England v Tonga: Hosts ‘obsessed’ with series clean sweep says head coach Shaun Wane
Uncapped Josh Thewlis (left) and Morgan Smithies (right) have been named in England’s squad England head coach Shaun Wane says his side are “obsessed” with claiming a series clean sweep over Tonga with victory in Saturday’s final Test. Wanes has also called Josh Thewlis and Morgan Smithies into his squad for the finale at Headingly […]
World Series 2023: Arizona Diamondbacks beat Texas Rangers to level series
Evan Longoria (right) has set a record for the longest gap between World Series appearances for a position player [non-pitcher] – 15 years, having been AL Rookie of the Year with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 The Arizona Diamondbacks levelled the World Series at 1-1, beating the Texas Rangers 9-1 after a stellar outing […]
World Series 2023: Texas Rangers beat Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 after walk-off homer in 11th inning
Garcia’s total of 22 runs batted in during the 2023 play-offs is a record for a single postseason campaign Adolis Garcia’s walk-off home run helped the Texas Rangers battle back to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 after 11 innings in the opening game of the best-of-seven World Series. The Rangers were trailing 5-3 in the […]
Aramco Team Series: Alison Lee equals two Ladies European Tour records after brilliant opening round in Riyadh
Alison Lee lost in a play-off to Australia’s Minjee Lee at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea last weekend -11 A Lee (US); -9 M Lee (Aus); -7 K Henry (Sco), C Hull (Eng), P Lindberg (Swe), NB Estrup (Den), VE Carta (Ita), J Melichova (Cze), C Williams (Wal), C Ciganda (ESP) Selected others:-6 […]
World Series: Arizona Diamondbacks beat Philadelphia Phillies in National League Championship Series
The Diamondbacks’ sole previous World Series appearance in 2001 was a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees, who had won in 1998, 1999 and 2000 Dates: 27 October-4 November Start times: 01:00 BST Coverage: Watch game one live on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport website & app The Arizona Diamondbacks will face the […]
England v Tonga: Hosts aim to learn lessons from World Cup heartache in historic Test series
Jack Welsby (right) was in the England team which lost to Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup semi-final last year Venue: Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens Date: Sunday, 22 October Kick-off: 14:30 BST Coverage: Live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer; live text updates on the BBC Sport website and app The last time […]
England v Tonga: Shaun Wane names suspended George Williams in Tonga series squad
Leeds’ Harry Newman (right) has done enough to convince England coach Shaun Wane to call him up for the Tonga test series Venue: Totally Wicked Stadium, St. Helens Date: Sunday, 22 October Kick-off: 14.30 BST Coverage: Live television coverage on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, live text updates on the BBC Sport website and app […]
NFL International Series 2023: All you need to know before London games
Venues & dates: October 1: Atlanta Falcons v Jacksonville Jaguars, Wembley Stadium. October 8: Jacksonville Jaguars v Buffalo Bills, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. October 15: Baltimore Ravens v Tennessee Titans (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) Kick-offs: All 14:30 BST BBC coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app The NFL has returned to London this […]
New Zealand v England: Roses lose second Test to set up series decider
The Roses have travelled to New Zealand without any of the players who reached the World Cup final New Zealand thrashed England 57-36 to level the series at 1-1 and take the Taini Jamison Trophy to a decider. The Roses, who narrowly won Sunday’s opening game, trailed by four at half-time before a dominant second-half […]
World Triathlon Championship Series: Great Britain’s Beth Potter crowned champion
Great Britain’s Beth Potter was crowned world champion after victory at the World Triathlon Championship Series finals in Spain. The 31-year-old was in the chasing pack in the swim and cycle before she pulled clear in the run, with team-mate Kate Waugh finishing second. Potter’s victory at the event in Pontevedra also secured her place […]