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RFU stops short of delivering full backing for Borthwick but denies Farrell talks

Sweeney: ‘I see the outcome being … to support Steve’ ‘We were very disappointed in the Six Nations’ The Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, has provided another strong indication that the head coach Steve Borthwick will lead England in this summer’s Nations Championship fixtures pending the outcome of a formal review into their […]

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Canada’s Ali Ahmed on home World Cup dream: ‘I want to win our group’

Norwich winger on ‘perfect setup’ of Toronto and Vancouver games as co-hosts look to punch above their weight this summer Ali Ahmed watched the last World Cup at home with friends and family. “It was goose bumps seeing Canada walking out,” the winger says. “I haven’t seen that in my lifetime. It was surreal.” This

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Roy Hodgson makes shock return to management at 78 with Bristol City

78-year-old replaces Gerhard Struber for rest of season Hodgson last managed second-tier club back in 1982 Roy Hodgson has made a sensational return to management at the age of 78 with Bristol City after Gerhard Struber was sacked by the Championship club. Hodgson, who has been out of work since leaving Crystal Palace in February

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