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England vs Japan: Losing streak ends but questions remain
England won their last Test of the year against Japan on Sunday, but while their losing streak came to an end, there are still question marks hanging over the side.
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England thrash Japan to snap losing streak
England ended their run of five straight defeats with a comprehensive 59-14 victory against a young Japan team at Twickenham on Sunday.
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Wallabies' rose-tinted glasses dislodged as Grand Slam hopes shattered
Australia's dreams of a historic Grand Slam triumph 40 years in the making have been shattered at the hands of Scotland magician Finn Russell and his side's defensive tenacity.
Scotland brush past Wallabies with stylish win
Winger Duhan van der Merwe reclaimed his try scoring record for Scotland as they ran in four tries to one and overwhelmed Australia 27-13 on Sunday.
Wales vs. South Africa: Warren Gatland wants to stay as coach
Warren Gatland said he wants to remain Wales coach despite a disastrous year in which his side have lost all 11 Tests they have played, but admitted his future was uncertain in the wake of Saturday's 45-12 loss to South Africa in Cardiff.
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Wales thumped in 12th straight loss
South Africa scored seven tries as they eased to a 45-12 victory over Wales in their autumn international clash in Cardiff on Saturday, inflicting a 12th successive defeat on their hosts to put more pressure on coach Warren Gatland.
The drive to win a Rugby World Cup three-peat binds the Springboks' DNA
Italy vs. New Zealand: NZ farewell Cane, Perenara with victory
New Zealand laboured to a 29-11 win over a brave, battling Italy on Saturday as the All Blacks wrapped up their autumn series with a win and farewelled veterans Sam Cane and TJ Perenara.
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Dominant Ireland thrash woeful Fiji 52-17
A dominant Ireland thrashed a disjointed and undisciplined Fiji 52-17 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, running in eight tries, three of them assisted and one scored by debutant hooker Gus McCarthy.
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ENGLAND TEAM NEWS
England vs. Japan: Elliot Daly, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso out; Tom Curry back
England will be without Elliot Daly and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso for Sunday's match against Japan, but Tom Curry is fit to feature.
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WEEKEND FIXTURES
OVERREACTING TO THE WEEKEND
Week 3 overreactions: England in crisis? Argentina can win 2027 Rugby World Cup?
England and Wales slumped further; France edged New Zealand, and South Africa and Australia continued their successful autumn. It leaves plenty of food for thought.
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FRANCE'S SIX NATIONS WARNING
France fire Six Nations warning as All Blacks left to ponder what might have been
France look to be returning to their best ahead of next year's Six Nations, while Saturday night's loss in Paris was another near miss for Scott Robertson's All Blacks.
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ERASMUS THE MAVERICK
Inside the maverick mind of Springboks' innovator Rassie Erasmus
South Africa coaching guru Rassie Erasmus is renowned for innovation and re-imagining rugby to keep his Springboks ahead of the chasing pack. But with every Erasmus innovation, there's always this tantalising dab of risk.
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Erasmus feels for under-pressure Borthwick
Rassie Erasmus is preparing to face an England team feeling the pressure after four defeats on the spin.
RUGBY
British & Irish Lions tour of Australia: Who's trending in, out for selection?
The British & Irish Lions will embark on their tour of Australia next year, with coach Andy Farrell set to step away from his Ireland responsibilities in December to focus on Lions duties.
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RUGBY FIXTURES
International rugby fixtures: Latest matches, key dates, venues
The end-of-year autumn internationals see north take on south in the traditional matches, while the Six Nations returns in January. Here's the full list of international rugby fixtures.
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Olympic Sports
Russia out of figure skating worlds, other events
Russia was excluded from all international ice skating events as sporting sanctions continued to mount Tuesday following the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Olympic Sports
Schouten wins mass start for 3rd gold in Beijing
Irene Schouten of the Netherlands captured her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, chasing down Canada's Ivanie Blondin to win the women's mass start on Saturday. Bart Swings of Belgium captured the gold medal in the men's race.
Olympic Sports
Choi defends title in 1,500m Olympic short track
Choi Minjeong of South Korea successfully defended her Olympic title in the 1,500-meter short track speedskating race on Wednesday.
Olympic Sports
Dutch speedskater Schulting retains 1000m gold
Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands has defended her title in 1,000-meter short track speedskating. Top qualifier Kristen Santos of the United States was knocked out of the final in a collision.
News
South Korea suggests bias by short-track judges
South Korea's Olympic team leader has suggested bias by judges kept the country's short-track skaters out of the men's 1,000-meter final.
Olympic Sports
Italy's Fontana claims 10th short track medal
Arianna Fontana burnished her legacy as short track's most decorated skater with her second Olympic medal in Beijing and 10th of her career.
News
China wins 1st Beijing gold in short track relay
China won its first gold medal of the Beijing Games, emerging victorious Saturday in short track speedskating's mixed team relay in the event's Olympic debut.
Olympic Sports
South Korean short track star banned 2 months
Two-time Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee has been suspended for two months over her text messages that authorities say "marred the dignity of athletes," a decision that could bar her from attending the Beijing Winter Olympics.
News
Four Continents speedskating event canceled
The Four Continents short track speedskating championships in January have been canceled because of expected limited attendance due to the new COVID-19 variant omicron.
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MLB
From Olympic medalist to MLB infielder: How speedskater Eddy Alvarez made it to The Show
Six years after winning silver at the Sochi Games, the 30-year-old Miami native made his major league debut with his hometown team. 'It's OK to dream,' Alvarez says.
News
Speedskaters Kulizhnikov, Voronia set records
Russian speedskater Pavel Kulizhnikov earned gold in the 1,000 meters with a world record time of 1:05.69, while compatriot Natalia Voronina set a world record and earned gold in the 5,000 in 6:39.21.
Olympic Sports
South Korea to probe culture of abuse in sports
South Korea is planning a yearlong investigation into a culture of abuse in sports after several female athletes came forward to say that they had been raped or assaulted by their coaches.
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