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What counts is how the money is spent

IT WAS a close-run thing but, after crunching the numbers harder than a caffeine-fuelled psephologist on election night, we can now predict the following with a high degree of confidence: there is more chance of Dan Cole outperforming Simone Biles on the uneven bars than of a badged and blazered rugger chap from some swanky corner of the shires erasing the word \"Twickenham\" from his vocabulary.

Matthews stepping into Pellegrini shoes

REPLACING World Cup star Pat Pellegrini could be perceived as a daunting prospect but Coventry new signing Tommy Matthews is confident he's up to the challenge.

Halliday: I'm proud of united approach

SIMON Halliday has left his role as chairman of the Championship Clubs’ board both proud and frustrated by his 12 months in the role.

Young talent climbing the ladders of success

EXCITEMENT women's for rugby should only grow based on the successful work done by the England player pathway system that provides the next batch of young talent with chances to shine.

New owners keen to inspire Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH Rugby Club, who currently play in Regional 2 South Central, at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system, are set to take a major leap into the future following a successful acquisition.

I'm at Tigers for the long haul - Cheika

TROUBLE-shooter Michael Cheika has told Leicester fans he is not just a quick fix merchant and is hoping to be in it for the long haul in the Midlands.

Easter ‘appalled' by Prem Cup exclusion

NICK Easter has described the decision to exclude his Chinnor side and Cambridge from next season’s Premiership Cup as “appalling and astonishing.”

Diamond: We'll be fit and raring to go

STEVE Diamond insists Newcastle Falcons will be fit for purpose when they kick off the new Premiership season at home to Bristol on Friday, September 20.

We must all share the blame -Youngs

BEN Youngs insists Leicester’s players only have themselves to blame for last season’s flop and not Dan McKellar who exited as head coach in June.

Summerhill in hunt for a new deal

AS he comes to terms with being unemployed, Aled Summerhill admits he has taken a gamble, but is standing by his decision.

Sponsorship deal will really help grassroots

THE news that the cabbage patch is to get a name change which will ensure increased funds for the grassroots game for at least four years, has to be a really good thing.

The matchday vibe in Bath was awesome

I DIDN’T play rugby until I was 16, I was swimmer for most of my childhood in Pembrokeshire and I played cricket but athletics was the big one for me – I threw the discus.

How the sun keeps shining for Spain

IT'S been an outstanding summer for Spain... and the good news keeps coming. Last month Los Leones embarked on a first-ever tour of the Pacific and recorded an historic 29-20 win over Tonga in Nuku'alofa, not to mention a narrow 34-30 defeat against Samoa in Apia the previous week.

RFU must learn from Olympic gold rush

THE Paris Olympics should have rammed home an urgent reminder to the RFU that English rugby has to invest in an equivalent of the World Class Programme that has underpinned the significant increase in the number of Olympic medals – especially gold – at the last five games.

Berry's briefest of brief encounters...

TEN summer Olympiads have come and all but gone since Marty Berry went off on a sprint which made Noah Lyles' in Paris the other night feel a bit sluggish.

A direct approach to democracy

It doesn't have to be just one vote every five years

The world is a stage

False prophets won't stop tyranny: YOU are the solution

Ethiopia paves way for digital currency

ETHIOPIA recently moved closer to launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) after the Council of Ministers voted to approve a revised draft proclamation.

The invention of intersex

Controversial sexologist a pioneer in transhumanism

The bright side of sunshine

Don't hide from nature's gift for good health

Are LED lights safe?

Study claims that the lights are toxic to the eyes and body, causing cancer, and may not even save energy

Payout for scientist fired for refusing jab

Jury awards $687,000 to researcher who rejected demand to be injected

Illiteracy in the age of covid

Without critical analysis we are as vulnerable as sheep

History crying lone wolf

Joining the dots leads to uncomfortable questions

To vote or not to vote...

Subverting the narrative: the Independents' Day general election of July 2024

Why electricity costs so much today

Twice as much as the U.S. and five times more than China

Digital takeover of our bodies

Hacking humans to harness our energy

Holy City, Silenced

Normally a bustling center of religion, tourism and commerce, Jerusalem's Old City feels more like a ghost town since October 7

The Dark Side of Weight Loss

How dropping pounds using slimming drugs like Ozempic made these women realize they had been victims of fatphobia for years

AMERICA'S BEST ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTERS 2024

ADDICTION IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN the United States-and a common one.