Kaden Groves sprints to a second stage win in as many days as he holds off a powerful Filippo Ganna surge in stage five of the Vuelta a Espana.

Swedish third tier team Torns IF have found a creative way to create one-on-ones with the goalkeeper. It's based on a rule found on page 93 in the Laws of the Game stating that "the first point of contact of the ‘play’ or ‘touch’ of the ball” should be used when judging offside, although it might not be straightforward to outwit defences. In light …

Over-by-over updates from Chester-le-Street (6pm BST start)Get in touch! Send your thoughts to Taha by email1st over: New Zealand 18-0 (Conway 0, Allen 18) A couple of dots to begin with as Allen swishes and misses. But then the right-hander gets one right, very right: he sees one full, no swing, and smashes it over long-off for six. Big ol’ hit that. And …

Watch clips, follow live text updates and listen to BBC radio commentary as England host New Zealand in the first T20 at Chester-le-Street.

Liverpool will reportedly look to secure deals for Barcelona pair Abde and Ansu Fati if Mohamed Salah leaves to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad in the remaining days of the transfer window.

The Chelsea footballer flew home from the World Cup after the break-in in December 2022.

Conor Murray says Ireland's impressive record-breaking winning run will not count for much once they begin their Rugby World Cup campaign.

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Now a free agent , the 32-year-old has been keen to show himself capable of competing at the highest level still, having not yet been picked up by any club this summer.

For their 35-7 victory over New Zealand last week , South Africa named a bench comprised of seven forwards and just one back. In most cases teams have a bench of five forwards and three backs.

Not often lauded for his selflessness, the 38-year-old handed the ball to Abdulrahman Ghareeb when presented with the opportunity to score a hat-trick in back-to-back games.

£12.5m signing from Middlesbrough failed to make an impactHe joins another Spurs loanee, Joe Rodon, at Elland RoadTottenham have loaned Djed Spence to Leeds for the season as part of a drive to ship out unwanted players before the transfer deadline on Friday night. The right-back, who joined Spurs from Middlesbrough for an initial £12.5m last summer, …

Australian follows up stage four success in another sprintEvenepoel picks up time bonuses earlier in the stageKaden Groves won for the second day in succession as the Australian edged out Filippo Ganna to claim stage five of the Vuelta a España. A relatively uneventful 186.5km trek from Morella to Burriana ended in the predicted bunch sprint, with …

Crystal Palace's bid to sign Kelechi Iheanacho is 'stalling' over his £18million price tag even though the Leicester striker is keen on the move.

Carlos Alcaraz has condemned Luis Rubiales' behaviour at the Women's World Cup final, saying it was a 'shame' Spain's triumph was overshadowed by the 'kiss-gate' scandal

EXCLUSIVE - BY PAUL NEWMAN: Rod Bransgrove looks back on 23 years as one of the most influential and modern thinking administrators in English cricket.

The Second Berhalter Era is beginning in early September with a pair of friendlies played in the Midwest. Today, the roster for those friendlies was released.