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Bristol Bears lock Abbie Ward is full of optimism for 2025 and hopes England can create a legacy by winning the World Cup on home soil. Success on the European …

Katie Boulter fell agonisingly short of a stunning win over five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek as Great Britain’s hopes of reaching the United Cup semi-finals were ended by Poland. …

Journalist Jonathan Northcroft tells Kelly Cates about his first meeting with legendary former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and how it demonstrated both the light and shade of the …

Michael van Gerwen battled past unseeded Callan Rydz in a brilliant last-eight tie to set up a semi-final against Chris Dobey. Third seed Van Gerwen’s last world title came in …

Cardiff: Cam Winnett; Josh Adams, Louie Hennessey, Ben Thomas (capt), Gabriel Hamer-Webb, Callum Sheedy, Ellis Bevan; Danny Southworth, Evan Lloyd, Kieron Assiratti, Seb Davies, Teddy Williams, James Botham, Dan Thomas, …

Manchester City have signed defender Rebecca Knaak from Swedish champions FC Rosengard on a one-and-a-half year deal. The 28-year-old is City’s first signing of the January transfer window and bolsters …

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet crowned a golden year as she smashed the women’s 5,000m world record at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona. The 24-year-old Kenyan finished …

Liverpool rebuff Real Madrid’s approach for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Juventus and Napoli want to sign Joshua Zirkzee, while Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are set to stay at Liverpool. Liverpool …

The tournament organisers had faced pressure from several pro-Palestinian groups, including Palestine Action and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, to introduce the ban. The Norfolk Palestine Solidarity Campaign had urged its …

Watch as Jared Goff throws three touchdowns and 303 yards as the Detroit Lions come from behind to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 40-34.