Paolo Maldini, Dino Zoff, Inter and Juventus... all of Italian football pays tribute to Franco Baresi

Venner and Robinson among 32 Red Roses contracts

Gloucester-Hartpury wing Mia Venner and Exeter scrum-half Flo Robinson receive full-time England contracts for the first time.

Still hope for the Girondins de Bordeaux: Gérard Lopez sold the club to Sparta Capital, judicial liquidation can be avoided

Excluded from the National Championships in the first instance, the Girondins de Bordeaux retain a hope of remaining in National 1. According to information from “Sud Ouest” which we can confirm, the investment fund Sparta Capital has found the money to buy the club from Gérard Lopez. Judicial liquidation can thus be avoided.

Palmer's Little Prank on Rogers

Before his quest for a 25th Grand Slam at the US Open, Novak Djokovic will make his return to the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati

Former world number one Novak Djokovic announced his return to competition this Thursday. The Serbian will participate in the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati (August 13 to 23) before appearing at the US Open.