Women’s Six Nations: England’s Red Roses seek Grand Slam history but ill-discipline a looming issue | Rugby Union News

New Zealand’s Black Ferns may be the world champions, but in the northern hemisphere, there is no fixture that comes close to England vs France in women’s rugby.  In saying that, the Red Roses have been utterly dominant of recent times and travel to the Stade Chaban-Delmas on Saturday seeking a third Grand Slam in…

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Who will make England’s T20 World Cup squad? Jofra Archer set to be included but what about Jonny Bairstow? | Cricket News

England’s 50-over World Cup title defence in India last autumn was an unmitigated disaster. Just three wins in nine games, two of which came after they had been eliminated. But now they get a do-over, of sorts. Jos Buttler’s side will be out to defend their T20 World Cup title in the West Indies in…

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County Championship 2024 season: Ben Stokes’ quest for fitness, England’s search for the next Stuart Broad and which teams will contest for the title? | Cricket News

The English cricket summer officially gets under way on Friday – yes, hard to believe given the frigid early-April conditions – and so what should we be looking out for in the County Championship? England are not in action in Test cricket until they face the West Indies on July 10, so there is quite…

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Women’s Six Nations 2024: Italy vs England’s Red Roses in Parma in opening round clash LIVE! | Rugby Union News

Tune into our live blog below for all the updates from Sunday’s Women’s Six Nations Round 1 clash between Italy and England’s Red Roses in Parma; Red Roses seeking sixth title in a row; On Saturday, France Women beat Ireland Women 38-17, while Scotland Women beat Wales Women 20-18

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England’s Charlie Dean offers support for Australia’s withdrawal from Afghanistan series | Cricket News

England all-rounder Charlie Dean has voiced her support for human rights and says she understands the decision for Australia’s men’s team to pull out of their T20 series with Afghanistan. Cricket Australia recently announced they had withdrawn from their T20 series against Afghanistan in August after being advised by the Australian government of worsening restrictions…

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Trent Alexander-Arnold: England’s Gareth Southgate had planned to play right-back in midfield against Brazil – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… DAILY MAIL England head coach Gareth Southgate planned to give injured Trent Alexander-Arnold a key midfield audition in the games versus Brazil and Belgium despite the team’s defensive crisis – but his injury has scuppered those plans. The Championship play-off final will be put back seven…

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Danni Wyatt: England’s opener says she will prioritise her country over franchise deals | Cricket News

On Monday, a video of Ellyse Perry smashing a car window after hitting a six during a Women’s Premier League match went viral. Spotify This content is provided by Spotify, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons…

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Six Nations: England’s Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell return to squad ahead of Ireland clash at Twickenham on Saturday | Rugby Union News

Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell have returned to England’s Six Nations squad ahead of the visit of Ireland on Saturday after calf and knee injuries respectively. Fly-half Smith is yet to play a minute in this season’s competition after picking up a knock on a pre-tournament camp in Girona, sitting out the wins over Italy…

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England’s Emily Scarratt targets Six Nations after neck surgery but ‘not taking anything for granted’ | Rugby Union News

Emily Scarratt is targeting a Six Nations comeback with England after returning to rugby for the first time since neck surgery in early 2023. Centre Scarratt played 47 minutes for Loughborough Lightning against Bristol in Premiership Women’s Rugby on Friday. The 34-year-old is now hopeful of adding to her 108 caps for the Red Roses…

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Six Nations: England’s Freddie Steward calls on team to win back support of Twickenham fans | Rugby Union News

Freddie Steward has called on England to win back the support of Twickenham as they launch a new era with Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Wales. In their most recent home fixture, Steve Borthwick’s side were booed by fans after falling 30-22 to Fiji in the build-up to the 2023 World Cup – the first…

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