There are some mouth-watering matches at the 13th World Rugby U20 Championship 2020 in Italy, with the fixture schedule having been announced.
British rugby union player Henry Hadfield has been suspended from all sport for two-years following an anti-doping violation.
Former Wales rugby union attack coach Rob Howley has been banned from the sport for 18 months after admitting a breach of World Rugby's betting regulations.
Romania's former rugby sevens captain Stephen Hihetah has been banned for four years after testing positive for anabolic steroids.
World Rugby is to launch a second-tier Challenger Series in sevens, as they bid to promote the Olympic discipline in emerging countries.
New Zealand edged out hosts South Africa in a low-scoring final to win the World Rugby Sevens Series event in Cape Town.
New Zealand celebrated back-to-back wins on the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series circuit as they overcame rivals Australia in the final in Cape Town.
New Zealand eased into the quarter-finals of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series event, topping their group with three consecutive wins in Cape Town.
England and Australia both failed to make the quarter-finals of the World Rugby Sevens Series in Cape Town.
Ireland and Scotland snatched last-gasp upset wins over Australia and England, respectively, on the opening day of pool matches at the World Rugby Sevens Series event in Cape Town, while Kenya were also surprise victors over Samoa.
South Africa suffered a heavy defeat to New Zealand at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series event in Cape Town.
South Africa will play in front of a home crowd at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series for the first time, having been invited to contest tomorrow's competition in Cape Town.
South Africa, winners of the first stage of the 2019-2020 men's World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai last weekend, will carry a winning mindset into their home leg in Cape Town, which starts tomorrow
New Zealand certainly love playing in Dubai, as they ensured back-to-back titles there in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, defeating Canada 17-14 in a thrilling final.
South African rugby continues to go from strength to strength, defeating New Zealand in the final of the World Rugby Sevens Series round in Dubai.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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