts' moon mission delayed due to rocket issue
The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.

Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.

Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%
After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.

The subtle flex that sets this country golf club apart from the city clubs
The annual invitational at this course has nothing on the star power at the dinner, where the guests include a media mogul, a cricket World Cup hero, a radio and podcast supremo, and football royalty from the AFL and NRL.

The man who should lead Australia out of T20 hole has just been sacked
The selectors blundered at the World Cup, and Australia’s all-format coach is stretched too thin. It’s time for a new T20 mentor, and the perfect fit has become available.

Walker, Reddingius secure best-ever bobsleigh finish
Bree Walker and Kiara Reddingius achieve Australia's best-ever Olympic finish in the two-woman bobsleigh by securing a top-ten result at the Cortina sliding track.

Person injured in another dog attack in Timaru
Emergency services were called to Andrew Street in the suburb of Marchwiel about 8.30pm on Saturday.

Is Borthwick under pressure after nightmare defeat?
"Everyone has to take a look at themselves" - what went wrong for England in their record Six Nations home defeat by Ireland?

Trump administration fires Virginia prosecutor hours after judges appointed him
It is the second time this month that the Trump administration has abruptly fired a prosecutor who was appointed by judges.

Five taken to hospital after gas explosion at farm
All five are taken to hospital as a precaution following the incident, which involved a food truck.

Alba Party 'unlikely' to stand in Scottish Parliament election
Leader Kenny MacAskill said the party faced an "immediate crisis" and it was unlikely it would be able to register for the Holyrood elections.

Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years
The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.

GB curlers denied Olympic gold at death yet again
Bruce Mouat's rink are unable to end a 102-year wait for a men's Winter Olympic curling gold - and vanquish their own disappointment from 2022 - as Canada deny Team GB a fourth gold medal of this year's Games.

Why Dylan Brown should pick up the phone to Mitchell Pearce
If there is one man who knows what Dylan Brown is about to expect being Newcastle’s multimillion-dollar half, it’s Mitchell Pearce.

Blizzard, Johnson celebrate Olympic debut despite narrow miss
Sara Blizzard and Desi Johnson reflect on narrowly missing the top 20 by two-hundredths of a second, celebrating the pride of representing Australia on the world stage despite their limited resources.