Scotland beat 2009 Grand Slam winners Ireland 23-20 in their final Six Nations match at Croke Park on Saturday. The Scots victory saw them avoid the wooden spoon as they finished on three points, one clear of Italy. The win also deprived the Irish of a fifth Triple Crown in the past seven seasons while confirming France, who face England ...

An agent for Lazio striker Mauro Zarate has defended the Argentinian star, who was photographed giving the Nazi salute, by insisting the 23-year-old did not realise the significance of his gesture. Zarate caused outrage in Italy last week after he was pictured with a group of fans at Rome's Olympic Stadium giving the Nazi salute as he sat out ...

Wales cruised to a convincing 33-10 Six Nations victory over Italy at the Millennium Stadium. James Hook crossed for a second-half brace of tries to ease Wales to only their second win of the championship and lift the pressure on head coach Warren Gatland. Wing Shane Williams added a third try while fly-half Stephen Jones scored 18 points, including four ...

Lance Armstrong could not have been more wrong. Five years ago, after a picturesque but particularly tough ride in the French Alps, the soon-to-be seven-time winner of the Tour de France declared that Alejandro Valverde had all the makings of cycling's Next Big Thing. The Spaniard, then ...