Vodafone is title sponsor of Wales’ senior men’s, women’s and course teams – Andrew Boyers/Reuters The fallout from the Welsh Rugby Union’s botched contract negotiations with its women’s team has continued, with sponsor Vodafone saying it was “very concerned” about further allegations of sexism. The WRU threatened to withdraw the team from next year’s home … Read more
South Korean Jeon Ji-won shared the lead in the first round of the LPGA tournament Annika (Julio Aguilar) South Korean Jeon Ji-won had a hole-in-one to reach a six-under par 64 and share the lead with England’s Charley Hull before darkness interrupted Thursday’s first round of the LPGA tournament Annika. Jeon aced the 182-yard par-3 … Read more
Manchester City appear to have received a significant boost as four key players returned to training ahead of the weekend’s clash with Tottenham. The reigning Premier League champions have recently been battling an injury crisis which has been a major factor behind a huge dip in form which has seen them lose four consecutive matches … Read more
Sydney became the seventh city in the World Marathon Majors series (Saeed KHAN) Sydney was elevated to the ranks of the World Marathon Majors on Monday, joining London, New York and Boston at the top of the world’s distance races. Its confirmation as the seventh member of the series, which also includes Tokyo, Berlin and … Read more
Australia’s Marcus Stoinis hits five sixes in unbeaten 61 against Pakistan (William WEST) Marcus Stoinis slammed five huge sixes in an unbeaten 61 as Australia crushed Pakistan by seven wickets in Hobart on Monday to secure a 3-0 whitewash in the T20 series. Chasing a paltry 118, the hosts hit the target in the 12th … Read more
Ruben Amorim prepares to take charge of Manchester United for the first time as a new era begins at Old Trafford. The highly-rated Portuguese coach – United’s sixth permanent appointment since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 – has left reigning Primeira Liga champions Sporting Lisbon after four years in charge, more earlier … Read more
Frenchman Antoine Rozner took the lead midway through the DP World Championship after Rory McIlroy failed to build on a blistering start in Dubai. McIlroy shared the lead overnight after an opening 67 and birdied four of the first seven holes Friday, but played the other 11 holes in one over par to finish eight … Read more
Jos Buttler fingers crossed, Ben Stokes and Joe Root keen on white-ball returns for England in a bid to get the ‘team back to where we want to be’. England have given the youth a chance to shine since dropping out of two limited-overs World Cups and they completed their Caribbean tour by securing a … Read more
