The president of the Spanish football federation has refused to resign despite an uproar after he kissed a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has brought forward his World Cup squad announcement from Monday morning to Sunday afternoon.

That they're 'hoping' to make the 2027 draw closer to the tournament is as close as you'll get to an admission that the messed up this time

The president of the Spanish football federation faces an emergency meeting of its general assembly amid reports that he will resign after he kissed a Women’s World Cup champion.

Rubiales’ expected resignation will come one day after FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against the 46-year-old.

Doku is City’s third major signing of the summer transfer window.

The Independent Appeal Committee upheld the decision of the Judicial Committee to suspend George Moala for five games. 

Megan Connolly left Bright and Hove Albion at the end of last season. 

Coverage of the Fifa Women's World Cup 2023 broke audience records, with the Republic of Ireland’s group match against Canada becoming the most-watched women’s team sport event in Irish TV history

New Zealand are taking no chances either, having selected arguably their best available side, and Kolisi has welcomed the challenge.

Andy Farrell does not want Monday’s squad announcement to distract from what remains a Test match that needs to be won by the Grand Slam winners.

The hooker is expected to recover from a foot injury. 

The three “S’s” - Safety, Speed, and Space are what the match officials will be looking at as the three main focus areas during the World Cup.

Watson sustained the damage in Saturday’s 29-10 rout by Ireland and has been replaced in the 33-man World Cup squad by Jonny May, who starts Saturday’s clash with Fiji.

The provinces face off in the final round of the women’s interprovincial series at Energia Park this coming Saturday.

Rubiales has faced heavy criticism because his of behaviour in the wake of the county's win at the Women's World Cup on Sunday 

In an unexpected development, Jonny May has been picked on the left wing despite not being selected in England’s World Cup squad, hinting at potential injury problems in the back three.

It is hard to overstate just how important Finn Russell will be to Scotland’s chances of progressing from the toughest of World Cup pools

The Munster playmaker will make his third start for Ireland and second of the summer series of warm-up games when he wins his seventh cap at Bayonne’s Stade Jean Dauger.

The hooker had to be replaced during the victory over England last time out.