Adam Whitty

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Andrew Aloia |Adam Whitty

"Proud. Emotional. Gutted."In three words, Leicester Tigers great Ben Youngs summed up what it meant to finish his illustrious rugby union career with a narrow Premiership Grand Final defeat by Bath. AdvertisementEngland's most-capped male player of all time came off the bench to replace his Tigers and international scrum-half successor Jack van Poortvliet with 26 minutes remaining at Allianz Stadium Twickenham.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Andrew Aloia |Adam Whitty

What does Air Jordan, a comic book anti-hero, and a set of legendary departing Leicester Tigers players have in common? They have all starred in a blockbuster 'last dance'. It was the theme of basketball legend Michael Jordan's final glorious season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98, and title of the docuseries that chronicled his career. AdvertisementThe final film in the Venom trilogy, starring Tom Hardy, got the same treatment when it was put up in Hollywood lights last year.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Aloia |Adam Whitty

Equally, Cheika says the role Leicester have been cast in and the widely predicted script suits his side. "I can understand the predictions and why they make them, whether they are done from data or delivered by experts," the Tigers boss said. "Come Saturday, we are going to be playing against a team that will be well fancied, who have dominated the season so far. "We have strong self-belief internally and that will be something that will be really important.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Aloia |Adam Whitty

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Netherlands international Logan van Beek is in his first season with LeicestershireLeicestershire's first defeat of the season will not trigger panic, says Foxes all-rounder Logan van Beek. Sunday's five-wicket T20 Blast loss to Northants Steelbacks came two days after the County Championship Division Two leaders opened their white-ball campaign with victory against East Midlands rivals Derbyshire.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Aloia |Adam Whitty

Second in the table is the highest Tigers have finished since they topped the ladder on the way to lifting their last title in 2022 under Steve Borthwick. They went on to reach the play-offs with a third-placed finish the following season under Richard Wigglesworth, who took interim charge following Borthwick's departure for the England job midway through their title defence.