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Thunder goal defence Nicola Smith, who has made seven interceptions in her last nine games, believes her side can win the competition. “Yes, definitely,” said the two-time champion with Loughborough Lightning. “After today’s performance, what can I say?” Thunder fulfilled their home fixture in a double-header at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool where LexisNexis Dragons…

Ireland front row Linda Djougang says her refusal to be in any way complacent has been a key factor in achieving the consistency which has seen her become an almost ‘ever-present’ in the side and reach her 50th cap against Spain in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup game at Northampton. The Cameroon-born prop has missed just…

Chelsea academy graduates usually have a couple of well-trodden pathways – breakthrough, loan, first team. Or breakthrough, loan, sale. The Blues have moved on more than 40 homegrown players in the past decade, and made £315m from selling academy-developed talent in the last four seasons alone – £100m more than Manchester City. But their latest…

Denied the relief of victory, Frank’s Spurs have now played 10 league games at home, winning only two, losing five and drawing three. Spurs were not bad. They were dull, uninspired, lacking spark, wasteful. And therein lies Frank’s problem in forging any sort of bond with Spurs fans. In the modern parlance, the majority are…

For the third year in a row, Littler finished top of the Premier League standings. He went on to reach the final for the third consecutive year and has won the title in two of them. He set a new record for night wins in the league phase in 2025 and matched that tally of…

Lionel Messi missed Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup defeat by Monterrey on Saturday night after the death of his father, as his team-mates led tributes before and during the match. Jorge Messi died on Saturday at the age of 68 following a long illness. Jorge, who had also been the Argentina forward’s agent since he was…