Northern Superchargers missed the chance to move top of the table in the women’s Hundred competition, falling to a five-run defeat to Manchester Originals at Old Trafford. Chasing 118, the visiting side had looked set for victory after Phoebe Litchfield and Alice Davidson-Richards put on 64 for the second wicket. But Litchfield’s dismissal by Melie […]
“He builds a special relationship with players and they understand where he’s coming from. “He has a modern mindset and all of those things mean it does take some time to put a team together, to get the team playing the way that you want. “West Ham is not a club that panics about its
The 34-year-old Dubliner has previous group stage experience in Europe with Dundalk in 2016 and 2020 and said it would be “the pinnacle” for a lot of the squad should the Blues turn the tables on the League of Ireland champions this time around. “The likes of Jamie Mulgrew, Kirk Millar… It’s Kirk’s testimonial year
Ultimately, some of the talking points around the eagerly anticipated ‘match of the day’ between Cliftonville and Coleraine surrounded events before the game and during the half-time interval of Saturday’s heavyweight encounter in north Belfast. In the run-up to kick-off it emerged that Coleraine had neglected to bring their match socks to Solitude, with a
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sophie de Goede (left), Pauline Bourdon Sansus (left centre), Ilona Maher (right centre), Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (right) Alastair Telfer BBC Sport journalist England’s star-studded squad are favourites to lift the Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy in September. Ireland, Wales and Scotland also have top talent looking to shine at the tournament
British horse racing will go on strike on 10 September, taking the unprecedented action of refusing to race in protest against the Government’s proposed tax rise on betting on the sport. As part of its industry-wide Axe The Racing Tax campaign, four fixtures scheduled for that day at Lingfield Park, Carlisle, Uttoxeter and Kempton Park
Arsenal know they are expected to compete in multiple competitions this season and the players and staff are not scared of saying they need to win a trophy. Different versions of the phrase ‘getting to a new level’ were used by Arteta and others throughout pre-season, with signs mentioning similar at the team’s kit launch
New Zealand held off a second-half fightback to beat Argentina 41-24 in their Rugby Championship opener and return to the top of the world rankings for the first time in four years. Winger Sevu Reece and substitute hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho each scored two tries for the All Blacks who replace world champions South Africa, who
Looking ahead to Wales’ World Cup opener, the enormity of the Scotland match is not lost on Phillips and her team mates. Canada are tipped to top Pool B, which leaves Wales, Scotland and Fiji fighting it out for the runner-up spot to progress to the quarter-finals. “It is a repeat of our first game
Swansea City head coach Alan Sheehan still wants to make more signings before the transfer window closes, as the club closes in on a ninth summer recruit. The Swans are close to completing the permanent signing of Marko Stamenic from Nottingham Forest. But with 14 players leaving since last season, Swansea need to strengthen their
