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Hastings had been a wonderful rugby player, a powerhouse, a centre with strength and ferocious will.He made his debut for Scotland in 1986 alongside his older brother, Gavin. He won 65 caps in 11 years. For a period he was the most capped Scottish player of all time, something he may have reminded his sibling of on occasion.Gavin was the celebrated goalkicker and captain, the leader of the British and Irish Lions in 1993 and a player of world stature. Scott may not have resonated with foreign audiences in the same way but everybody knew his vast importance to Scotland…

Neymar was involved in a furious row with officials after Santos claimed the forward had been wrongly substituted in their 3-0 defeat by Coritiba.The 34-year-old was looking to impress a day before Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti names his squad for this summer’s World Cup.However, he was substituted after 65 minutes for Robinho Jr when the fourth official held his number 10 up as Neymar was temporarily off the pitch to receive treatment on a calf injury.It seemed Gonzalo Escobar should have been the player to make way and Neymar was yellow carded after trying to come back onto the pitch.He…

Lancashire’s Paul Coughlin made the fastest fifty in the 49-match history of first-class cricket at Southport but his county’s game against Worcestershire seems likely to end in a draw.Coughlin hit four sixes and four fours to reach his half-century in 36 balls and his 61, which included another maximum, helped the home side reach 281-8 in reply to their opponents’ 270 at the end of a day which concluded with a four-over session starting at 18:25 BST.That brief period of play ended in dramatic fashion when Coughlin was lbw to Tom Taylor’s last ball of the day but by then…

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France: Barrat; Grando, Rousset, T Feleu, Murie; Arbez, Bourdon Sansus; Mwayembe, Lazarko, Khalfaoui, Soqueta, Fall Raclot, Berthoumieu, M Feleu (c), ChamponReplacements: Riffonneau, Brousseau, Bernadou, Zago, Correa, Escudero, Chambon, QueyroiEngland: Kildunne; Breach, Jones (capt), Rowland, Moloney-MacDonald; Harrison, L Packer; Carson, Cokayne, Bern, Ives Campion, Burns, Burton, Kabeya, Feaunati.Replacements: Powell, Crake, Muir, Short, M Packer, Robinson, Aitchison, Sing.Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)Assistant referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) and Amber Stamp-Dunstan (Wales)TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)Foul Play Review Officer (FPRO): Leo Colgan (Ireland)

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Giro d’Italia stage 9 results 1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) 4hrs 20mins 21secs2. Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon) +12secs3. David Piganzoli (Ita/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) +34secs4. Thymen Arensman (Ned/Netcompany Ineos) same time 5. Afonso Eulalio (Por/Bahrain-Victorious) +41secs6. Derek Gee-West (Can/Lidl – Trek) +46secs7. Mathys Rondel (Fra/Tudor Pro Cycling Team) same time8. Sepp Kuss (US/Team Visma – Lease a Bike) same time9. Jai Hindley (Aus/Red Bull – BORA) +50secs10. Michael Storer (Aus/Tudor Pro Cycling Team) same timeGiro d’Italia general classification results after stage 91. Afonso Eulalio (Por/Bahrain-Victorious) 38hrs 49mins 44secs2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) +2min 24secs3. Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon)…

Sale: Carpenter; Roebuck, James, Ma’asi-White, O’Flaherty; Ford, Quirke; Opoku-Fordjour, Longstaff, Harper; Van Rhyn (c), Bamber, Vermeulen, Dugdale, T Curry.Replacements: Austin, McEachran, Bell, Andrews, Kelly, Warr, Davies, Reed.Leicester: Steward; Radwan, Wand, Bailey, Hassell-Collins; O’Connor, Van Poortvliet; Smith, Blamire, Heyes; Martin, Chessum (c), Liebenberg, Reffell, Moro.Replacements: Clare, Van der Flier, Hurd, Henderson, Cracknell, Watson, Whiteley, Kata.Referee: Christophe Ridley.

The Church of Scotland has formally apologised for its historical involvement in the slave trade, with the declaration receiving approval at the Kirk’s General Assembly in Edinburgh on Saturday.The apology acknowledges, prior to the abolition of slavery across the British Empire during the 1830s, certain Kirk members provided theological arguments to justify chattel slavery.In presenting the apology, the Very Rev Sally Foster-Fulton told delegates that the historical events being examined continue to influence contemporary society in unavoidable ways.She emphasised “healing begins where truth is spoken” and stressed acknowledging this history was about faithfulness rather than assigning blame.The Kirk also accepted…

“I think the problem is that we’ve had successive governments that either do not have a strategy, like the current Government, or they have people that are actually in charge of that Government that are simply not leaders. “When I look at people like Rishi Sunak, nice guy, an accountant, probably a very good banker. Was he a leader? Absolutely not. “I look at Keir Starmer, a lawyer who was actually very good at his job. A nice guy. Is he a leader? Absolutely not. “Did he use the 14 years that he had to put in place a structure,…