Jersey champions Farmers hope to begin their bid for glory at the European Cricket League finals on Wednesday after rain washed out the first two days. Farmers had been due to open the final group stage of the 10-overs-a-side tournament against defending champions Hornchurch on Monday before taking on Italian team Roma and Swiss outfit...
Round 1 Saturday, 22 March 12:45-14:45 – Ireland v France at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast (13:00 kick-off) – BBC Two Northern Ireland, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app 16:30-19:00 – Scotland v Wales at Hive Stadium, Edinburgh (16:45) – BBC Two, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app Sunday, 23 March 14:30-17:00 – England v Italy...
A round egg which has been described as “one-in-a-billion” has sold at auction. Alison Greene, an egg handler on Fenton Farm, near the Somerset border, identified the unusual shape before Christmas. The egg sold at Bearnes Hampton Littlewood Auctioneers in Exeter for £420, with proceeds going to the Devon Rape Crisis charity. A similar discovery...
England will face the United States in Washington on 19 July on the final stop of their summer tour. The fixture will take place at 20,000-capacity Audi Field with Steve Borthwick’s side currently ranked nine places higher in the world than the hosts. England are already booked in for a two-Test series against Argentina, playing...
Second row Irne Herbst is to leave Harlequins at the end of the season to join French Pro D2 side CA Brive. The 31-year-old has made 61 appearances for the club since he joined from Benetton in 2022. The South African lock has started eight out of his 14 games for the club this season...
Christian Eriksen expects to leave Manchester United this summer and does not anticipate signing for another Premier League club. The 33-year-old Denmark midfielder joined on a free transfer in July 2022. He had previously had a short spell at Brentford after resuming his football career following a cardiac arrest during Euro 2020. Eriksen has played...
Google Police were received reports of a man with a knife at Darts Farm A man who was carrying a knife has been arrested at a Devon farm shop, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said they received reports of a man with a knife at Darts Farm, Topsham at 10:45 GMT on Monday....
Malcolm is also sure delivering a strong Six Nations, starting at home to Wales on Saturday, can help propel Scotland to a good showing at the World Cup in England later this year. “I think as players, we’d be lying if we said it wasn’t in the back of our minds,” said Malcolm, who is...
A Manchester United fan group says the season ticket price rises faced by some of the club’s older supporters are “a total disgrace”. United announced on Monday that most prices will increase by about 5% for the third successive year, with a price freeze for under-16s, but some senior citizens face bigger hikes. A 50%...
England lock Abbie Ward and prop Sarah Bern have signed new contracts to stay with Premiership Women’s Rugby side Bristol Bears. Co-captain Ward has agreed a new two-year deal with the club she joined from Harlequins in 2021. The 31-year-old has 69 caps for England and, along with team-mate Bern, is in the Red Roses’...
Warrington Wolves captain George Williams believes the signing of Marc Sneyd from Salford Red Devils can allow him to play more freely at stand-off. The Wire signed half-back Sneyd from troubled Salford on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee. Veteran Stefan Ratchford and Oli Leyland have partnered Williams at half-back so far this season....
A man who is currently serving 42 weeks in prison for shoplifting has been sentenced to serve an additional 14 weeks after being charged with further offences in Devon, police say. Craig Sawyer, 51, appeared at Newton Abbot Magistrates’ Court via video link on 12 March, where he pleaded guilty to an additional five counts...
Paul Antony Butler has pleaded guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to the murder of university lecturer Claire Chick. Butler, 53, of Stangray Avenue, Plymouth, also admitted one charge of possession of a bladed article. Ms Chick, 48, was found seriously injured in West Hoe Road just before 21:00 GMT on 22 January and later died...
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Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino says he would like to return to the north London club one day. The 53-year-old managed Spurs between 2014 and 2019, leading the club to a second-place finish in the 2016-17 Premier League season, the 2015 EFL Cup final and the 2019 Champions League final. He was sacked in...
