The Irish women’s four crew have rowed themselves into Irish sporting history in Tokyo, winning a magnificent bronze medal on the Sea Forest Waterway. The crew finished ahead of Team GB while Australia held off the Netherlands to take gold.
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Manchester United have confirmed they have reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign defender Raphael Varane. The 28 year old World Cup winner with France was a key player for the Spanish side and is a major boost to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team.
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John Terry has left his role as Aston Villa’s assistant manager, the club have announced. The 40-year-old former England and Chelsea skipper joined Villa in the summer of 2017, taking on the captaincy.
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Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau have both been ruled out of the Tokyo Olympic Games after testing positive for coronavirus. DeChambeau will be replaced on Team USA by former Masters winner Patrick Reed.
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The British and Irish Lions came from behind in a dominant second half to seize an early lead in their series against South Africa with a tense 22-17 victory at Cape Town Stadium. Trailing 12-3 at the interval after being picked apart by the boot of Handre Pollard, the Lions came alive as a Luke Cowan-Dickie try ignited a fightback that was completed by the boots of Dan Biggar and Owen Farrell.
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