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British snowboarder Mia Brookes had to settle for bronze in the slopestyle competition at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado. The 18-year-old won gold 12 months ago but was unable to defend her title as Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand finished in the top spot. Sadowski-Synnott, 23, took gold with a score of 94.66 in her first run in the …

Alex King will not be part of Warren Gatland’s 2025 Six Nations backroom team with Rob Howley taking over the attack coach role for the tournament. King, 50, was appointed by Wales head coach Warren Gatland in December 2022 after Stephen Jones departed. King has been in his position for two Six Nations campaigns and a 2023 World Cup when …

England are looking to get back into the series after being soundly beaten in Kolkata in Brendon McCullum’s first match as head coach of the white-ball teams. Bowled out for 132, England’s historical weakness against spin was again exposed, as India’s trio of Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi shared a combined 5-67 from 12 overs. Batter and vice-captain …

Ulster have handed a first start to forward Lorcan McLoughlin for Sunday’s United Rugby Championship game against Zebre at Kingspan Stadium. The 22-year-old is named at blindside flanker, joining Nick Timoney and David McCann in the back row for the meeting with the Italian outfit. Former Ireland under-20 international McLoughlin made his debut for the Irish province as a replacement …

Luke Williams says Swansea City must find a “clever way” to end the “suffering” the club have endured since relegation from the Premier League in 2018. Swansea are in their seventh straight Championship season and, as things stand, are destined to finish somewhere in mid-table. After dropping out of the top flight, the Swans twice reached the play-offs while receiving …

Chelsea and England forward Cole Palmer proudly wears the flag of St Kitts and Nevis on his boots to honour his family roots. And it is having an impact on the Caribbean island of St Kitts, as BBC Sport found out when visiting to speak to local children – and to Prime Minister Terrance Drew. READ MORE: Cole Palmer – …

Chelsea and Napoli have both expressed interest in 20-year-old Garnacho. United did not respond to questions around a reported bid from Chelsea that is said to be around the £60m fee they are looking for. The club have been open around the fact their profit and sustainability rules (PSR) situation is tight and they have written to a leading fans …

As well as the Europa League, Tottenham are also in the FA Cup and have a 1-0 first-leg advantage over Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. The win at Hoffenheim means victory for Tottenham at home to Elfsborg next week will likely see them into the knockout stage. That game comes before a huge couple of days for …

Aston Villa are eighth in the Premier League and ninth in the Champions League, so their season is hardly a disaster – they just look a little bit flat at times. Their striker situation is something that Villa boss Unai Emery has got to sort out because he put Jhon Duran on to play with Ollie Watkins in the second …

Sweeney also denied speculation that he was planning to ride out the furore in the hope of stepping down in the wake of a successful Women’s Rugby World Cup later this year. The tournament is being hosted in England, has already brought in record ticket sales, and the Red Roses are hot favourites to win the World Cup for the …