Exclusive by Tom Garry The Football Association has proposed radical changes to the Women’s FA Cup, including seeding four teams and dispensing with a draw after the last 32. The plans would introduce a “road-to-Wembley bracket” from the last 32, which would map out those teams’ route to the final, in the style of a World…
Suzanne Wrack at Gtech Community Stadium A businesslike performance against AS Far earned Arsenal a place in Sunday’s final of the inaugural Fifa Women’s Champions Cup against Corinthians. Four goals in the first half – from Stina Blackstenius, Frida Maanum, Mariona Caldentey and Olivia Smith – allowed Renée Slegers to rotate players and rest some legs and the…
Tumaini Carayol at Melbourne Park Iva Jovic became the youngest American woman to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open since Venus Williams in 1998, by dismantling the Kazakhstani veteran Yulia Putintseva 6-0, 6-1 on Sunday. At 18 years old, Jovic arrived in Melbourne as the youngest player inside the top 100 and the 27th seed has dominated…
Local media gleefully homed in on English pre-series predictions after Australia retained the urn having played just 11 days of cricket Jack Snape The sports sections of Australia’s major mastheads were on Monday largely dedicated to ridiculing pre-series predictions of an England Ashes victory, and announcing the end of the tourists’ now-compromised attacking philosophy. “Bazball…
Third Test, day two: England 213-8; Australia 371 Tourists trail by 158 after late Stokes and Archer stand Ali Martin at Adelaide Oval On a sweltering second day in the so-called city of churches, faith appeared to evaporate. Faith in technology, certainly, a sentiment shared by both sets of players. But for England there was a…
Approval expected next year; US investors interested 27% of Prem’s commercial rights were sold to CVC in 2019 Exclusive by Matt Hughes Prem Rugby is planning to launch a tender process to secure external investment in the competition after it has received formal approval from the Rugby Football Union to become a closed franchise league, which…
CHUMOUKEDIMA, Dec 13: Maharashtra emerged champions of the Dr. T. Ao Junior Girls National Football Championship 2025–26 (Tier-2), defeating Uttar Pradesh 4–1 in the final played at the Chümoukedima Football Stadium, Police Complex. The championship concluded with a grand closing ceremony on Wednesday. Advisor for Youth Resources & Sports, S. Keoshu Yimchunger, graced the occasion…
The PDC world darts championship is back, but could the new £1m winners’ cheque make this show too big? Jonathan Liew at Alexandra Palace Ateam of assistant referees walks into the Twelve Pins in Finsbury Park carrying linesmen’s flags and whistles. It’s 3pm on a Thursday, you think, they’ve probably just been reffing a local…
Same-sex teams cannot compete beyond national level GB follows national federations in Canada and Finland Reuters Same-sex couples will be permitted to compete in ice dance in British events as of next season, including the national championships, British Ice Skating announced on Wednesday. However, same-sex teams cannot compete beyond the national level, as the International…
