Rugby
- Phil Dowson slams Saints’ first-half failings after Saracens rout
Saints find themselves 19 points behind league leaders Bath and Bristol, and face an uphill task of reaching the end-of-season play-offs having lost five of their opening eight fixtures.
- Saints left chasing shadows as Saracens turn it on at home
Saints defeated the north Londoners three times last season and were led out by Nick Tompkins on his 200th appearance for the club, who were dealt a pre-match blow when Elliot Daly withdrew with a hamstring problem.
- Drama unfolds as historic Hampden Park derby delivers
Johnny Matthews recorded a brace for Glasgow against rivals Edinburgh in the first leg of the 1872 Cup at Hampden, the first rugby match to be played at Scotland’s national football stadium for 20 years.
- Bernard Foley steals spotlight in blow to New Zealand coaching duo
Two-time NRL premiership winner Joey Manu scored a try but was denied a winning start to his career in Japan Rugby League One thanks to ex-Wallabies No.10 Bernard Foley in Tokyo.
- Hampden Park clash a ‘a massive privilege’ for Warriors' boss Smith
.Franco Smith declared it “a massive privilege” to be leading Glasgow as they prepare to play in front of their biggest-ever home crowd in the first leg of the 1872 Cup showdown with Edinburgh on Sunday.