While the top 12 teams in the Series standings will contest the main Cup competition at Twickenham, eight other sides will compete in a crucial qualifier aiming to win core team status on the 2013/14 Series.
The defending champs, Wales, put an end to England’s nearly perfect run, scoring two tries and showering England with penalty kicks to win 30-3.
Italy looked like they had no chance of winning until they managed to get the only try of the entire game. ITA would go on to lose 18-11.
Team England defeated team Italy, 18 to 11. England led after the first half, 12-0 and managed to hold off a strong Italian surge in the second half. Team England remains undefeated and leads in the tournament.
England improves to 3-0 as France falls to 0-3, giving up too many penalty kick at the end, 23-13.
First they steal the ball away from Scotland, then with a big pass from Farell to Parling who all but seals the match for England.
England lifted the second IRB Women’s Sevens World Series title in Houston following a dominant display in the final over hosts USA. England ran out 29-12 winners.
England was crowned champions of the Hertz Sevens in Wellington after securing a dramatic 24-19 victory over Kenya in the final. England had not made the Cup quarter-finals at any of the previous three HSBC Sevens World Series events this season.
Rugby 7′s World Series, New Zealand once again proves their dominate beating England 29-14, winning their 5th Cup title this season and close to winning the Series.
Oct. 8, 2011: Watch highlights from the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal between France and England.
Oct. 1, 2011: Watch highlights from the 2011 Rugby World Cup pool match between England and Scotland.
Sept. 24, 2011: Watch highlights from the Rugby World Cup match between England and Romania.
Sept. 18, 2011: Watch highlights from the 2011 Rugby World Cup pool match between England and Georgia.
Playing against Canada in the quarter final, the USA lost with a final score of 5-19. Canada will advance to the cup semi-final and will face england.
The biggest bone crunching, brain rattling, hardest hits from this weekend’s IRB Rugby Sevens World Series event in London, England.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The 2013 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte officially opened today at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., highlighted by a march of the 260 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans who will compete in the fourth annual competition. With Prince Harry and 1,200 others in attendance, […]
Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt (C) leaps ahead of Brazil’s Bruno de Barros (L) and Ecuador’s Alex Quinonez to win the “Mano a Mano Men’s 150 metres” challenge on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, March 31, 2013. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes) CLICK HERE to watch the race Usain Bolt won his first sprint of the […]
The Boat Race is an annual rowing race between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between competing eights on the River Thames in London, England.
This year’s participating countries are New Zealand, Fiji, England, Samoa, South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Wales, France, Scotland, US, Kenya, Canada, Spain, Portugal and Japan, total of 16 countries. This event airs 3/30 @ 8:00pmET/5:00pmPT.
This year’s participating countries are New Zealand, Fiji, England, Samoa, South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Wales, France, Scotland, US, Kenya, Canada, Spain, Portugal and Japan, a total of 16 countries.
In a hard fought game, England ultimately had the strength to defeat Ireland with a final score of 12-6. This was the first time England has won a Six Nation’s game in Dublin since 2003.
By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – The stakes are high for the United States as they head into their home round of the rugby sevens world series under pressure to perform, men’s team coach Alex Magleby has said. The Las Vegas tournament from Feb. 8-10 is the fifth leg of the nine-stop series, […]
By Alex Goff of RUGBYMag.com Three days of rugby engulf Las Vegas starting Friday afternoon as the USA 7s kicks off. It’s actually four days, as the Las Vegas Invitational replete with over 230 7s and 15s teams playing in satellite tournaments starts on Thursday but the Sevens World Series event begins Friday at 4pm […]
On the first day, England peppered Scotland with penalty kicks in the first half, then tries in the second to get the win 38-18.
By Gennady Fyodorov Jan 31 (Reuters) – Former Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko underwent successful back surgery in Tel Aviv on Thursday to replace a deteriorated disc in his spine. “Yevgeny had an operation to remove one of his spinal discs with a synthetic one,” the Russian’s long-time coach Alexei Mishin told Reuters. “The doctor who […]
Courtesy of USAGym.org INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 29, 2013 – 2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass/Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, whose 10 World Championships medals is a record for the United States in gymnastics, today announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics. Sacramone won two individual World titles (floor, 2005; vault, 2010); helped Team USA to its […]
ZAGREB, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s Yevgeny Plushenko pulled out of the European figure skating championships on Thursday after aggravating his back injury during the men’s short programme. The 2006 Olympic champion crashed while attempting the triple Axel and failed to perform a quad. He was awarded 74.82 points – well short of his personal […]
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia perform in the Pairs Free Skating on day four of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, north England, on January 26, 2012. They went on to take first position and the gold medal. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read […]
See More Tries on Universal Sports Universal Sports Network is home to the world’s best rugby events, including the Six Nations Championship, Sevens World Series, Pacific Nations Cup, Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens and Rugby World Cup. (times subject to change) Date Event TV Time (ET) Live Online (ET) Feb. 2 Rugby Sevens […]
In this July 22, 2012 file photo, Bradley Wiggins, winner of the 2012 Tour de France cycling race, celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the last stage of the the Tour de France cycling race over 120 kilometers (74.6 miles) with start in Rambouillet and finish in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File) […]
A car pulls into the petrol station where British cyclist Bradley Wiggins and a van collided near his home, Chorley in northern England, November 8, 2012. Tour de France and Olympic time trial champion Wiggins spent the night in hospital with minor rib injuries after a collision with a van near his home in Lancashire, […]
LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Tour de France and Olympic time trial champion Bradley Wiggins is in the hospital after a collision with a van near his home in Lancashire, northern England on Wednesday. Lancashire Police said they had attended the incident in a story on the Lancashire Evening Post website (www.lep.co.uk) that reportedly left […]
In this Saturday, July 7, 2012 file photo, Bradley Wiggins of England speeds in the last meters of the prologue of the 94th Tour de France cycling race, a 7.9-kilometer (4.9-mile) individual time trial, in central London. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File) By Julien Pretot VALKENBURG, Netherlands, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Life has been such a […]
Mark Cavendish of Great Britain celebrates winning the final stage of the Tour of Britain on September 16, 2012 in Guildford, England. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images) LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – World road race champion Mark Cavendish warmed up for the defense of his title by winning the final stage of the Tour of […]
The race leader Mark Cavendish of Sky Pro Cycling climbs Gun Hill in Staffordshire during Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain on September 13, 2012 in Staffordshire, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – World road race champion Mark Cavendish lost the overall lead of the Tour of Britain on […]
The team from IG Markets, sponsors of The Tour of Britain’s Gold Leaders Jersey, have been out on the roads of England, Scotland and Wales previewing this year’s Tour of Britain route. Widely hailed as the hardest yet edition of The Tour, former top ten finisher and Grand Tour rider Dan Lloyd has been out […]
A general view of the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, August 29, 2012. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth) By Tom Pilcher LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Wheelchair-bound physicist Stephen Hawking and South Africa’s ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius were among the luminaries on hand for the opening on Wednesday night of the […]
Mo Farah of Great Britain during the Samsung Diamond League 2012 Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix at Alexander Stadium on August 26, 2012 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Aug 26 (Reuters) – Sleep-deprived double Olympic champion Mo Farah was almost caught napping during the two-mile race at a Diamond League meeting in Birmingham, […]
Yohan Blake (JAM) and Jared Connaughton (CAN) and Bruno De Barros (BRA) compete in the men’s 200m semifinals during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Courtesy of Sportcal Yohan Blake, the Jamaican sprinter who won three medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games, will not compete at athletics’ Aviva […]
Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi (IRI) and Jordan Burroughs (USA), in blue, compete in the men’s freestyle 74 kg gold medal match during the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL – North Arena 2. (Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports) By Steve Keating LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – For many Americans wrestling still conjures thoughts of Hulk Hogan but […]
USA celebrates with their gold medals after defeating Japan in the gold medal match during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) By Mike Collett LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – The United States won their third successive women’s Olympic soccer title by beating Japan 2-1 in a superb gold medal […]
MANCHESTER, England, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Reigning Olympic champions the United States beat Canada 4-3 thanks to an Alex Morgan goal late in extra time to reach the women’s soccer final after an extraordinary match on Monday. With the players on both sides exhausted, penalties looming and the referee looking at her watch, Morgan powered […]
Mohamed Farah (GBR) finishes first as Galen Rupp (USA) finishes second in the men’s 10000m during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Matt Kryger-USA TODAY Sports) By Neil Maidment LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Mo Farah delivered on all the huge pre-Games hype with a coruscating run to become Britain’s first 10,000 metres […]
Gold medalist Britain’s Bradley Wiggins takes the start of the men’s individual time trial cycling event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) By Julien Pretot HAMPTON COURT, England, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins basked in glory, and a bit of sun, as Britain’s most decorated Olympian […]
Daniel Craig, aka “James Bond”, escorts the Queen of England to the opening Ceremony.
Tyson Gay warms up during a United States track and field team open training session for the 2012 Summer Olympics, in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super) By Gene Cherry BIRMINGHAM, England July 25 (Reuters) – The surgically repaired hip that kept Tyson Gay off the track for nearly a year showed […]
Nesta Carter (L), Michael Frater (2nd L), Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt (R) of Jamaica celebrate winning their men’s 4×100 meters relay final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu in this September 4, 2011 file photo. Jamaica set a new world record with a time of 37.04 seconds. Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, […]
Sky Procycling rider and leader’s yellow jersey Bradley Wiggins of Britain celebrates on the finish line after the final 20th stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Rambouillet and Paris, July 22, 2012. Wiggins became the first Briton to win the Tour de France when he claimed the 99th edition of the […]
By Mike Tierney, Special to Universal Sports By and large, track and field events are rooted in the most fundamental of physical activities. Running, either all-out in sprints or at a controlled pace over a distance. Jumping, either horizontally or vertically. Tossing objects, most of them heavy. Then there is the steeplechase, often called the […]
Britain’s Mo Farah crosses the finish line to win the men’s 5000 meters final during the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona in this July 31, 2010 file photograph. Farah’s decision to forgo home comforts transformed him from European to world champion and the popular Briton is banking on the grueling training regime that got him […]
Alistair Brownlee (L) and Jonathan Brownlee (R) of Great Britain cross the finish line during the GE Blenheim Triathlon at Blenheim Palace on June 9, 2012 in Woodstock, England. (Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images) By Mitch Phillips LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – When Alistair Brownlee made his bid for glory on the run leg of […]
Rosters for several U.S. Olympic sports are determined by results from competitions known as trials. They usually are as nerve-wracking for the participants as being on trial. Qualifying for the team can be as joyous as getting acquitted. Meet some athletes for whom their trials was more trial and less error as they earned an […]
With 45 days to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games preparations have picked up a pace, and today artistic director Danny Boyle has paid tribute to the 10,000 volunteers, cast and crew rehearsing night and day to make the Opening Ceremony a success. There have already been 157 cast rehearsals […]
Russia’s gold medal winner Yelena Isinbayeva competes during the women’s pole vault final at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul on March 11, 2012. (RIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) By Alison Wildey LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) – After falling out of love with the pole vault, Yelena Isinbayeva is […]
All Blacks’ Israel Dagg is ankle-tapped by Ireland’s Brian O’Driscoll (bottom R) near Ireland’s Rob Kearney (L) during their rugby test match at Eden Park in Auckland, June 9, 2012. (REUTERS/Nigel Marple) By Greg Stutchbury AUCKLAND, June 10 (Reuters) – World champions New Zealand left room for improvement after easing to victory over Ireland in […]
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