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It is highly unlikely a statement including the phrase “impacted on the club’s immediate cashflow” can result in anything positive. Sheffield Wednesday announced their latest financial issues on Monday after failing to pay their players on time at the end of March, putting the Championship side under a dark cloud. This is the latest cause … Read more
There is an abundance of reasons why staging the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cups in the United States and UK respectively offers cause for delight. The countries have well-established and emotionally invested fanbases, a genuine buy-in to the women’s game and huge, modern stadiums to choose from. These two summer parties will surely eclipse … Read more
The Matildas have kicked off their 2026 Asian Cup preparations with a 1-0 win on home soil over local rivals South Korea. Australia broke the deadlock at Allianz Stadium in Sydney by way of an own goal in the 54th minute before withstanding a late South Korean challenge in front of 37,199 fans on Friday … Read more
The 2035 Rugby World Cup final could be staged at the revamped Camp Nou in Barcelona with the Spanish rugby federation in discussions with La Liga over using celebrated football stadiums as part of its bid to host the tournament. Delegates from the Spanish federation met World Rugby executives last weekend to demonstrate their intentions … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Season preview Share Trophy cabinet or wooden spoon? Share Division Two fixtures The County Ground: Derbyshire v Gloucestershire Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Leicestershire Lord’s: Middlesex v Lancashire Wantage Road: Northamptonshire v Kent Share Division One fixtures Chelmsford: Essex v Surrey Southampton: … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Leah Williamson: “We know what a talent she is” England women: Leah Williamson has praised the form of her Arsenal and England teammate Alessia Russo before the No 9 spearheads the Lionesses’ attack in their Women’s Nations League double-header against Belgium, … Read more
Max Verstappen has reiterated that he was unhappy with the way his Red Bull team suddenly sacked their driver Liam Lawson after just two races and replaced him with Yuki Tsunoda from sister team Racing Bulls. Red Bull dropped Lawson with a shocking speed after he underperformed in his first two races for the team, … Read more
Worcester Warriors insist they will be both sustainable and competitive when they return to English rugby’s second tier next season almost three years after going bust. The club’s new owners have had to provide stringent financial guarantees and commit to repaying rugby creditors left high and dry when Worcester went into administration with debts of … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has failed in an attempt to persuade the PGA Tour to deliver serious concessions in exchange for a $1.5bn (£1.14bn) investment, leaving elite golf no closer to reconciliation just days from the season’s first major. The PGA Tour’s stance will give credence to the rising sense that the organisation has … Read more
It’s time to look north: this weekend, the ultimate obstacle race is back. An estimated six million of us will tune in to watch those finely tuned bodies powering themselves around the famously hellish course, with its exhausting series of hurdles. By the final straight, only the strongest will be left. We’ve already got our … Read more