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Steve Borthwick admits England’s recent record in the Guinness Six Nations is unacceptable having repeatedly failed to deliver on expectations. Borthwick offers a damning win ratio of only 50 per cent from the last six Championships – a sequence that…

A tearful Elina Svitolina was forced to retire with a back injury only three games into her fourth-round clash with Linda Noskova at the Australian Open. The former world number three, who has made a very impressive return following the…

Adam Bate visits Girona to find out how and why this small club in Catalonia is top of La Liga and showing Spain’s biggest clubs how it is done; it is a story of Michel’s magnificent coaching, smart recruitment and…

British interest in the singles at the Australian Open ended with Cameron Norrie’s five-set defeat to Alexander Zverev in the fourth round. The 19th seed came agonisingly close to another upset but lost out in a deciding tie-break. Carlos Alcaraz…

Irish players put in strong performances in the Dutch Eredivisie, the Championship, League One and the Northern Ireland Premiership this week. Statistics compiled by Sofascore show the top two performers were Ronan Chapman Hale and David Odumosu, who both play…

Andy Farrell says he does not buy in to so-called World Cup cycles as Ireland prepare for their Guinness Six Nations title defence. Ireland kick off the tournament against France in Marseille on February 2nd – their first game since…

Match reports and free highlights from Monday’s Africa Cup of Nations games as hosts Ivory Coast are on the brink of a humiliating exit from their own tournament after a shock 4-0 defeat by Equatorial Guinea; Mohamed Salah was in…

Watch as Emma Raducanu, Andy Murray and the rest of the British contingent continue their seasons on the ATP and WTA Tour, live on Sky Sports throughout 2024 Image: Emma Raducanu emerged healthy from her long-awaited return to the court…

Newport closed their ticket office ahead of the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Manchester United after staff suffered “appalling abuse and threatening behaviour”. The Welsh minnows host the Premier League giants at a sold out Rodney Parade on Sunday –…

Diogo Jota is confident Premier League leaders Liverpool can sustain their quest for silverware in the absence of a host of star names following his second-half brace at Bournemouth. The Reds set aside being without Mohamed Salah, who is due…