Critics of the decision call it ‘dumb,’ a ‘horrible vision,’ and an ‘opportunity wasted’

Lawes marks last game before Brive move with title‘I couldn’t believe we won it … we tried so hard to lose it’The France-bound Courtney Lawes says his Northampton side deserved to be crowned English champions but admitted they had ridden their luck against 14-man Bath before clinching their first Premiership title for a decade.Lawes, who celebrated …

Saints grind over the line on dramatic day

Everton star said to be in demand this summer

Wigan added the Challenge Cup to the Grand Final, League Leaders’ Shield and World Club Challenge as tributes were paid to Rob Burrow.

Davey Todd clinches his second Isle of Man TT win by taking victory in the Senior TT after Michael Dunlop retires and Peter Hickman crashes unhurt.

Saints prevailed 25-21 in a tense final against a Bath side who played almost an hour with 14 men.

Netherlands 103-9, South Africa 106-6: SA won by four wicketsMiller hits unbeaten 59 from 51 balls to give side victoryNew York has hosted four World Cup games in the last week, and the locals who knew nothing much about cricket seven days ago are starting to feel pretty familiar with this odd sport in which anything above a hundred runs could well be a …

England's Jofra Archer clean bowls Australia opener Travis head with a "beauty" of a ball during their T20 World Cup match in Barbados.

Ben Raine records his maiden T20 five-wicket haul to seal Durham’s second win in as many days as they triumph against Birmingham Bears.

Leinster put in a clincal display to beat Irish rivals Ulster 43-20 victory in the United Rugby Championship play-offs quarter-final in Dublin.

South Africa made it two wins from two at the T20 World Cup with a nervy four-wicket victory over Netherlands in another low-scoring encounter at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.

David Miller's unbeaten half-century helps South Africa avoid a hat-trick of World Cup upsets against the Netherlands after a nervy four-wicket victory in New York.

EXCLUSIVE BY KATHRYN BATTE: One club who finished in the top three last season are also thought to be keeping tabs on the goalkeeper alongside Championship sides.

Bellingham's primary school leavers yearbook entry has emerged and reveals that the 20-year-old dreamed of playing for a different team when he was younger.

Ethan Ampadu will captain Wales for the first time when they face Slovakia in a friendly in Trnava on Sunday.

Wigan added the Challenge Cup to the Grand Final, League Leaders’ Shield and World Club Challenge as tributes were paid to Rob Burrow.

Lawes led Northampton to Premiership triumph at Twickenham in the final game of his 17-year career at the club