The result, hot on the heels of a frustrating 3-1 defeat against 10-man West Ham, has given them what every new team needs; a first victory and a breather from all the negative scrutiny

The Spanish women’s team will not play squad matches until the federation leadership is changed, they said in a joint statement on Friday

Four of the 23 were officially free agents but several others had unattached status, awaiting offers from their existing clubs or weighing up approaches from alternative suitors.

Des Ryan took lessons from Irish rugby to help make Arsenal's one of the best run academies in the world. Now he is back home and offering help to those who need it

Six of seven are virtual guarantees to be part of Team Europe, with the English trio of Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood all possessing top-15 Official World Golf Rankings.

Lock Will Skelton will lead Australia for the first time when he captains an inexperienced team against hosts France in the Wallabies' final Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture

South Africa’s triumph was their most convincing in the 102-year history of this fixture and a depleted All Black pack were left in pieces on the floor.

Samoa head coach Seilala Mapusua is preparing to face 'Leinster on steroids' ahead of Saturday's World Cup warm-up clash with Ireland in Bayonne

A malfunctioning lineout against the English was one of the main takeaways from that Aviva Stadium win

Putellas says the current situation in Spanish football is “unacceptable” after Luis Rubiales refused to resign.

You can ask her for advice, but don't expect her to be nice - it's Ask Audrey. What's your problem?

"Where is her son? Unlawfully detained in prison? Rotting in a dank cell somewhere? Captured by bandits? Erm, no. He’s the boss of Spanish football."

If corporate dealings were run that badly in the private sector then heads would roll, that’s simple fact

The RWC opener against Romania is just 14 days away and the hours that follow Saturday evening’s Test match will contain either the best news a player can ever hear, or the worst

“I’m really excited to become an Everton player,” she admitted following conversations with Ireland and Everton goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan.

It’s the fact that a fully tournament-hardened South Africa would be near-impossible to beat if they get to the final

Can France recreate Romain Ntamack in the aggregate - or are the hopes and dreams of the World Cup hosts already holed below the waterline

Ciara Mageean went to the world championships and overperformed. Now she knows, as she declared, that she belongs in that company. Roll on Paris 

'I wanted the French kit, the away one, it was just something I remember writing down, France and New Zealand, and wanting the two away kits. And I got neither!'

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.