England’s patched-up Women’s Six Nations squad has been boosted by the return of centre Jade Shekells. The 29-year-old, who was part of the Great Britain Sevens team at Paris 2024, has missed the first three matches of the Red Roses’ campaign with a hamstring injury. With Tatyana Heard, who started September’s World Cup final in…
Reigning world champion Zhao Xintong let a 3-0 lead slip as Shaun Murphy fought back to claim a 5-3 lead in the opening session of their World Championship quarter-final. Zhao, 29, has openly talked about the pressure of defending his crown and lifting the ‘Crucible curse’ that has followed first-time winners at the famous Sheffield…
Manchester City face a fixture pile-up of four games in 11 days next month after the Premier League confirmed the rescheduled dates for two of their key matches in the race for the title. Pep Guardiola’s side will host Crystal Palace on Wednesday, 13 May and travel to Bournemouth six days later, with the FA…
The AIG Women’s Open has increased its prize fund for a sixth successive year despite not being a profitable tournament to stage. This year’s championship, which is being held from 30 July – 2 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes on the Lancashire coast, will have a record purse of $10m (£7.4m). It is…
Achieving a hold to love in the opening game, 30-year-old Norrie’s strong start faded quickly as Sinner broke twice to dominate the first set 6-2. Each held serve until the fifth game when Norrie, having resisted a break point, attempted to seize momentum with an underarm serve but it failed to clear the net. The…
Harlequins have signed Wales international prop Sisilia Tuipolotu from Gloucester-Hartpury for the 2026-27 season. The 22-year-old has won three consecutive Prem Women’s Rugby titles with the Circus. Tuipolotu has scored 20 tries in 67 appearances for Gloucester-Hartpury since her debut in 2021 and has been capped 33 times by her country, appearing in two World…
What’s beyond doubt, for Sutton, is the credit Hearts are due for maintaining such a strong title push. Unbeaten in the Premiership at Tynecastle this season, the men in maroon have been top of the table since the end of September, although Rangers did displace them recently for 24 hours with the Gorgie side’s corresponding…
England defender John Stones will leave Manchester City at the end of the season. Stones, whose contract runs out this summer, has made 293 appearances since joining from Everton for £47.5m in 2016. He has helped City win six Premier League titles, the Champions League, two FA Cups, five League Cups and the Club World…
Brighton and Hove Albion have released their plans for Europe’s first purpose-built women’s football stadium. The club say the new stadium will “provide a permanent home and identity for the women’s team” in an attempt to drive long-term fan growth. Located at Bennett’s Field, a site adjacent to the Amex Stadium – the home of…
Head coach Eddie Howe is among those leading figures who will give his perspective, as was always planned. Howe’s future has come under increased scrutiny following a bruising run of nine defeats in 12 games in the league. He has said this year’s summit will be “slightly harder”, but stressed he is looking forward to…