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North will join head coach Brendon McCullum, director of cricket Rob Key and the Test and limited overs captains – Stokes and Harry Brook – in selecting England squads, with some input on the final XI for matches. Performance director Ed Barney and head of player identification David Court are …

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand has made one change to his starting XV for Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations home game against Wales at the Affidea Stadium. Eve Higgins replaces Nancy McGillivray, who is not involved in the matchday squad, at centre in the sole alteration from the 26-7 defeat against …

Watch Fabio Wardley’s and Daniel Dubois’ best knockouts, before they face each other on Saturday. BBC News

Liverpool have cut the size of their planned rise in ticket prices for the next couple of seasons after fan protests. Following discussion with the club’s supporters board, Liverpool will increase general admission ticket prices by 3% for the 2026-27 season, followed by a price freeze in 2027-28. The Premier …

La Liga (21.781) sits in second going into the second legs of the Europa League and Conference League semi-finals on Thursday. The Bundesliga (21.357) is just 0.424 points behind. In real terms, that is a win and a draw. Going into Thursday’s games, each league has one team left – …

York-born Staniforth was one of a handful of Lionesses who developed in the academies of the north east of England and went on to successful careers. She broke into Sunderland’s first team at the age of 16 and was close friends with Lucy Bronze, sharing lifts to training with her …

So much has happened over the past seven days, including the Miami Grand Prix, County Championship and a huge game in the Scottish Premiership. About 15% of quizzers got full marks in last week’s edition. Will you make the grade this week? And remember, there’s a leaderboard on this quiz …

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said he will “personally bring a hot dog and a Coke” to anyone who buys a World Cup final ticket for $2m. The high ticket prices for this summer’s tournament have been the subject of significant criticism, but Infantino joked if a ticket was sold …

Borussia Dortmund’s Niklas Sule has chosen to retire this summer at the age of 30. The Germany defender injured his knee in last month’s Bundesliga defeat at Hoffenheim and initially thought he had suffered a cruciate ligament tear for the third time. Although he then discovered he had avoided a …

Rayan Cherki, Manchester City, £6.6m – Brentford (h) and Crystal Palace (h) Cherki has become City’s best midfield asset, with Antoine Semenyo’s output drying up in recent weeks. You might be tempted by Jeremy Doku after his two-goal performance at Everton, and he certainly has explosive potential, but the Belgian …

Having beaten Wales by a combined 57 points in the past two Women’s Six Nations, Ireland may be favourites for Saturday’s game in Belfast, but Aoife Dalton has a good reason for never giving the Welsh anything but her full focus. Ireland were beaten 31-5 in Cardiff in Dalton’s Six …

Available for 29 days With a quarter of Premiership clubs under interim managers and question marks over others, we ask what the managerial landscape will be in Scotland’s top flight in August. With Martin Dowden, Stephen McGowan and Robbie Neilson. Programme WebsiteShow less Source link

David Warner will be “accepting responsibility” after he was charged last month, his lawyer says. BBC News

Victor Wembanyama shone as the San Antonio Spurs drew level in the NBA’s Conference semi-finals while the New York Knicks edged into a 2-0 lead. The Spurs are seeded second in the Western Conference and bounced back from a home loss in game one to thump the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-95 …

Despite those struggles, both Dasgupta and Yardy are convinced Sooryavanshi has the talent to successfully play red-ball cricket in the future. Though he averages only 17.25 in eight first-class matches for Bihar, having made his debut aged 12, he has two centuries in under-19 Tests against Australia. “He is doing …

Villa’s wretched 2-1 home defeat by Tottenham on Sunday – a third consecutive loss – did not give them the ideal platform, even if Emery made eight changes. It underlined the lack of depth within the squad, with Emi Martinez, Matty Cash, Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers viewed as the …

Former world darts champion and broadcaster Mark Webster has been diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer. The 42-year-old, from St Asaph in north Wales, was diagnosed with hairy cell leukaemia in January and has revealed he is having chemotherapy. “It sounds bad when you say leukaemia but…it’s got …

On a beach in North Tyneside, fitness instructor David Fairlamb is putting nearly 40 people of all ages through their paces in a group training session. He has worked in the fitness industry for 30 years – long before social media, let alone artificial intelligence. Fairlamb, 54, believes AI has …

Arsenal play out a 1-1 draw away to Brighton & Hove Albion – a result which gives Manchester City their first WSL title since 2016. BBC News

Available for 29 days John Bennett is joined by Chris Sutton, the stars of the Euro Leagues podcast – ESPN’s Julien Laurens and European football expert Rafa Honigstein and commentator Conor McNamara, as PSG book a date with Arsenal in this year’s Champions League final, after beating Bayern Munich. They …