Huge loss: Robshaw says rugby will miss Cueto as Sale Sharks stalwart bows out
England and Sale Sharks veteran Mark Cueto has now hung up his boots after Sale’s final match of the season away at Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.
On track for success: British BMX duo eager to wow Manchester at UCI World Cup
The world’s best BMX riders will compete in the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup on the weekend, with British Cycling duo Tre Whyte and Charlotte Green taking to the track they know best in search of success.
Rugby World Cup is Sale Sharks’ chance to engage with fans, says new GM Butler
Former Tranmere Rovers chief executive Jeremy Butler increased season ticket sales with the Merseyside club and now he wants to achieve similar things with Sale Sharks as the World Cup takes centre stage in England.
Eyes on the prize: Rugby World Cup trophy comes to Manchester during UK tour
The Rugby World Cup Trophy is visiting Manchester for three days, July 25-27, before Albert Square hosts one of the Official Fanzones from October 9-11.
Hard ‘core’ Manchester youth in BMX battle to compete at UCI World Cup
Up to 16 students (eight boys and eight girls) will then pedal the same weekend as the world’s best riders, something NCC BMX development coach Andy Adkin said was vital for growing the sport.
Tuesday Team Talk: English cricket will be buried forever without change
England’s embarrassing 15-run defeat to perennial whipping boys Bangladesh on Monday continued 23 years of misery on cricket’s biggest stage, since England reached the final in 1992.
Tuesday Team Talk: The 2022 winter World Cup will be a gift in disguise for English youth
We do not see the Aviva Premiership or Pro12 rugby come to a halt while the Six Nations is going on, when huge clubs lose a decent portion of their strongest and most expensive players, so the Premier League can follow suit in 2022.
Qatar World Cup 2022: FIFA told ‘re-run bidding process’ by Manchester MP
FIFA should re-run the World Cup 2022 bidding process rather than allowing a winter tournament to be held in Qatar, according to South Manchester MP John Leech.
Can England haka it? Both rugby codes face powerhouse New Zealand
England and New Zealand face each other twice this weekend as both codes of rugby contest international fixtures – but is it union or league that has the better chance of beating the rugby kings?
Sale Sharks’ Paterson focuses on club rugby… even if England call-up looms
Injuries to Geoff Parling and Ed Slater mean that New Zealand born Paterson could be picked by Stuart Lancaster ahead of the Autumn internationals, with the squad announcement due later this week
Manchester United defender Rojo relishing challenge in the ‘biggest league in the world’
Rojo signed for United from Sporting Lisbon for £16million in the summer but had to wait for his United debut after encountering difficulties obtaining a work visa.