All news by author: Alex Spink

“The potential and talent in this squad is unbelievable. But we’ve had that for two or three years now. The time for potential needs to stop now. We need to start acting on it"

Britain's most decorated athlete reminds would-be protesters that thousands of ordinary people will use the race "to raise money for charities and make a difference to others"

Harlequins' England fly-half says Premiership needs to match spending power of French clubs and stops short of ruling out move across Channel one day

There are fears Sunday’s London Marathon could suffer the same fate as the Grand National and World Snooker Championships, which were severely disrupted by protestors

Mark McCall responds to Champions Cup defeat in La Rochelle and loss to injury of Billy Vunipola by reaching for the cotton wool

La Rochelle 24-10 Saracens: Two tries from La Rochelle scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow hand champions a semi-final against Exeter Chiefs

La Rochelle v Saracens: Londoners' boss accepts blame for 'messing up' at Toulon last season, saying 'it wasn’t the players’ fault it was mine'

Exeter Chiefs v Stormers: Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals, Sandy Park, today 5.30pm kick-off

Leinster 55-24 Leicester: Stuart Lancaster's seven-try Irish outfit outclass English champions at Aviva Stadium in Dublin

Leinster v Leicester: Tigers boss grateful to support of Leinster counterpart during difficult early days at Welford Road - and looking forward to pitting his wits against him tonight

Leinster v Leicester: England scrum-half returns to Dublin for Champions Cup quarter-final three weeks after Six Nations campaign ended in defeat to Ireland

“We have an opportunity to collectively fix all these issues. We have an opportunity to have a situation where all parties win. None of these issues are irreversible"

Gloucester star Santi Carreras believes he can emulate compatriot Lionel Messi with global glory this autumn but first he must confront Mission Improbable away to European champions La Rochelle

"The Olympics is the races everybody sees and to not perform on that stage was tough. But you just have to bounce back, which we have done”

The Scottish 1,500-metre star won silver in 2020 Tokyo Olympics and is one of Britain's biggest athletics medal hopes ahead of next year's Games taking place in Paris

Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Adam Peaty has announced he is stepping away from the sport due to burnout, ahead of next year's Paris Olympics

'If you don't have a superstar that stands out like I did, then it's going to be hard to draw the big crowds and draw that attention that you want'

The London derby, won by Saracens 36-24, drew a crowd of 55,109 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the weekend and was seen on television by more than 1.5 million

Saracens star Billy Vunipola is has not played for England since Steve Borthwick took charge, but he is now targeting an international recall ahead of the World Cup

Saracens 36-24 Harlequins: 55,109 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium see Saracens book a home Premiership semi-final with a five-try defeat of London neighbours Harlequins

While Ireland’s Grand Slam winners are excused of club duty to freshen up ahead of next week's Champions Cup, England's Six Nations squad are straight back on the treadmill

“Rugby can’t be as black and white as a shoulder to the head is off. There are so many moving parts in the game. Accidents like that will always happen in the game of rugby”

Women's Six Nations: Marlie Packer returns to lead England rebuild dreaming of setting record straight at home final in 2025

“There’s a long way to go for us to be at our best - which is a great sign. We’re a good side that’s nowhere near reached its potential”

Ireland 29-16 England: Four-try Ireland complete Grand Slam to leave England with searching questions less than six months out from World Cup