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England will not schedule a bilateral series against Afghanistan as long as the Taliban-ruled country continues to refuse to field a women’s team, according to chief executive Richard Gould.England have never played a bilateral series against Afghanistan and do not have one scheduled, but the two nations’ men’s teams have met regularly at World Cups

Andy Murray has initiated the final sequence of his career by taking a wild card into the Geneva Open, a 250-point event which starts in just under a fortnight’s time.The tournament announced Murray’s entry this morning, soothing fears that his summer might be torpedoed by the serious ankle injury which he suffered in Miami on

Everton’s proposed takeover by 777 Partners was at severe risk of collapse on Wednesday night after owner Farhad Moshiri held crisis talks with the Miami group.The British-Iranian businessman has held two days of face-to-face meetings but appears yet to be convinced that 777 has funds to complete the deal.Multiple sources close to talks say Moshiri

Motorsport’s world governing body the FIA has been hit by another high-profile departure, with chief executive Natalie Robyn leaving her role after just 18 months.The FIA said in a statement on Wednesday that the American had left her role “by mutual consent”. Telegraph Sport understands her relationship with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem had become

Eddie Jones says he hopes former England captain Owen Farrell rediscovers the “love of the game” when he moves to Racing 92 in France next season.Farrell announced he was stepping back from international rugby after the World Cup in France last November, to protect his and his family’s mental health after the pressure of international

Joy instantly turned to tragedy for potential Derby contender Hidden Law on Wednesday when he suffered a fatal injury soon after passing the winning post as an impressive victor of the feature Boodles Chester Vase Stakes.Four days after the high of winning Saturday’s 2,000 Guineas with Notable Speech, trainer Charlie Appleby and jockey Wiliam Buick

Good evening and welcome to live coverage of the Champions League semi-final, second leg tie between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich from the Bernabéu, which starts at 2-2, more all-square than ever in this vacuous, post away goals era. The home side, winners on 14 occasions, two of them under Carlo Ancelotti in 2014 and

Dean Richards is hungry – and you won’t like him when he’s hungry. The hulking former No 8 sits with a pint of Leicestershire’s local Tiger ale before deciding that enough is enough and, in returning without snacks from the bar, I have reneged on my duties as round-purchaser.Richards disappears, returning moments later with his

The Northern Irishman had long been one of the most vocal critics of LIV Golf, insisting in July last year that he would rather retire than play on the Saudi-funded breakaway, but has softened his stance on PIF in the last year. He recently admitted he is “impatient” to get a deal done and compared

Central to the England transformation was Dan Ashworth, who will soon become sporting director at United under Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the new minority shareholder in charge of football operations. In his former role as Football Association technical director, Ashworth was well aware of Southgate’s strengths long before the rest of us, having worked closely with