Martin Johnson revealed four England players have been struck down by a stomach bug and the rest of the squad will be monitored in the build-up to Sunday's Six Nations clash with Italy... more
Martin Johnson faces an anxious wait to discover if Simon Shaw will miss the start of the RBS Six Nations after injuring his wrist and knee in London Wasps' 34-8 hammering at Leicester... more
Simon Shaw collected a yellow card but did enough yesterday in Wasps' 24-20 victory over London Irish in the LV Cup to warrant an immediate recall to the England squad for the match with Argentina... more
Martin Johnson's injury crisis has deepened, with Phil Vickery ruled out of rugby for more than three months after being told he must have a fourth neck operation to save his career... more
Shaun Edwards has warned the Guinness Premiership that his table-topping team were "only going to get better" having made an unbeaten start to the season despite missing key international players... more
Ian McGeechan made swingeing changes as he axed five players from last Saturday's defeat by South Africa and handed a first Lions Test start to 35-year-old Simon Shaw... more
Rugby union: Simon Shaw can take a significant step towards the only major rugby honour he is missing when he appears for the Lions in their opening South African tour game against a Royal XV at Phokeng near Rustenburg... more
Rugby union: Simon Shaw, the London Wasps and England lock, has confirmed he will be fit for the Lions tour, giving head coach Ian McGeechan a much needed boost for the 10-match series... more
Rugby union: Martin Johnson has axed James Haskell, Nick Kennedy and Paul Sackey but avoided the temptation to make sweeping changes for the Six Nations clash with France at Twickenham... more
Rugby union: Simon Shaw, ignored by England during the Six Nations until now, is expected to replace Nick Kennedy in the team to face France at Twickenham ... more
Ian McGeechan believes his struggling London Wasps team can register a second League win of the season at Newcastle tonight and at the same time give their Heineken Cup campaign a boost... more
Saracens stalwart Kris Chesney will become only the second player in Guinness Premiership history to register 200 appearances when he comes off the replacements bench at home to Northampton at Vicarage Road... more
Simon Shaw hopes London Wasps fans won't still bear a grudge against new signing Serge Betsen for the trip that broke former centre Stuart Abbott's leg in 2005... more
The most expensive month of art sales in London kicks off on Monday, when paintings with an estimated value of £530 million go under the hammer.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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