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Zoe Harrison on her way back to England from anterior cruciate ligament injury

Against Leicester Tigers, Zoe Harrison made her presence felt early as she scored a superb opening try – Getty Image/Phil Hutchinson It was far from pretty at times, but Saracens defeated Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Women’s Rugby to cement second place and a chance at a home semi-final. What made it even more enjoyable… Read More »

Molly Caudery: How Cornwall helped create a world pole vault champion

Britain’s Molly Caudery wins gold at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow – Reuters/Hannah McKay Molly Caudery is Britain’s first world or Olympic pole vault champion. She now has her sights set on becoming the first British woman to win an Olympic field event title in 40 years and comes from a county with only… Read More »

Pep Guardiola ‘honoured’ by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s praise – now wants to build Barcelona 2.0

Pep Guardiola would love to build a Manchester City Champions League-winning team dominated by academy graduates like Phil Foden – Adam Davy/PA Wire Pep Guardiola could briefly bask in the glowing praise of Manchester United’s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe as he prepares for Sunday’s Etihad derby; but the City manager’s perspective was more focused… Read More »

Martin Bayfield: Six Nations should remain on free-to-air TV – but coverage needs to increase

Martin Bayfield believes the Six Nations will be best served by a single terrestrial broadcaster: Telegraph’s Geoff Pugh Rather than patrolling the sidelines with microphone in hand, Martin Bayfield enjoyed this year’s Guinness Six Nations Championship as a punter rather than a broadcaster for the first time in more than a decade. The former England… Read More »

Harry Cobden interview: Leading jumps jockey uses cows to relieve pressure of being No1

Harry Cobden and family own 550-acre farm at Lydford-on-Fosse in Somerset – Adrian Sherratt for The Telegraph I knew it would come in handy after three years at agricultural college 40 years ago, but I never imagined it would help Harry Cobden, “jockey first, farmer second”, sort through a lot of cattle that had recently… Read More »

Chandler Cunningham-South: I lost my Kiwi accent and now I know who Richard Hill is too

Chandler Cunningham-South made his England Under-20 debut before even playing for the club – Lee Smith/Reuters After every game, Chandler Cunningham-South receives a message via WhatsApp from his father, who is on his farm in New Zealand, assessing the performance of the New England backline. They are not short. “It actually looks like a script… Read More »