Barry Hearn: Snooker’s elite can ‘go or pass’ on Saudi Arabia tournament
Hearn says it is a chance to bring about change, and offers as a sign of progress, the fact that female referees will be used. “We are all aware of the situation, but sport knows no boundaries in our view and we are there to spread the gospel of sport, and in this case the […]
Women’s Challenge Cup: Wembley dream inspires us – St Helens’ Jodie Cunningham
The chance to make history as the first women to play in a Wembley Challenge Cup final is a massive inspiration for the 2023 semi-finalists, says St Helens skipper Jodie Cunningham. Cunningham’s Saints, holders of the trophy having beaten fellow last-four side Leeds at Elland Road last season, play league leaders York on Saturday. Leeds, […]
Leon Smith handed expanded role in LTA performance team
He would work alongside Rusedski, Martin Weston, Magnus Tideman, Julien Hoferlin, Colin Beecher, Nick Weal and James Davidson. Smith takes over as head of women’s tennis at the LTA following Nigel Sears’ recent departure to become coach of Serbian former world number one, Ana Ivanovic. “I am confident we have a world-class team in place,” […]
Rugby League World Cup: Southern hemisphere to host in 2026 after France withdrawal
The Rugby League World Cup will be held in the southern hemisphere in 2026. The Ashes Test series has also been reinstated with England’s men and women set to tour Australia in 2025. Those are two highlights of a new International Rugby League calendar that has been announced after a meeting in Singapore. Significantly, the […]
British tennis told to drive up numbers or lose funding
“The mission they’ve recently created and the level of engagement from David Gregson and the board is very impressive,” said Smith. “It is certainly more impressive than I’ve ever seen before in tennis. What I’ve seen since December has been a dedicated and concerted effort to fix the problem.” Although the number of people playing […]
England rugby league: BBC TV to show five international matches this autumn
Sunday, 22 October England men v Tonga men, first Test, Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens, 14:30 BST, BBC One and BBC iPlayer Saturday, 28 October England men v Tonga men, second Test, John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield, 14:30 BST, BBC One and BBC iPlayer Saturday, 4 November England women v Wales women, Headingley Stadium, Leeds, 12:00 […]
Brad Pitt space drama Ad Astra among line-up
Lizo Mzimba Entertainment correspondent Fox Brad Pitt stars in space drama Ad Astra Brad Pitt’s space drama Ad Astra, along with Timothée Chalamet and Robert Pattinson’s Shakespearean drama The King, are among the movies which will have their world premiere at the Venice Film Festival which begins in late August. Director Steven Soderbergh’s Panama Papers […]
Huddersfield Giants and Warrington Wolves to join expanded Women’s Super League in 2020
The WSL was launched by the Rugby Football League in 2017 with four teams and this is the third consecutive season the league has grown in numbers. Both clubs impressed the RFL’s WSL Management Group with strong applications that showed their commitments to coaching, and to the girls’ pathway. Brindle added: “The expansion to seven […]
Scotland Women: ‘Hard watching us fall short’ during Covid absence – Lana Clelland
The first major lockdown came while Clelland was in Italy recovering from injury. She recalls being “only allowed out once every two weeks for shopping”, and instead focused on rehab, reading and honing her cooking and gardening skills. “I got through it,” she says. “I could get some gym work done in the house, and […]
England v United States: Sarina Wiegman’s side no longer fear the world champions
Rapinoe has been at the heart of the USA’s success but even she feels there is “not really a huge gap” any more between themselves and the rest of Europe. “These teams are so good. We saw it in the World Cup, the Euros, the Champions League. The level of football right now is just […]