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Wales boss Rhian Wilkinson says she feels James leads by example. “Angharad has been a consistent performer for this team for so many years, which is summed up by the number of appearances she’s made,” she said. “Her passion and commitment to her country is evident and while she’s not necessarily the most vocal leader, she’s always demanding and offering …

Gloucester-Hartpury have 21 international players unavailable for their opening game of the new season as they begin their quest for a third-straight title.

Of course, history quickly gathers dust. After reaching one goal, new dreams were spoken of in Tuscany. Harrison mentioned pre-game about how 7-8 points could be enough to finish 24th in the new structure and reach the knockout stage, though at that point you wonder how many believed TNS were genuinely targeting such a tally. It turns out they are …

Even having avoided defeat in Portugal, Ten Hag remains under intense scrutiny before Sunday’s return to league action at Aston Villa. He stayed on in the summer, after the disappointment of an eighth-place finish was offset somewhat by winning the FA Cup. But while a poor start to this campaign has seen the pressure on the 54-year-old ramped up again, …

Paris St-Germain lead the race to sign Mohamed Salah from Liverpool, who see Karim Adeyemi as a replacement, while Manchester United prepare a bid for Benfica’s Kerem Akturkoglu. Paris St-Germain are leading the race to sign Egypt forward Mohamed Salah and will look to tempt the 32-year-old, whose Liverpool contract expires at the end of the season, with a three-year …

However, he is set to miss his club’s next two Premiership matches at least, which will give Harlequins’ Marcus Smith and Northampton’s Fin Smith a head start when it comes to competing for the England number 10 shirt. Ford was ever-present throughout the Six Nations earlier this year as England won three and lost two of their five matches, before …

South African Darren Fichardt hit a superb 11-under-par 61 at Kingsbarns to lead by one stroke on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The 49-year-old world number 462 finished one off the course record of 60 which was struck by his countryman Branden Grace in 2012. Fichardt last struck a round of 61 at the 2001 Sao Paulo …

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United) Defenders: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City) Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes …

Exeter Chiefs have signed Argentina second row Franco Molina. The forward, who has won nine Test caps, joins after helping Argentina finish third in the Rugby Championship having registered wins over New Zealand, South Africa and Australia over the past two months. The 27-year-old will help Exeter’s depth in the pack with injuries to players including Dafydd Jenkins and Lewis …

Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been handed a one-year ban from all forms of cricket for breaching the anti-corruption code. Jayawickrama was charged with three breaches of the code by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in August after failing to report an approach to fix matches and obstructing an investigation. The 26-year-old subsequently admitted to breaching the anti-corruption code. …