AHEAD OF THE GAME - MATT HUGHES: The FA have amended their guidance to clubs in the Women's Super League by instructing them to ban Israel and Palestine flags from their grounds.

MIKE KEEGAN: Joel Glazer is expected to sit on a three-man football committee following Sir Jim Ratcliffe's purchase of a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United.

Potential penalty from stewards increased from €250,000Drivers call move ‘scary’ and ‘ridiculous’Lewis Hamilton and his fellow Formula One drivers could be fined up to €1m (£870,000) following a dramatic change to the sport’s rulebook. Before this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, F1’s governing body announced it has increased the …

Leading Formula 1 drivers express shock at a decision to raise the possible fine that can be imposed on competitors to 1m euros (£871,000).

Max Verstappen has had his say on the rumours surrounding Helmut Marko and Christian Horner's relationship.

Maro Itoje is convinced England can defeat South Africa in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals - provided they play at their absolute best.

The rivals collide at the Stade de France on Saturday with the Springboks favourites to retain the crown they won against England in Yokohama in 2019.

Argentina are outsiders for their Rugby World Cup semi-final and New Zealand's accuracy and desire make it hard to argue with the bookmakers' odds.

The Springboks are favourites to win the World Cup semi-final at the Stade de France

New Zealand coach Ian Foster insisted his team have learned from their 2019 semi-final defeat by England as they prepare for a last-four clash with Argentina with the help of Dan Carter.

Chris Sutton hailed Aaron Ramsdale's attitude and honesty after the Arsenal stopper admitted that was 'suffering and hurting' from losing his spot as No 1 to summer signing David Raya. 

CHRIS FOY IN PARIS: There were echoes of Tokyo, 2019, on Thursday when England's Maro Itoje looked ahead to a showdown with the world champions on Saturday.