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Ryan Reynolds has thrown his support behind the 200 cyclists taking part in the Doddie Cup 555 who set off on their journey Cardiff to Murrayfield in Edinburgh today.

Former Scotland rugby star and charity fundraiser Doddie Weir is being remembered at a memorial service in the Borders today. Hundreds are set to gather at Melrose Parish Church on Monday at 1pm today, with the service being relayed by audio to the town’s rugby club, where Weir won three Scottish titles in the early 1990s. Mourners have been asked to wear any tartan in tribute to Weir. The service is also being streamed live on the official Scottish Rugby website and that of his own charity.

Former Scotland rugby player Doddie Weir made an emotional return to Murrayfield today.

rugby commentator and former Wales international Eddie Butler has passed away at the age of 65.Butler played 16 times for Wales between 1980 and 1984, captaining the side on six occasions. He was also selected to play for the British & Irish Lions and the Barbarians. But he is perhaps best known for his long-standing role as a BBC commentator.

dementia". The sportsman has 75 international caps and was also a member of the British and Irish Lions squad that toured New Zealand in 2005. However, he retired from rugby seven years ago and in 2020 stepped down from his post as performance director at the Welsh Rugby Union.

rugby captain Ryan Jones has claimed his "world is falling apart" after being diagnosed with dementia.The 41-year-old ex-flanker revealed in an emotional interview the effects of being diagnosed with both dementia and probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) last December on him and his family. He follows England World Cup winner Steve Thompson, 43, and former Wales international Alix Popham in dealing with the illnesses.And talking to The Times, Jones admitted he would have even changed his career path to avoid his current condition, before slamming the sport for "walking headlong with its eyes closed into a catastrophic situation".READ MORE: Jack Grealish proves crucial in persuading Kalvin Phillips to quit Leeds for Man CityHe said: "I feel like my world is falling apart. It terrifies me because I don't know if, in two years' time, we're sat here and these episodes are a week long, two weeks long or permanent.

Ex-Wales and British and Irish Lions fly-half Phil Bennett has died at the age of 73, his former club Scarlets have announced.Bennett, affectionately known as 'Benny', played 413 times for Llanelli RFC from making his debut as an 18-year-old to his final appearance in 1981, captaining the side for six years of his 15-year spell.Regarded as one of Wales' greatest ever players, he won 29 caps for his country between 1969 and 1978, winning two Five Nations Grand Slams and three Triple Crowns. Bennett was renowned for wearing the number 10 shirt and captained the Lions on their 1977 tour of New Zealand.In a statement confirming the sad news of Bennett's passing, Scarlets described him as "one of the all-time legends of the game and widely regarded as the greatest player to wear the Scarlets jersey".Bennett's former Scarlets captain and Wales and Lions team-mate Delme Thomas paid tribute to the rugby legend, saying: "He was the best fly-half I have ever seen on a rugby field."Scarlets chairman Simon Muderack added: "We are devastated by this news.

Leicester Tigers confirmed the news of Youngs’ death on Wednesday, saying in a statement: ‘Leicester Tigers are deeply saddened by the news that Tiffany Youngs has passed away after her heroic battle with illness. ‘On behalf of everybody at the club, we send our condolences to the Youngs and Sands families. The club will be providing no further details and asks that the Youngs and Sands families have their privacy respected at this time.

Joanna Cooper and Conor Murray are absolutely delighted to be back together as they soak up the sun in Greece.

Strictly Come Dancing 2021.The line-up for the upcoming series of the BBC one dancing competition is now complete with 14 celebrities taking part.Ugo, who is a former Harlequins player, appeared on Channel 4's The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan on Friday night to share his exciting news.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!The British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa will go down to the final game after they lost 27-9 in the Second Test in Cape Town.Victory for the Springboks leaves the series poised at 1-1 ahead of next week's mouthwatering decider.Having won the First Test seven days ago, the Lions would have taken the series with a game to spare with success under the scenic backdrop of Table Mountain.But it wasn't to be for Warren Gatland's side as the hosts produced a dominant second-half display to set up a winner-takes-all clash next Saturday.

The old adage dictates it’s wrong to change things that aren’t broken, but British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland may defy tradition in search of a second Test win over South Africa.

The British and Irish Lions won their first Test on a tour of South Africa for only the fifth time on Saturday when Maro Itoje delivered a man-of-the-match performance at Cape Town Stadium.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Warren Gatland's British & Irish Lions beat South Africa 22-17 in Cape Town on Saturday having been trailing by 12 points to three following a lacklustre first 40 minutes.Following six points from Handre Pollard, Dan Biggar's kick sails through the posts to halve that lead after 20 minutes - but another six from Pollard gave the hosts a handy lead.The Lions came out inspired for the second period, with Luke Cowan-Dickie tapping the ball down on debut and Biggar reducing the deficit to just two points after 44 minutes.Then came controversy, with Faf de Klerk ending up forcing the ball over the line following a Makazole Mapimpi fumble after Pieter-Steph du Toit's break.Despite a TMO check,

Lions staged a stunning comeback with the help of four starting Scots to clinch a 22-17 victory over the world champions Springboks in a pulsating first Test of this summer’s three-match series in Cape Town. The tourists might have dominated the second half to come back from 12-3 down at the break, but their opponents got over the line twice during that period only to see those tries be disallowed by the TMO.

Prince William shared a rare personal tweet today to wish rugby union’s British and Irish Lions “all the best’ as they prepare for the opening Test in Cape Town. Royal fans were delighted to see the personal tweet from the Duke of Cambridge, 39, who rarely shares tweets.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!The British and Irish Lions have already had a win against their South African counterparts - in a blindfolded taste test.Former Lions' captain Matt Dawson took on former Springboks’ flanker Francois Louw in the ultimate cultural test match - a traditional South African Braai versus a good old British BBQ.The Braai versus BBQ challenge series included a round on rugby trivia - which Dawson won handily, drawing on his years of Question of Sport experience.Although both faced hot-sauce-based forfeits, courtesy of streaming service NOW, after getting questions wrong about each other’s careersHowever, Louw got his own back when the blindfolds went on, being able to identify more mystery

The British and Irish Lions have already had a win against their South African counterparts - in a blindfolded taste test.

The 2021 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa started in glum circumstances when Alun Wyn Jones was helped off the field just eight minutes into their opening warm-up against Japan.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Futuristic tech has allowed British and Irish Lions fans to get jerseys signed by the stars of the team - from 8,000 miles away.The world-first ‘5G autograph signing’ saw Lions stars Maro Itoje, Chris Harris and Ken Owens signing shirts in the UK, in real time - from South Africa.Using a precision robot and motion control technology, the Lions players wrote on a tablet with a stylus in South Africa.Meanwhile, a giant robot arm stationed in London mirrored the players’ hand movements, allowing them to write directly onto the fan’s jersey as if they were there in the flesh, while chatting on a video call.With supporters unable to travel and follow the team to South Africa, Vodafone, lead

Zara Tindall has made a cameo in a new short film after becoming brand ambassador for Land Rover. The royal's appearance with the brand is her first since welcoming her third child, son Lucas, in March.