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England need new leadership to move on from Women’s Ashes debacle | Raf Nicholson

Rout in Australia showed England need a new coach and captain and an end to a closed-shop siege mentality “Inspire and entertain”. Since he took over as England head coach in November 2022, that has been the mantra from Jon Lewis. Players have been encouraged to embrace and defend his philosophy, as Sophia Dunkley did

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Six Nations warning lights are flashing for exposed England and weak Wales

Steve Borthwick’s side still lack an effective Plan B while Warren Gatland’s aim is to avoid embarrassment in Rome Few annual tournaments lay bare the truth as brutally or swiftly as the Six Nations. There are no play-yourself-in pool games, no one-off-the-mark half-volleys. The opposition want your guts from minute one and, particularly away from

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Au revoir, Eurosport: home of the magnificent, pioneering and strange

After 36 glorious years we will miss this defiantly different programming once it has been swallowed up by TNT Sports So farewell then, Eurosport. For 36 years you were the bric-a-brac of satellite channels, dishing up the curios and the comforting, the magnificent and the strange. You were the friend we ignored for weeks at

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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Arsenal relish City demolition as Sels shines while Liverpool carry on regardless at the top Any successful title challenge needs a statement victory to install belief and reset previous concerns. Beating Manchester City must now be Arsenal’s foundation and not the zenith. Arsenal have played much of this season as if distracted by situations beyond

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