As Lucy Bronze stepped up to take England’s seventh penalty in their European Championship quarter-final shoot-out against Sweden, her mother, Diane, could not watch. Four players had already missed ...

Rugby has gone through rough patches before. It could be argued that the entire amateur era was low on entertainment and, certainly, when you look back at the footage, what we now refer to as ‘ball-in ...

Women's Rugby World Cup - Pool C: Ireland v Japan Venue: Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Date: Sunday, 24 August Kick-off: 12:00 BST Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sport ...