Earlier, Iga Swiatek’s remarkable 37-match winning streak came to an end.

The report blamed failures in crowd management and communication.

Their defeat was greeted by a pitch invasion by angry fans and the intervention of French police who used tear gas to stem the trouble.

The Magpies’ upcoming match with Everton has been called off.

Read an extract from ‘This is Your Everest’.

The southern province will host the French side at Thomond Park tomorrow.

There has been a spate of withdrawals from the first event of the 2021-22 season as British and Irish players scrambled to secure flights home.

After an exodus of 16 British and Irish players following Thursday’s opening round scrambling to get home to avoid quarantine, organisers took drastic action.

Bircham announced he had been suspended by the club over a ‘difference of opinion’, and was sacked less than an hour later.

Lions MD Ben Calveley defended the decision to proceed with this evening’s game against the Sharks.

The rain played havoc, as a high-speed crash forced the race to be suspended.

The move is not expected to impact Monday’s start of the opening Grand Slam of the year.

The French club said the health of their players and staff is of the utmost importance.

There could be huge ramifications for Munster, Ulster, and Connacht in Pool B.

The new law interpretations made reopening night a frustrating one for the Leinster captain.

The eight elected directors have taken the remarkable step of releasing a statement calling on Gary Owens to clarify remarks about their awareness of the controversial MOU with the government.

‘I’m watching ex-players, pundits, I’m reading media and it’s getting absolutely battered from pillar to post.’

Crunch talks tomorrow centre on when to call a halt to this year’s Premier League with contract issue at heart of debate.

Euro 2020 looks set to become Euro 2021 and two-legged Champions League matches may be replaced by one-off fixtures.

Finn Harps are one of many League of Ireland teams who can ill afford to play a number of matches behind closed doors.

Laois Camogie announced yesterday that the county would not field for the 2020 inter-county season due to ‘unavailability of players’.

Students from UCD, Trinity College and NUIG are in discussions about returning as a result of the protests.

A High Court ruling in July has halted the processing of citizenship applications.

Meanwhile, it’s still uncertain if Japan’s clash with Scotland in Pool A will go ahead.

A fraud investigation has been launched into the festival.

Steven Zuber was adjudged to have been fouled before Portugal broke and won a penalty in the Swiss box.

Khabib stays unbeaten but there’ll be repercussions for the champion after he kicked off ugly scenes in Vegas.

Some riders were affected and the 16th stage had to be temporarily stopped.

Is it really coming home?

The initial celebrations captured on television appeared to be in good nature.

Ever since the summer, things have not been right between the goalkeeper and the club.

The clubs meet in their Champions Cup refix this evening but the visitors aren’t happy.

Don’t do it.

Serie A side Atalanta put five past David Unsworth’s side in their own backyard.

She loved climbing on that desk.

Tomorrow’s meeting with the Blues is bordering on must-win territory.

The meltdown, which saw 75,000 passengers stranded, was at first suspected to be the result of a cyber attack.

A small group of pro-Kurdish protesters were assaulted by Turkish President Erdogan’s bodyguards.

Scores of people couldn’t access the gaming event after waiting in the wind and rain for hours.