Новости за 24.12.2021

Team news as Newcastle Falcons host Sale Sharks in the Premiership Boxing Day fixture at Kingston Park (15:00 GMT).

Team news as Saracens host Worcester in the Premiership Boxing Day fixture at StoneX Stadium (15:00 GMT).

Team news as Wasps host London Irish in the Premiership Boxing Day fixture at the Coventry Building Society Arena (15:00 GMT).

Team news as Bath host Gloucester in the Premiership Boxing Day fixture at The Rec (16:30 GMT).

Welsh Rugby Union community director Geraint John says "anybody can walk around local authority parkland and stop and watch a game".

Team news as Bristol host Leicester in the Boxing Day Premiership fixture at Ashton Gate (14:00 GMT).

Prop Andrew Porter agrees a contract extension with the IRFU to remain playing in Ireland and with Leinster until at least 2025.

The United Rugby Championship match between Ulster and Connacht on 26 December is postponed because of a number of positive Covid-19 cases within the Ulster squad.

Wales' Six Nations win, Scotland's historic Twickenham victory and the Red Roses' records - read our most memorable moments of 2021 and vote for yours.

The Chicago Bears are handing the quarterback reins to St. Nick this Christmas weekend at Seattle. Head coach Matt Nagy announced Friday that Nick Foles will make his season debut and start this Sunday when the Bears (4-10) face the Seahawks (5-9). Rookie quarterback Justin Fields is dealing with an ankle injury and will be a game-time decision for backup duties, while veteran Andy Dalton is fresh off the reserve/COVID-

Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles will start Sunday at Seattle, head coach Matt Nagy confirmed Friday. Justin Fields is dealing with an ankle injury and Nagy said it will be a game-time decision whether the rookie will be Foles' backup when the Bears (4-10) face the Seahawks (5-9). Andy Dalton was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on Thursday but has been ruled out for Week 16 with injuries to his left hand an

EXCLUSIVE: With 10 consecutive league wins, the club's best Premiership run since 2001-02, Steve Borthwick's men travel to Bristol on Boxing Day top of the table and rolling back the years.

Tigers head coach on journey of England's biggest rugby club from flops to Christmas top of the pops

Leicester 29-23 Connacht: Veteran prop delivers as Leicester turn to set-piece game to see off Connacht

The freshly-crowned Formula 2 champion has done very little racing in his native Australia, his focus having shifted to Europe while he was still in karts. In fact he hasn't done any car racing on home soil at home at all, having debuted in Formula 4 well after moving overseas. Should his impeccable junior category form yield a Formula 1 seat in 2023 as planned, then his local debut will ... Keep reading

Harlequins have now sold more than 70,000 tickets for their 'Big Game' on Monday against Northampton at Twickenham, which should see them earn a seven-figure sum.

Sulayem has just taken over at the helm of the FIA, as successor to Jean Todt who has stepped down from the role after 12 years in charge. And while Sulayem is still bringing himself up to speed with the latest developments in F1, including new rules and the fallout of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, he knows how much time he needs to set aside for the sport. "I'll have to devote as much time as ... Keep reading

Auckland rugby player Kawa Leauma reportedly suffered a 'severe head injury' after falling eight metres and 'multiple storeys' in Amsterdam after linking up with Spain's national team

Ferrari announced last July that it had completed work on a new state-of-the-art simulator facility at Fiorano after two years of work, developed by the British company Dynisma. The team revealed at the time that it was aiming to have it up and running for the final stages of the 2021 season, as well as helping the development of its 2022 car under the new technical regulations. While ... Keep reading

Matton joined the FIA as rally director in 2018 and has been a key figure in the roll out of the WRCs Rally1 hybrid regulations that will be introduced from next year. An official statement confirming Mattons departure was released on Wednesday evening by the motorsport governing body,paying tribute to work the former Citroen WRC boss achieved. The FIA acknowledges Yves ... Keep reading

Nine-time world champion Loeb will join the British squad to contest the Monte Carlo Rally season opener next month, where he will drive a fourth Ford Puma alongside full-season drivers Craig Breen, Gus Greensmith and Adrien Fourmaux. The agreement is only for one round at the moment, but it is understood further outings could be in the offing. Signing the 47-year-old represents a ... Keep reading

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marquez has been out of action since suffering vision problems following a concussion suffered in a training crash ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix in November. The 28-year-old missed the final two races and post-season test after he was diagnosed suffering from double vision diplopia in one of his eyes. Marquez had damaged the same eye nerve in 2011 in ... Keep reading

The Spanish financial giant will become one of the teams premium partners, with its logo featuring prominently on the team's cars, race suits and caps. It will also support the teams efforts to become carbon neutral by 2030. Santander was previously involved in F1 from 2007 to 2017, spending eight seasons with the Italian team. It joined McLaren with the arrival of Fernando Alonso ... Keep reading

Di Grassi is a strong proponent of zero-emissions mobility through his ambassadorial role with the United Nations, and has been primarily competing in the all-electric Formula E championship that gained carbon neutral since inception status in 2020. A pair of wildcard outings for Audi in the final two DTM rounds at Hockenheim and the Norisring marked a return to internal combustion-based ... Keep reading

The Andretti Autosports and Arrow McLaren SP IndyCar racers will join forces with 2022 IndyCar rookie Devlin DeFrancesco and sportscar veteran Eric Lux to drive an ORECA LMP2 car at the IMSA SportsCar Championship opener, which does not count for points towards the LMP2 championship. Elton Julian's team will run the quartet on a one-off basis before Juan Pablo Montoya and Henrik Hedman take ... Keep reading