Wales players had to overcome a debilitating virus sweeping their camp to beat Samoa, coach Robin McBryde revealed Saturday. More than 10 players were said to have been stricken by the bug in the lead up to their 19-17 win on a muddy pitch in Apia on Friday. Several players, including captain Jamie Roberts were … Read more
Pacific Islands at risk of being swallowed by rising seas accused Washington of “abandoning” vulnerable nations and expressed dismay Friday after Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Paris climate deal. Leaders of a cluster of small remote island states in the Pacific, which are at the forefront of the battle against climate change … Read more
Miguel Francis, who clocked the world’s seventh fastest 200m of 2016, will run for Great Britain after switching allegiance from Antigua and Barbuda. The 22-year-old, born in Montserrat, is a training partner of Usain Bolt, with whom he shares a coach, Glenn Mills. Francis ran a personal best of 19.88 seconds in Jamaica in June … Read more