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Trump flyover and Secret Service checks greet fans at marquee Texas v Tennessee clash Air Force One flies low over Neyland before kickoff Schools coordinate with Secret Service over headsets Fans urged to arrive early amid enhanced screening Encouraging fans to get inside Neyland Stadium earlier than usual with Donald Trump coming to Tennessee’s college football game against Texas sure worked Sat…

Wallaroos storm back in second half to blow away Scotland in WXV series Scotland 10-30 Australia Visitors trail 10-5 in Edinburgh but battle back Australia came from behind to beat Scotland 30-10 in their WXV Global Series clash after a dominant second-half display in Edinburgh. Scotland, who lost their opening two fixtures against Canada and New Zealand, had taken a 10-5 lead into half-time at H…

England v Spain: Nations League football – live Nations League updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-off Live scoreboard | Follow us on Instagram and TikTok We interupt the Manchester City news cycle to bring you live coverage of a football match: England v Spain in the Nations League, aka the World Cup final that wasn’t. U over it yet, hun? It’s been 73 days since England’s grisly collapse against Ar…

WSL roundup: Greenwood maintains Manchester City’s 100% record Defending champions win 1-0 at pointless Charlton Alex Greenwood fires in only goal from a free-kick Manchester City maintained their perfect start to the Women’s Super League season with a 1-0 win at Charlton. Alex Greenwood scored a fine free-kick in the 36th minute, which proved enough to give the defending champions a fourth succe…

Gloucester’s Dewi Lake in full flow with two tries in emphatic win at Exeter Exeter 24-45 Gloucester Ben Loader also scores two tries in bonus-point win Gloucester are determined to make significant progress up the Prem table this season and here was a hugely promising first step. The Cherry and Whites had a bonus point on the board before half-time on a breezy afternoon in Devon and had more tha…

Zoe Harrison rescues Red Roses with thrilling last-gasp try against New Zealand WXV: England 26-19 New Zealand Interception score arrives with clock in the red If anyone thought a noise at Twickenham would not reach the decibel levels of the full-time whistle of the Rugby World Cup final last year then they were firmly wrong. Zoe Harrison’s last-gasp winning try against New Zealand was met with e…

Pocognoli’s reign as Scotland coach begins with stalemate in Slovenia Sébastien Pocognoli grimaced on Friday when recalling his playing debut for Belgium. Alessandro del Piero and Italy discovered favourable opposition when preparing for the 2008 World Cup. Pocognoli will also look back, in time, at his maiden game as the head coach of Scotland. Blue skies, a dainty stadium in Ljubljana and a sec…

Wallabies gear up for mouthwatering South Africa clash: ‘A massive, massive Test’ | Jack Snape With Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii on the wing and a bench packed with forwards, coach Les Kiss is hoping he has a formula to topple the Springboks The weight of the occasion is almost enough to tip the great red continent into the Indian Ocean. Sunday night’s clash between the Wallabies and South Africa in Per…

Ireland players vote to go ahead with Israel matches despite ‘different views’ Scheduled press conference and training session delayed Irish FA admits ‘players shared different views’ The Republic of Ireland’s Nations League fixtures with Israel will go ahead after players voted on Saturday for the matches to be played. The scheduled press conference before Sunday’s first game – which is being pl…

Warwickshire clinch County Championship title with victory over Leicestershire Warwickshire beat Leicestershire by an innings & 79 runs Ethan Bamber’s five-wicket haul seals title for Bears It had to be Ethan Bamber with the Championship winning nugget. As Warwickshire ’s beating heart dispatched two of Tom Scriven’s stumps, the players rushed into a victory huddle, non-playing members of the squ…