Head coach Ian Forster was extremely proud of how his New Zealand side had taken it to the wire despite playing one man down for about 50 minutes.
The win extended Ireland’s record winning run to 16 Tests and brought to an end the Springboks’ run of six in a row
It is another significant blow to a country who under President Vladimir Putin had used sport as a powerful force for its image both globally and internally.
Fashanu will be honoured on what would have been his 59th birthday, an occasion also marked by a reminder from Manchester United that homophobia still exists in football
The 37-year-old seven-time champion is moving into something resembling her best form after an unconvincing first week
The teenage American, who was not even born when Williams won her first two Wimbledon singles titles, showed not an ounce of fear on Court One
United’s millionaire stars such as Paul Pogba and David de Gea put up a display described by the British press on Monday as "abject"
The 69-year-old Wenger won the award on the back of his revolutionising English football
It seems logical that football is linked to the illness but a researcher says it’s not that clear-cut
The reported agreement would see Pogba pick up £346 000 a week, almost double what he earns at United