Asian energy firms sank Thursday following a plunge in oil prices while equity traders remained on edge after North Korea's latest missile test and warnings from the US it would use force to deal...
Lock Maro Itoje has transformed in New Zealand from the baby of the British and Irish Lions camp into a cult hero who fans believe can inspire a historic Test series win over the All Blacks. The...
Hooker Jamie George says the British and Irish Lions cannot let the occasion overwhelm them as they chase a historic Test series win over the All Blacks. Tied at 1-1, the Lions can snare their first...
Assistant coach Ian Foster has urged the All Blacks to express themselves and use their brains in this weekend's Test series decider against the British and Irish Lions. While stung by a 24-21 loss...
British and Irish Lions prop Tadhg Furlong says he knows what the wounded All Blacks will bring to the Test series decider in Auckland on Saturday, and it's going to be brutal. Part of the Lions team...
Warren Gatland says his British and Irish Lions "poked the bear" with their second Test win over the All Blacks and warned against riling up the world champions ahead of this weekend's series...
Alun Wyn Jones is bracing for a furious All Blacks backlash when the British and Irish Lions arrive in Auckland for Saturday's third Test series decider. But first the Wales lock is allowing himself...
All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams was Sunday suspended for four weeks for a dangerous tackle in the second Test against the British and Irish Lions, an AFP reporter at the judicial hearing in...
Disgraced All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams was accused of costing the All Blacks the second Test against the British and Irish Lions as New Zealanders weighed up the impact of his red card. In...
British and Irish Lions flanker Sean O'Brien will join All Black Sonny Bill Williams before a judiciary panel on Sunday after being cited for allegedly striking Waisake Naholo during the second Test...
Golden Lions of South Africa humiliated Sunwolves of Japan 94-7 Saturday in Johannesburg for a record Super Rugby winning margin this season and the second biggest ever. The 14-try massacre began in...
New Zealand rugby boss Steve Tew believes future tours by the British and Irish Lions may be trimmed but he is adamant they must continue and not be scrapped. Tew joined the growing debate on the...
The British and Irish Lions go into Saturday's all-or-nothing second Test against New Zealand knowing they must win the tactical battle as well as the physical clashes to upset the world champions...
Wellington may be far-flung for most British and Irish Lions but for huge prop Mako Vunipola, who grew up dreaming of being an All Black, it is a return home. Vunipola, who will pack down against...
The British and Irish Lions have Sonny Bill Williams in their sights in the second Test against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday as they battle to keep the series alive. With the Lions on the...
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said Thursday the media needed to stop ridiculing British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland and disputed any suggestion of animosity between the pair. He also refused...
All Blacks fullback Ben Smith has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests in the British and Irish Lions series because of concussion, coach Steve Hansen confirmed Thursday. Smith left the field...
Warren Gatland's dream of one day coaching the All Blacks -- already a long shot -- is almost certainly doomed unless his British and Irish Lions can muster a Test win this weekend. Gatland, a proud...
Sam Warburton will captain the British and Irish Lions in Saturday's must-win second Test against New Zealand in Wellington. The Welshman was one of three personnel changes coach Warren Gatland made...
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has given the strongest indication yet he will overhaul the forward pack found wanting in last week's first Test loss to the All Blacks. As he mulls...
