Spain brush aside the absence of Carlos Alcaraz to beat the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup quarter-finals and move one step closer to a first title in six years.

The Prince of Wales meets Burrow’s family and teammate Kevin Sinfield during his visit to Leeds.

Wales captain Aaron Ramsey says it would be “the icing on the cake” if the midfielder can overcome his injury problems and the side make next summer’s World Cup.

A former Kaizer Chiefs midfield maestro has signed for a new team as he looks to get his dying career back on track.

Despite a 3-1 win over Zambia in an international friendly last week, Bafana Bafana dropped two places in the FIFA rankings.

Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby is in advanced talks to become head coach at WSL 2 side Newcastle United.

Head coach Andy Farrell has named his Ireland matchday squad for Saturday’s clash against South Africa at a sold-out Aviva Stadium.

Kaizer Chiefs new man Nkanyiso Shinga has not featured for the Soweto giants since he signed in July from Alverca.

Kaizer Chiefs defender Given Msimango is back in the travelling squad to face Egyptian side Al-Masry after 221 days on the sidelines.

Rassie Erasmus has named his Springbok team to face Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The 23-man squad attended these schools.

Wales will host Bosnia-Herzegovina and Northern Ireland travel to Italy in the World Cup play-off semi-finals.

Match of the Day presenter Gabby Logan gets a surprise visit from Sunday pub league manager Steve Bracknall.

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Manie Libbok have been selected as the Springboks’ two playmakers for Saturday’s Test against Ireland.

Mushfiqur Rahim marks his 100th Test cap with a century as Bangladesh take a commanding first-innings lead over Ireland in Mirpur.

Britain’s Alfie Davis will fight Russia’s Usman Nurmagomedov for the PFL lightweight title in Dubai on 7 February.

The Springboks have backed Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to start at flyhalf against Ireland, but will be without Kurt-Lee Arendse.

Former England captain David Gower says the success of Ben Stokes’ tenure as captain could depend on how his team perform in the upcoming Ashes series against Australia, adding that this might be Stokes’ last chance to lift the famous urn.

New Zealand coach Scott Robertson rang the changes for their Test with Wales, bringing in 12 new faces to the run-on XV that lost to England.

England head coach Brendon McCullum says “there’s nothing bigger” than the Ashes and that his side come to Australia “with huge hopes and aspirations”.

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