In anticipation of the new regional hub competition, the North West Hub still under the Thunder identity have appointed as their head coach Paul Shaw.
Shaw, 53, has experience in the women’s game having coached England to back to back Ashes wins and held various job titles while at the ECB. One of those roles was to turn the England side from a part-time team into a professional set-...
Plans for the rearranged clay court season in Europe were left in chaos when the WTA and ATP were forced to cancel the Madrid Open which was due to start on 12 September.
The event in Spain was seen as key preparation for the French Open which has been moved from May to September. But a spike in coronavirus cases in the city and the reintroduction of restrictions have left organisers...
Teenager Elle Fokkema is set to become the first woman to play 'Category A' men's football in the Netherlands after the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) allowed a trial scheme for the 2020-21 season.
Mixed teams are allowed in the Netherlands up to Under-19 level but women have so far not been able to represent senior men's teams. Fokkema will play for fourth-tier VV Foarut having...
Women and girl's recreational rugby will look very different for the time being after details were revealed of the Rugby Football Union's plan for returning to play.
All community rugby will be 10-a-side with no scrums and a 'two touch' rule instead of tackling. According to The Times, the RFU has submitted a plan to the government which is expected to be approved this week once it...
World No.24 Donna Vekic was the biggest name in action on the opening day of the Palermo Open in Sicily as the WTA Tour returned to action for the first time since March.
There have been a number of high-profile withdrawals, including Britain's Johanna Konta and Wimbledon champion Simona Halep, as well as an unnamed player being forced out of the event with coronavirus.
England star Rachel Daly would consider a loan move to the Women's Super League during the NWSL closed season.
Daly helped Houston Dash to victory in the Challenge Cup last month and was named the competition's Most Valuable Player. However, the new NWSL season is not expected to start until April 2021.
"There might be a loan opportunity for a few months...
Harriet Dart produced dominant performances in both the women's singles and mixed doubles to help the British Bulldogs to overall victory against the Union Jacks in the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis event in London.
Dart enjoyed a 6-4, 7-6 win against Jodie Burrage before a winner-takes-all doubles contest as she teamed up with Joe Salisbury to face Heather Watson and Jamie Murray...
Danielle Kang won the first event back on the LPGA Tour since February, claiming victory in the Drive On Championship in Ohio.
The American finished on seven under par, one shot ahead of Frenchwoman Celine Boutier, who missed a six-foot putt on the final hole which would have forced a sudden-death play-off.
It was a disappointing day for England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff, who...
