Former Celtic and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Victor Wanyama has signed a short-term contract with Dunfermline Athletic, sealing a return to the Scottish game and a reunion with manager Neil Lennon. Wanyama, 33, has agreed a deal until the end of the season, subject to international clearance. The former Kenya international had two years at Parkhead...
While it may be a strange statement to say after a 5-1 defeat, Northern Ireland showed in Friday’s draw against Switzerland that they can match sides who are regulars at major tournaments. O’Neill’s team have also impressed against the likes of Scotland and Romania in the past 12 months, but the game in Sweden was...
Wales prop Donna Rose says the birth of her daughter inspired her to return from injury in time for the Women’s Six Nations. Rose welcomed baby Margot in January while recovering from neck surgery. She made her comeback against Scotland in the opening round last weekend and now looks forward to having her daughter at...
They have been under sustainability cap restrictions amid continued financial uncertainty following a proposed takeover, with head coach Paul Rowley unable to select his strongest team. Delays in funds being transferred by the investment group headed by Swiss banker Dario Berta also led to February’s wages for players and staff being held up. Now Lafai...
England hooker Lark Atkin-Davies and prop Hannah Botterman have both signed two-year extensions to stay with Premiership Women’s Rugby side Bristol Bears. The Red Roses duo are both included in John Mitchell’s squad for the current Women’s Six Nations tournament. Atkin-Davies has 62 caps for her country and has scored 12 tries in 14 games...
The Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) are currently proposing several changes to the structure of the women’s game with the aim of helping to grow it. Clubs will be asked to discuss and vote on any proposals at their quarterly shareholders meetings – one possible change would be the temporary scrapping of relegation from the...
The world number two also revealed three other greens have had to be “redone” but admitted the main benefit of the trip was getting a look at the layout in relative privacy. “It’s nice for me to play a practice round without people around and it sort of takes the pressure off the week for...
Jones was joined in coming back last weekend by two other Wales front-row stalwarts, Gwenllian Pyrs and Donna Rose. Like Jones, they both bear the scars of neck surgery. For Sale Sharks loose-head Pyrs, Scotland was a first outing since surgery in November, which included a disc replacement and disc fusion, while Saracens tight-head Rose...
The other 11 Barcelona players who played during the break, including Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, are available – but Flick says they have not fully recovered. “It’s not the best situation for them. The players have played with their national teams, and that’s bad,” Flick said. “Now we have...
Securing the Ashes series this autumn gives England the chance to test their mettle against the world champions, after an eight-year wait. That last meeting was in the 2017 World Cup final, which Australia won. Since then, the Kangaroos have won the world crown again, doing so in England in 2022. “The chance to go...
Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has asked the Premier League to “act and investigate” co-owner Todd Boehly’s involvement in ticket reselling website Vivid Seats. In an open letter to the league’s chief executive Richard Masters, the group reiterates a past complaint that Boehly’s involvement in Vivid Seats as a director and investor – while also owning a...
Head coach Farrell said that there are as many as six players in contention for the Lions captaincy, with the skipper not learning of his appointment until shortly before the squad’s announcement on 8 May. “There are maybe four, five, six on the list,” he said. “When you narrow it down – this is the...
Having spent most of his youth focused on batting, Vaughan’s success with the ball was somewhat unexpected, the highlight being match figures of 11-140 against eventual County Championship winners Surrey last September. Vaughan then started 2025 by taking 6-19 in the Youth Test against South Africa, which England Under-19s won by 10 wickets. Those are...
Hull FC have appointed Gareth Ellis as director of rugby and wellbeing. The 43-year-old former Black and Whites captain returned to the club in a wellbeing and welfare role last April after a brief spell with charity Rugby League Cares. “Hull FC means a great deal to me, and I’m honoured to take on this...
Paul O’Connell has been named Ireland’s interim head coach for the summer tour of Georgia and Portugal after Simon Easterby was appointed to the British and Irish Lions coaching team. Defence coach Easterby was given the Ireland interim head coach for the recent Six Nations because Andy Farrell is on a sabbatical from the role...
