New Zealand forward on handling the emotion of losing a sibling at a young age and Jonah Lomu’s career impactFor years the names barely changed. Between them Sam Whitelock and Brodie Retallick played 262 Test matches for New Zealand, breaking the record for the most-capped second row pairing in international rugby. By the end they made Stonehenge feel...

Almost all top-flight games to be broadcast from 2025Sky Sports contributing vast majority of investmentSky Sports and the BBC have agreed a new five-year, shared domestic broadcast rights deal to show almost every Women’s Super League match live on television from the 2025-26 campaign.The value of the deal is undisclosed but the Guardian understands...

Move has riled some Borussia Dortmund and Mainz fans‘You cannot make your decision depending on reactions’Jürgen Klopp has defended his decision to join Red Bull as global head of soccer from next year after criticism from fans in Germany, saying the project was “outstanding” for him.Klopp, who ended a successful nine-year stint as Liverpool’s manager...

Fifa wants to negotiate new deals for 2025 tournamentCases in line to be heard at Swiss Arbitration CentreFifa is in dispute with its long-term partners Adidas and Coca-Cola over sponsorship rights for next year’s Club World Cup in the United States. Separate cases have been lodged at the Swiss Arbitration Centre in Zurich are expected to be heard in...

The competition is on an upwards trajectory ahead of the 2024-25 season even as sacrifices are still made on the road to full-time professionalismStill riding the Matildas wave, A-League Women’s football returns this week with ambitions to prove itself as the most compelling female sporting competition in Australia. But a talent drain to overseas leagues...

WSL record goalscorer joined from Arsenal in summerCity not giving a timeline for forward’s returnManchester City have confirmed the Women’s Super League record goalscorer Vivianne Miedema has undergone surgery on her left knee.The Dutch international, who joined City from Arsenal in the summer following the expiration of her contract, will now “begin...