Loughborough Lightning have announced a Development Group that will bolster the squad during preseason and the JAECOO PWR Next Gen Cup 2026/27 period. The 11-strong group of current Loughborough University players will gain vital senior rugby experience in the early months of the season, during a period when Lightning have a large number of senior
2degrees announced as a partner of New Zealand Rugby, supporting women’s programmes like Under 18s and the Black Ferns 2degrees and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) have today announced a new three-year partnership that will see 2degrees become the Official Telecommunications Partner of New Zealand Rugby, and specifically support a wide range of women’s professional teams
University of Bath sporting scholar Matthew Ward says winning bronze for Scotland at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games is “what dreams are made of”. Ward, who studies and trains at the University, led off for the host nation in Tuesday’s mixed 4x100m medley relay and put them firmly in medal contention by placing second in
The 2027 Series will once again visit Dubai, Cape Town, Singapore, Perth, Vancouver and New York before culminating in the HSBC SVNS World Championship across Hong Kong, Valladolid and Bordeaux. The announcement follows a landmark 2026 competition which saw New Zealand’s women and South Africa’s men claim the HSBC SVNS Series titles in New York, before Australia’s women and South Africa’s men
Impact Beyond, the long-term legacy programme underpinning Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 and Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029, has been launched today by The Hon Anika Wells MP, the Australian Federal Minister for Sport, with AUD$30 million investment from the Australian Government to harness the transformative power of Australia’s hosting of back-to-back Rugby World Cups,
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions have today entered a landmark, long-term strategic alliance focused on accelerating the growth of women’s boxing. The partnership brings together MVP’s industry-leading platform for women’s boxing and Matchroom Boxing’s global promotional expertise and world-class roster to create significant new opportunities for female fighters both inside
From the 2026/27 season, WSL Football’s secondary competition will have a new name and new format with Subway agreeing a new multi-year deal to become title partner. Previously The Subway Women’s League Cup, the competition has been renamed the Subway Players Cup to recognise that the new format has been built around player welfare principles and that the ambition for the competition is to
With 10,000 runners gearing up to take on the Saucony Run Shoreditch Half 2026 in September, Runna is sharing expert advice to help the borough fuel properly before race day. Good nutrition can make the difference when powering through Shoreditch’s fast, flat streets and potentially hitting the wall, but Runna’s coaches have outlined the top
Having overcome more personal challenges than most to stay competitive at the highest level, Proteas women’s cricketer Sinalo Jafta was awarded one of the most meaningful honours at the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Awards in July: the Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket Award. CSA describes the accolade as one that celebrates an individual embodying resilience,
Expanded agreement builds on the momentum of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, with enhanced support for the WXV Global Series and Challenger running from 2026 into 2028. World Rugby and Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. have extended their successful global partnership, with Mitsubishi Electric strengthening its commitment to the women’s game through support for the WXV
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