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In Christchurch, the city of his birth, Stokes is born again. Physically fit and back to his ebullient self. As usual, he politely fends off suggestions that this is a homecoming – “I’m English” – though concedes it is special to be surrounded by so many members of his family. Merivale Papanui, the club where a young Stokes played his …

Gloucester-Hartpury return to league action this Saturday after three weeks off, with a local derby against Bristol Bears at Kingsholm – the first of four consecutive weeks of fixtures before Christmas. They are currently third in the table, 11 points behind leaders Saracens with a game in hand, but only a point and place in front of the Bears who …

BBC Radio 5 Live’s Leon Osman and Ian Dennis discuss Arsenal’s performance in their 5-1 win over Sporting in the Champions League.

Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol cost £77m when he joined City from RB Leipzig in August 2023. He struggled in the 4-0 home defeat by Tottenham at the weekend and on Tuesday was at fault for Feyenoord’s first and second goals. Gvardiol horribly misplaced a backpass which allowed Anis Hadj Moussa to nip in and round Ederson to score Feyenoord’s first …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts after his side are booed following their 3-3 draw against Feyenoord in the Champions League.

World number one Judd Trump won five frames in a row as he fought back from 3-1 down to beat three-time UK champion Neil Robertson 6-3 and move into the last 16 in York. Australian Robertson had a glorious chance to move 4-1 ahead but missed the penultimate ball and that proved to be the turning point in the match. …

Asked about his approach to management, Rooney explained that he is “tough in terms of managing the seniors” and “quite demanding in terms of what the training regime looks like”. “For me that’s important that we get that perfectly bang on so that we can roll into the games with no questions asked – full clarity, confidence. “Demands are going …

Jacob Stockdale, Tadhg Furlong, Ryan Baird and Jamie Osborne have been ruled out of Ireland’s final autumn international against Australia on Saturday. Ulster wing Stockdale (hamstring) and Leinster full-back Osborne (abductor) were forced off during Saturday’s win over Fiji. Speaking about Osborne’s injury, Ireland forwards coach Paul O’Connell said: “He’s a big loss. He’s very versatile on the bench obviously, …

Watch Rashod Bateman catch a 40-yard touchdown pass from Lamar Jackson for Baltimore Ravens as they beat Los Angeles Chargers 30-23 in the NFL.

Jamaica scored a last-second goal to defeat England 50-49 and send the four-match Horizon series to a deciding game. England went into the match in the Jamaican capital Kingston with a 1-0 series lead following a comprehensive 55-47 victory in the second game in Manchester. But a rapid start from the Sunshine Girls saw them score five goals without reply …