Premiership side London Irish have added former Bath, Wasps and Ospreys coach Brad Davis to their backroom staff for the forthcoming campaign

The former Castleford and Wakefield rugby league player worked with Pro14 side Ospreys last season.

He forms part of a five-man coaching team, alongside ex-Ireland boss Declan Kidney, George Skivington, ex-Kangaroos player Les Kiss and Declan Danaher.

"I am excited about the vision," said Davis, 51, who will join on 1 July.

Davis was a fans' favourite, in particular at Castleford, as a creative half, but has largely worked as a defence coach in union.

Kidney said: "Brad will add a vast amount of knowledge to our coaching set-up and will complement the already great work our current coaches do."

The Exiles return to the Premiership for 2019-20 after winning promotion from the Championship.

Fiji Sevens forward Mesulame Kunavula has been hailed as a player with "world class" attributes and a "bit of an x-factor" as he signed for Edinburgh.

The 23-year-old has agreed a "long-term" contract with the Pro14 club.

Head coach Richard Cockerill said: "Mesu really stood out during his time representing Fiji on the Sevens circuit.

"His ability to beat a man, as well as offload in the tackle, are really world class."

Kunavula, who can play at both flanker and lock, helped Fiji finish the last World Rugby Sevens Series in first place, winning five out of 10 tournaments.

"We have been looking at adding players who offer something different - that bit of x-factor - and I certainly think Mesu brings that dynamic to an already talented squad," Cockerill said.

The Edinburgh head coach is confident he can adapt to the full game in a similar way to compatriot and fellow forward Viliame Mata, who joined Edinburgh in 2016.

"Like Bill before him, we're really looking forward to seeing how he can develop in a 15's environment and we're really hopeful that he can be a big player for us," he said.

Kunavula joined the police force while representing Fiji Under-20 in the early stages of his career before making his Sevens Series debut in 2016 and was named in the Fiji Sevens squad that finished with a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast.

The back-row, who was born in Tailevu, the same village in which Mata was raised, said: "Viliame is a good friend of mine and he has told me so much about the club and life in Scotland.

"I've really enjoyed my time on the sevens circuit, but I felt it was the right time to move abroad and develop my own game further. The facilities in Edinburgh are world class and I'm only going to improve as a player."

Wasps have signed scrum-half Sam Wolstenholme from Yorkshire Carnegie, but have cancelled a deal for prop Mike Daniels after he failed a medical.

Wolstenholme, 20, joins after making 23 appearances for the Leeds-based Championship side.

The signing of Daniels, 26, from Championship side Nottingham was initially announced in February.

The club has also announced that fly-half Jacob Umaga has been promoted to the first team from their academy.

The 20-year-old is the nephew of former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga and has scored four tries in seven first-team appearances.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Overnight rain, continuing into the morning and early afternoon, has left Clarksville Speedway too saturated for Monday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals and Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals event.

The event will not be rescheduled.

The Hell Tour continues Tuesday at Tri-City Speedway, in Pontoon Beach, Ill., with a $7,500-to-win make up event for the rained out event from June 21.

SPEED SPORT has been reporting on and covering motorsports happenings from all over the world for 85 years, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in the archives to see what happened 10, 25 and 50 years ago each week.

So check out what SPEED SPORT was covering 10, 25 and 50 years ago this week in Looking Back!

10 Years Ago (June 24, 2009): Kasey Kahne survived multiple restarts to post a victory in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition at Infineon Raceway. Kahne, who’d never finished higher than 23rd at the track before, led the final 34 laps of the 113-lap event and held off road course aces Tony Stewart and Marcos Ambrose to post the first victory for the revamped Richard Petty Motorsports program.

Other Happenings: Chevrolet, facing a chapter 11 bankruptcy, confirmed to Chevrolet NASCAR teams that funding was going to be slashed; Dario Franchitti won the Indy Racing League event at Iowa Speedway; Sebastian Vettel was the class of the field during the British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit.

25 Years Ago (June 22, 1994): Rusty Wallace survived a shootout with Dale Earnhardt and Mark Martin to win the Miller Genuine Draft 400 in front of the largest crowd ever to witness a race at Michigan Int’l Speedway. Wallace’s third-straight NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory pushed his career NASCAR earnings above the $10 million mark.

Other Happenings: USAC lowered the turbocharger boost pressure for purpose-built two-valve pushrod engines in a move that adversely affected the Mercedes-Benz Ilmor engine that won the 1994 Indianapolis 500; Paul Grosso and Dave Inness were killed in separate racing accidents in California and New Jersey; Dale Blaney and Ed Lynch Jr. earned two All Star Circuit of Champions victories each during Western Pennsylvania All Star Sprint Speedweek while Frankie Kerr won the week-long title.

50 Years Ago (June 25, 1969): Bobby Unser ended a 19-race winless drought in Indy car competition with a $50,000 victory at Langhorne Int’l Motor Speedway. The race originally began on June 15, but was postponed by rain until the following Sunday. Unser led 101 laps on the paved oval, finishing 10 seconds clear of Art Pollard to take home the victory.

Other Happenings: A.J. Foyt beat Don White to win the Indiana Classic 100-miler for stock cars  in Indianapolis; Richard Petty and Bobby Isaac split a pair of NASCAR Grand National events at Kingsport Speedway and Greenville-Pickens Speedway; Pete Hamilton won the Norris Friel 400 at Beltsville (Md.) Speedway after it was shortened to 300 laps; Jim Shampine ended a dry spell of more than a year with a victory at Oswego Speedway.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – CSJ Motorsports has been selected by Aston Martin Racing as the official North American distributor for sales and support of the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 and GT4 race cars.

Both the new Vantage GT3 and GT4 feature race-modified versions of the 4.0-liter V8 twin-turbocharged engine used in Aston Martin’s next generation sports car.

The selection of CSJ Motorsports represents a fresh start in North America for Aston Martin Racing. Under the direction of co-principals Cy Jary and Susan Jary, CSJ Motorsports brings a unique perspective to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Michelin Pilot Challenge series and the SRO Blancpain GT World Challenge America and Pirelli GT4 America paddocks.

The Jarys, who have a combined 42 years of experience owning construction and project management companies, are experienced business and sales professionals coming to motorsports free and clear of any existing paddock relationships. The singular focus of CSJ Motorsports will be only on current and future Aston Martin customers.

“We’re honored and looking forward to working closely with Aston Martin Racing to build the Vantage GT3 and GT4 programs in the United States,” Susan Jary said. “We’ve been in business as long as we have because we put our clients and customers first and pride ourselves on customer relations. We’ll continue that by doing what’s best for the teams running the Aston Martin Vantage.”

Based in San Antonio, Texas, CSJ Motorsports will be on hand with a parts truck and support at every IMSA and SRO event with an Aston Martin on the entry list. In addition to parts at and away from the track, CSJ Motorsports will offer diagnostic and technical support to each North American team.

“We both started as motorsports fans and have been looking for the right opportunity to get more involved,” Cy Jary said. “Working with Aston Martin Racing, we’ve made the investments needed to run a first-class, competitive operation. Our season has gotten off to a great start with a Vantage GT4 campaigned by Automatic Racing, and we’re looking forward to increasing the number of competitive Aston Martin Vantage machines racing across the country.”

Though a new car for 2019, the Aston Martin Vantage has already had success in both GT3 and GT4 trims around the world. The car has posted a combined 22 top-five finishes in several international race series including Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe, the British GT Championship, International GT Open Championship, Creventic 24H Series and the Super Taikyu Series. The tally includes 11 podium finishes and a win for the GT4 machine at Suzuka in the Super Taikyu Series.

SUPERIOR, Wis. – AMSOIL Inc. has partnered with Team O’Neil Rally School as the school’s official lubricant partner.

The partnership complements the Official Oil status for the American Rally Ass’n and New England Forest Rally coming this July 19-20.

For more than 20 years, Team O’Neil Rally School, located in Dalton, N.H., has offered a variety of driving courses, including rally driving; winter-safe driving; drift driving; and off-road and security courses for individuals, private companies and government agencies. Courses offer educational and recreational experiences appropriate for all abilities, which takes a toll on the school’s fleet of rally vehicles.

“With four distinct seasons and driving conditions that push our fleet of vehicles to the edge, Team O’Neil requires the highest quality oils and lubricants,” said Chris Cyr, Team O’Neil Rally School CEO/Owner. “Our mechanics and technicians, who boast more than 20 years of experience in rally driving, made it clear that AMSOIL was a partner we needed to pursue to ensure we deliver for our customers.”

The Team O’Neil Rally School facility sits on 585 acres of rolling terrain with more than six miles of stage-rally roads, and miles of OHRV and four-wheel-drive trails. Students include automotive enthusiasts and racers, members of every branch of the military and celebrities. Past students include action-sports stars Ken Block and Travis Pastrana.

“Not only are we maintaining more than 70 rally training vehicles, we have a fleet of service trucks and tractors that will benefit from AMSOIL synthetic lubricants, ensuring we deliver quality training,” said Cyr. “Our business has grown thanks to our reputation; we are very careful to partner only with manufacturers that lead their respective industries.”

As official oil, AMSOIL will provide synthetic lubricants for Team O’Neil Rally School’s fleet of rally vehicles and support vehicles.

“AMSOIL has a long history of proven performance for sports car racing and is working to reinforce its positive reputation in rally-driving circles,” said AMSOIL Racing and Events Manager Kevin Kastner. “AMSOIL synthetic lubricants stand up to the toughest conditions of extreme temperatures and rough conditions alike, delivering wear protection and superior performance drivers can count on.”

Center William Karlsson is expected to sign an eight-year, $47.2 million contract to remain with the Vegas Golden Knights, a source confirmed to ESPN.

The new deal is expected to be completed by Tuesday, according to The Athletic, which first reported the deal.

The Golden Knights took Karlsson, who had been a third-line grinder with the Columbus Blue Jackets for parts of three seasons, in the expansion draft before the 2017-18 season. He went on to turn into a star for the Golden Knights, scoring 43 goals after previously never scoring more than nine, and helped lead Vegas to the Stanley Cup Final.

Golden Knights general manager George McPhee wasn't sure what he had in Karlsson come contract time, so Vegas kicked the problem down the road last season with a one-year, $5.25 million contract that narrowly avoided arbitration.

Karlsson followed up his breakout season with another solid campaign in 2018-19. He didn't equal his previous numbers but still posted 24 goals and 32 assists. Part of the decline had to do with the fact that he led the NHL with a 23.4 shooting percentage in 2017-18 and settled back to 14.2 last season. Also, after leading the league in plus-minus at plus-49 in 2017-18 he dropped to just plus-1.

Karlsson goal numbers didn't jump up, but he showed he is a top-line, two-way forward on a good team. Even with a team-friendly average annual value of $5.9 million, the deal puts the cap-strapped Golden Knights in a tight spot.

With the NHL setting the salary cap at $81.5 million, instead of the anticipated $83 million, Vegas will likely have to make some trades to get under the number.

The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed restricted free agent Travis Sanheim to a two-year, $6.5 million deal.

In his first full season in the NHL, the 23-year-old emerged as a top pairing defenseman -- along with fellow restricted free agent Ivan Povorov.

"We are very pleased with the progress Travis has made in his young career," Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher said in a statement. "He is a skilled, two-way defenseman with excellent size and mobility. He is a big part of our present and our future."

Sanheim had nine goals and 26 assists, to go along with a minus-4 and 49.5 Corsi percentage. He blocked 133 shots last season.

The Flyers already took a step to bolster their blue line with a trade for veteran Justin Braun from the Sharks.

"I'm obviously really excited. It's a big step in my career," Sanheim said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to another two years with the Flyers. I'm really excited with the way the team's moving forward and the moves we've made this summer."