England head coach John Mitchell insists the tag of being Women’s Rugby World Cup favourites is “irrelevant”. The Red Roses kick off this year’s World Cup at the Stadium of Light against the United ...

A flotilla of hundreds of historic ships is heading into Amsterdam, kicking off a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch ...

Russian leaders are ‘sorely mistaken’ if they thought they could ‘hide’ their efforts to evade sanctions, Stephen Doughty said.

A midwife is bringing an employment claim against a hospital trust she worked for after it lodged a Prevent referral with police over her online support for Palestine and criticism of Zionism, her ...

Scheffler won the US PGA and Open Championship this year, with three of his four majors coming in the last eight events.

Nicola Sturgeon has said her “political instinct” is to back a united Ireland. However, the former Scottish first minister insisted the issue of Northern Ireland’s future is for people there to decide ...

Wales wing Lisa Neumann hopes fresh energy can help her side get their Rugby World Cup campaign off to a winning start against Scotland ...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue.

Aidan O’Brien was not too despondent after watching his dual Derby winner Lambourn trail home in fifth place in the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur at York.

The future of both men – heavily linked to Tottenham and Liverpool respectively – is set to remain a hot topic.

A former priest who was the leader of evangelical movement the Nine O’Clock Service has been found guilty of sexual offences against nine women. Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was the ...

Ombudsman eventually came out on top in an exciting renewal of the Juddmonte International Stakes at York. The 7-4 favourite was ridden by William Buick for John and Thady Gosden, with the fellow ...