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Former England footballer Wayne Bridge has pulled out of his fight with KSI after the YouTuber “crossed the line” with remarks about his ex-girlfriend’s alleged affair with former team-mate John Terry. The bout, which had been scheduled to take place on 29 March, was only announced two days ago. In a statement posted on Instagram, external, Bridge said: “These are …

Marcus Rashford has not abandoned all hope of playing for Manchester United again. Rashford has not featured for United since being substituted in the Europa League victory over Viktoria Plzen on 12 December, after which his training performances were called into question by head coach Ruben Amorim. The 27-year-old has been on the bench once in the intervening period, when …

Saracens’ Phil Morrow will join England as head of performance at the end of the season, after an initial attempt to recruit him was blocked by Premiership clubs. England had hoped to bring in Morrow last autumn, but Saracens would only allow him to take up the role midway though a campaign if he continued with his club duties. Premiership …

Watch as England’s Sophia Dunkley hits three sixes and a four off the bowling of Australia’s Kim Garth during their Women’s Ashes T20 encounter in Sydney.

Sepp Straka overcame some late nerves to claim his third PGA Tour title with victory in The American Express at La Quinta in California. The Austrian carded a two-under-par 70 in the last round to finish two shots clear of America’s Justin Thomas. The European Ryder Cup player took a four-shot lead into the final day but came under pressure …

Novak Djokovic set up a mouth-watering Australian Open quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz with a convincing victory over Jiri Lehecka. Djokovic continued his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title with a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-4) win against the Czech 24th seed. He will face Alcaraz in the last eight after the Spaniard progressed when British number one Jack Draper …

Barkley was this season’s rushing leader with 2,005 yards – the eighth highest of all-time – and Philadelphia also have the league’s second-best rushing offence. The weather forecast was also far from ideal for a passing game, so it was bound to be a run-heavy match-up. Yet it was Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, not Barkley, who broke a tackle on …

Shaun Murphy held off a stirring fightback from world champion Kyren Wilson to secure his second Masters title with a 10-7 win at Alexandra Palace. Having established a healthy 6-2 advantage on Sunday afternoon, Murphy was put under extreme pressure by his fellow Englishman, as the momentum of the match shifted in the evening. Wilson knocked in breaks of 95, …

The Errigal Ciaran boss pointed to the different reactions of last weekend’s winning semi-finalists. “Cuala’s reaction after their semi-final was remarkable because it was a shrug of the shoulders, shake hands with their opponents, shake hands with their team-mates and dander off the pitch. “Newbridge was a very different experience and a very different thing for our club. “Emotions have …

Ospreys will host Scarlets in an all-Welsh last 16 tie of the European Challenge Cup. Perpignan’s bonus-point win over Zebre on Sunday ended Scarlets’ hopes of a home tie. The fixture is due to be played on the weekend commencing 5 April. Swansea City are due to face Derby County in football’s Championship at the Swansea.Com Stadium on the Saturday, …