Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney has survived a vote of no confidence held at a special general meeting, where he faced a call for his dismissal by the board. English rugby’s community game had gathered enough support by January to trigger the special general meeting, where a resolution was tabled calling for Sweeney…
All roads leads back to the Champion Hurdle for Constitution Hill after he survived a hair-raising mistake at the final flight to seal victory in the Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham. Nicky Henderson’s stable star was nothing short of sensational when claiming Champion Hurdle glory in 2023, but was unable to defend his crown last term…
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka survived a first Australian Open test, but last year’s beaten finalist Qinwen Zheng suffered a shock second-round exit. Chinese star Zheng reached her first Grand Slam showpiece here last year before going on to win Olympic gold and establish herself as one of the best players in the world. But she…
Jack Draper came through a five-set battle in the first round of the Australian Open for the second year in a row. Twelve months ago, the British No 1 vomited into a courtside bin at the end of a gruelling win over Marcos Giron in intense Melbourne heat. It was cooler and breezier this time,…
Luke Littler came through a thrilling contest against Ryan Joyce to reach the quarter-finals of the World Darts Championship with a tense 4-3 win at Alexandra Palace. The 17-year-old, who is trying to go one better than his remarkable runner-up finish on debut at the tournament last year, never trailed but was pushed to the…
Luke Littler made a winning start to his bid for a maiden World Darts Championship title after coming through a tough test against Ryan Meikle at Alexandra Palace. Last year’s runner-up recovered from a slow start to dominate the closing stages of the contest, wrapping up a 3-1 victory to book a third-round meeting with…
