Each country’s league earns a coefficient ranking based on how their teams perform in Uefa’s three men’s club competitions: the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. Coefficient points are earned through match results – two for a win and one for a draw. The points earned by clubs from the same domestic league are...
Ben Foakes defied his former county for four hours and 41 minutes but could not prevent Essex asking reigning champions Surrey to follow on in the County Championship at Chelmsford. The one-time England wicketkeeper, an Essex academy graduate, stood resolutely while wickets fell all around him to remain unbeaten on 92 as Surrey were dismissed...
Sale Sharks produced a spirited display but fell short of a famous European win as defending champions Toulouse won an Investec Champions Cup last-16 tie that was delayed in bizarre circumstances. The game started almost 40 minutes late as one of three parachutists, tasked with pre-match entertainment and delivering the match ball, became stuck on...
Glasgow Warriors ran in six tries to sweep past Leicester Tigers and set up a Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster next Friday. Olly Cracknell crossed to give Tigers an early lead, but Glasgow hit back with tries from Henco Venter and Sione Vailanu to lead by 12 at the break. Vailanu scored his second early...
Northampton: Ramm; Freeman, Odendaal, Dingwall (capt), Hendy; Smith, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Mayanavanua, Coles, Kemeny, Pollock, Augustus. Replacements: Walker, West, Green, Lockett, Scott-Young, Pearson, James, Hutchinson. Clermont Auvergne: Newsome; Delguy, Simone, Moala, Raka; Belleau, Bezy; Akhaladze, Massa, Ojovan, Simmons, Ceyte, Sowakula, Tixeront, Lee (capt). Replacements: Fainga’a, Falgoux, Ala’alatoa, Hemery, Fischer, Bousquet, Urdapilleta, Fouyssac. Referee: Andrew...
Four Real Madrid players have been cleared to face Arsenal in their Champions League quarter-final despite three being punished by Uefa. Last month, European football’s governing body opened an investigation into allegations of indecent conduct by Antonio Rudiger, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Dani Ceballos during their last-16 win against Atletico Madrid. The four allegedly...
Watch the trailer for new BBC documentary How to win the Champions League: Liverpool 2019. BBC Sport examines how manager Jurgen Klopp galvanised a team – and the red half of the city – to deliver a sixth European Cup to Anfield. Watch now on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only. Read full article...
Each country’s league earns a coefficient ranking based on how their teams perform in Uefa’s three men’s European club competitions: the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. Coefficient points are earned through match results – two for a win and one for a draw. The points earned by clubs from the same domestic league...
Anthony Elanga had left Manchester United in the past. On Tuesday, they trailed in his wake. Alejandro Garnacho and Patrick Dorgu could not keep up with the 22-year-old as he burst from the edge of his own area on to Ryan Yates’ defensive header, collected the ball and ran 70 yards. The Sweden winger still...
Against Connacht, Irish international scrum-half Craig Casey was playing for the first time since knee surgery in December and the 25-year-old came through the game unscathed. Forwards Oli Jager, Jean Kleyn and Niall Scannell also returned from injury in the inter-provincial derby and are fit to face La Rochelle. Flanker John Hodnett was forced off...
Saracens have opted to pursue domestic success over their continental ambitions this season. The three-time Champions Cup winners have decided to rest several of their England internationals, including Maro Itoje and Tom Willis, for their trip to Toulon. Director of rugby Mark McCall says he is prioritising making the Premiership play-offs over the chance at...
Saracens will rest their England players for their Champions Cup last-16 trip to Toulon on Saturday. Director of rugby Mark McCall says he is prioritising making the Premiership play-offs ahead of a chance at a fourth European crown. McCall started Maro Itoje, Jamie George, Tom Willis and Elliot Daly in his side’s 29-22 win at...
Wigan Warriors full-back Jai Field has signed a new four-year deal at the reigning Super League champions. The 27-year-old joined Wigan from NRL side Parramatta Eels in 2021 but suffered an injury-hit start during his debut against Leigh Leopards. He went on to return later that year and had a breakthrough campaign in 2022, winning...
Chelsea captain Millie Bright tells BBC Sport’s Jo Currie that beating Manchester City to turn around a two-goal deficit and book their place in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals was a “true Chelsea performance”. READ MORE: ‘Bring on Barca’ – Chelsea’s ‘quadruple mentality’ is back Read article in full at source...
There is an all-English Women’s Champions League final on the cards, with Arsenal and Chelsea safely into the last four of the competition. The semi-final line-up was confirmed on Thursday as Chelsea and Barcelona joined Arsenal and Lyon in the next round. The two Women’s Super League (WSL) sides overturned 2-0 first-leg deficits to continue...