Liverpool are facing a contract problem with Ibrahima Konate. The French defender is out of contract in 2026 and if no agreement over a new deal is reached then he will be leaving on a free next

England have named an unchanged starting XV for Friday's opening game of the Women's Rugby World Cup against the United States in Sunderland.

One decision not to kick for goal, one stolen lineout, one more lost final - whatever anyone in the England camp is saying, it is impossible not to look at this year's Women's Rugby World Cup through the prism of what happened in Auckland three years ago.

Sport England met with the RFL over concerns about the governance of the sport; it comes after Nigel Wood returned to the sports governance in 2025 as chair; Wood left in 2018 after 17 years with a £300,

England head coach John Mitchell believes his Red Roses team "deserve large crowds" as ticket sales top 40,000 for their Rugby World Cup opener against the USA.