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Manager Stephen Robinson has agreed a new contract that ties him to St Mirren until the summer of 2027. The Northern Irishman left Morecambe to take charge in Paisley in February 2022 and has led the Buddies to back-to-back top-six finishes in his two full seasons. The 49-year-old has steered St Mirren to their highest league positions in almost 40 …

Gatland now faces a conundrum as to where he plays “the best back in Wales”. Thomas has played 12 in each of Cardiff’s five URC outings so far this season, but faces stiff competition from Eddie James, Max Llewellyn, Owen Watkin and Nick Tompkins for the Wales shirt. Thomas said he is aware of conversations between Cardiff head coach Matt …

Match of the Day pundits discuss how “outstanding” Morgan Rogers made Aston Villa “tick” in their 2-0 victory over Bologna in the Champions League.

Match of the Day pundit Guillem Balague explains how Unai Emery has transformed Aston Villa from a club in a Premier League relegation battle to Champions League table toppers. WATCH HIGHLIGHTS: Villa beat Bologna to maintain great Champions League start Available to UK users only.

Oleksandr Usyk asks Tyson Fury to sign a photo of the Briton being punched in the face in their first fight during a news conference before their rematch.

England centre Henry Slade will play for Exeter this weekend in a bid to prove his fitness ahead of the autumn opener against New Zealand on 2 November. The 31-year-old had shoulder surgery over the summer and has yet to feature for his club this season. But he will fly back early from England’s training camp in Girona to prepare …

Forwards: Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh), Josh Bayliss (Bath), Jamie Bhatti, Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings (all Glasgow Warriors), Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh), Alex Craig (Scarlets), Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey (both Glasgow Warriors), Freddy Douglas (Edinburgh), Matt Fagerson, Zander Fagerson (both Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist, Patrick Harrison (both Edinburgh Rugby), Will Hurd (Leicester), Ewan Johnson (Oyonnax), Nathan McBeth, Elliot Millar Mills (Northampton), Ben Muncaster …

“The Football Association of Wales confirms its intention to submit a formal bid to Uefa to host the 2027 Women’s Champions League final at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff,” the FAW said in a statement. “Having submitted a declaration of interest to host the 2027 final, the FAW bid will be developed in collaboration with the Principality Stadium and local …

Despite the lack of British stars in the NBA, the league generates a large British-based audience. In Europe, Great Britain has the second largest number of NBA League Pass subscriptions, only behind Germany. The NBA app also had an average weekly viewer increase of 52% in 2023-24 compared to the previous season from British-based fans. Between 2013 and 2019, London’s …

Jhon Duran has made a habit of coming off the substitutes bench and scoring for Aston Villa this season. On Tuesday, the Colombia forward made his first start at Villa Park for 11 months and marked it with his side’s second goal against Bologna in the Champions League. Duran’s celebrations were cut short when he was immediately replaced by Ollie …