'He can bat in Australia!' – Root hits sublime 160 for England

Rugby World Cup winner Lark Atkin-Davies has announced she is pregnant with her first child. The Bristol Bears hooker has not played for her club during this Premiership Women’s Rugby season. Atkin-Davies has 74 caps for the Red Roses and played in all six matches, scoring three tries, as England won the World Cup on…

In an opening half that featured just one solitary try, the dominant theme was Leinster’s superiority in the scrum. With former Leinster player Michael Ala’alatoa appearing to struggle on their tight-head side, Munster could not get to grips with their opposing front row, who were able to use the set-piece to relieve pressure time and…

Anthony Joshua has paid tribute to close friends Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele, who were killed in a car crash in Nigeria, saying he is “finding it tough” to process their deaths. Ghami and Ayodele died when the vehicle they were in, alongside heavyweight boxer Joshua and another passenger, collided with a stationary truck…

If Sesko broke Everton’s hearts at one end of the field, another summer recruit, Senne Lammens, did it at the other. The Belgian goalkeeper kept out a blockbuster strike from Michael Keane, which Moyes felt sure was going in, then dealt superbly with a series of corners dropped under his crossbar as Everton literally tried…

France to field promising centre Fabien Brau-Boirie as one of two changes for Sunday’s Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff. Source link

Real Madrid’s win against Benfica to reach the Champions League last 16 was a “victory for everyone who stands against racism”, midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni says. Vinicius Jr alleged he was racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni during the first leg, in which the Real forward scored the game’s only goal. Prestianni – who has denied…