Owen Farrell named World Cup captain as England announce 41-man training squad
Steve Borthwick has confirmed Owen Farrell as England’s World Cup captain after naming his 41-strong training squad on Friday morning.
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Kellie Harrington guaranteed at least a Silver medal at the European Games
Kellie Harrington is one win away from a gold medal at the European Games.
Five things to know before the 2023 Tour de France
The Tour will kick off outside France for the 25th time. It will the second start from the Spanish Basque Country after San Sebastian in 1992. After two stages entirely in Spain, the peloton heads for Bayonne in France. In 2022, the Grande Boucle started in Copenhagen and in 2024 it gets underway in Florence, Italy. Cities pay dearly for the right to host the Grand Depart, which race organisers ASO insist expands the international influence of one of the biggest sporting events in the world.
FIFA orders Cardiff to pay full Emiliano Sala transfer fee
Cardiff have been ordered to make the last two payments to Nantes for Emiliano Sala's transfer by football’s global governing body FIFA.
2023 Wimbledon Championships - How to watch - ESPN
Grass court season is officially back with the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Tour de France 2023 – Robbie McEwen’s sprinter rankings as Mark Cavendish given 1% chance of stage win
Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) is among the headline speed acts at the 2023 Tour de France – but who will prove the strongest in the bunch sprints at cycling’s showpiece event? Cavendish is targeting an outright record 35th stage win at the Tour in July, which would move him clear of Belgian great Eddy Merckx. One problem: Eurosport expert Robbie McEwen doesn’t fancy him and believes he only has a 1% chance of winning a stage. Ad We asked former Australian sprinter and 12-time Tour stage winner McEwen to rank the sprinters in France and, perhaps surprisingly, Cavendish is nowhere to be seen in the top three despite his return to winning ways at the Giro d’Italia.
Billy Harris takes encouragement from Wimbledon Qualifying run
Billy Harris took encouragement from his Wimbledon Qualifying campaign after defeat in the final round of action in Roehampton. Manxman Harris had picked up two impressive victories to reach this stage, rallying from a set down to beat both Alexander Ritschard and 25th seed Hugo Gaston to reach the third round. Ad Thursday saw him face another tough test against Hamad Medjedovic, a 19-year-old hard-hitting Serbian who made his Grand Slam debut at the French Open last month.
Elena Rybakina faces Shelby Rogers, Novak Djokovic meets Pedro Cachin at Wimbledon
Defending women's champion Elena Rybakina will face American Shelby Rogers in the opening round at Wimbledon while men's second seed Novak Djokovic will begin his title defence against Argentina's 67th-ranked Pedro Cachin.