It was 12 years ago that England came here chasing the grand slam. It was Stuart Lancaster’s second Six Nations in charge and though an unconvincing home victory over Italy had come the week before, hopes were high that England could seal a first clean sweep since 2003. They ended up being beaten so emphatically, … Read more
A time when the clubs were old Third Division mainstays may be a distant, chintzy memory now both are upwardly mobile, model organisations but Bournemouth have still not beaten Brentford in the Premier League. For a club with now very different horizons, this was a most costly defeat. If Thomas Frank’s hopes of taking his … Read more
There is no cauldron quite like Cardiff on a big match day. On this occasion, though, it was England who ran white hot on the final day of this see-sawing Six Nations season to secure a record-breaking 10-try demolition job, sealed by two eye-catching tries on his debut from the 20-year-old Northampton flanker Henry Pollock. … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble After the absolute powdering of Wales by England in Cardiff we arrive at the final game of the tournament with a simple ask for France: win the game and take the trophy in front of a home crowd. The performances … Read more
A gender row involving two boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Thomas Bach, said on Saturday. Bach, who is stepping down in June after 12 years in charge of the biggest job in … Read more
A moment of uncertainty from the goalkeeper Jonas Urbig allowed Benedict Hollerbach to score a late goal as Union Berlin secured a 1-1 home draw on Saturday with Bayern Munich, who still extended their lead atop the Bundesliga standings to nine points. Bayern, chasing a record-extending 34th league title, climbed to 62 points. Champions Bayer … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 3 min: Play is stopped as Keane Lewis-Potter goes to ground with a head injury after landing face first on the turf following an aerial challenge with Marcus Tavernier. He’s OK. Share 2 min: An early chance for Bournemouth as Milos … Read more
Cooper Kupp and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed on a three-year, $45m contract, according to multiple reports. Kupp, the Super Bowl 56 MVP, was released by the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday. He will help replace DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett for Seattle, who traded quarterback Geno Smith and signed Sam Darnold in free agency. … Read more
Dan Sheehan scored a hat-trick as Ireland overcame a sloppy start to keep alive their hopes of retaining the Six Nations title with an unconvincing bonus-point success over Italy. Seven days on from having their Grand Slam dream crushed by a 42-27 Dublin drubbing at the hands of France, Simon Easterby’s side scraped to victory … Read more
Untapered, unruffled and unstoppable, sprinter Gout Gout has continued his sparkling summer by adding another title to his cabinet at the Queensland Athletics Championships in Brisbane. Three months after breaking the Australian 200m record at the same track, the teenager warmed up for the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne by claiming the state under-20 100m … Read more