Six Nations fixtures and how to follow on the BBC

England captain Ben Stokes took six wickets on the opening day of his side’s solitary warm-up match before the Ashes begins next week. Stokes, returning after almost four months out with a shoulder injury, bowled 16 overs across three spells for his 6-52 against England Lions – all to catches on the leg side. Fast…

Newcastle did not necessarily look like a team who were going to get pulled into a scrap on Saturday. A group who previously appeared drained of confidence did not go under after conceding a ninth-minute goal against Arsenal. In fact, Emirates Stadium grew more and more nervy as the game went on. Arsenal manager Mikel…

In the co-main event, Lyndon Arthur beat Bradley Rea by split-decision in a terrific all-Manchester battle to capture the European light-heavyweight title. The arena fell silent for a deeply poignant tribute before the fight as 10 bells rang in memory of Manchester’s own Ricky Hatton, who died aged 46 in September. It was the first…

Success for United this season would be qualifying for the Champions League after a two-year absence. If they beat Brentford at Old Trafford on Monday, they will need a maximum of two points from their final four games to seal a top-five slot. After that, the focus will be on United’s hierarchy to decide whether…

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport over a ruling which prevents the athlete fighting in the female category without a genetic sex test. The Algerian has filed an appeal which is attempting to overturn a decision made by World Boxing in May to introduce mandatory…