Atherton badminton ace Gary Fox has set his stall out early for this season’s AJ Bell National Badminton League, wanting to retain the trophy he won last season.

Stockport Rugby Club U12s will be part of May’s Aviva Premiership Rugby Final at Twickenham after his side booked their spot at a festival organised by Sale Sharks last weekend.

On paper Sale Sharks’ European Rugby Champions Cup tasks is one of the toughest around, but that won’t stop captain Josh Beaumont from giving his all for the cause.

After recording their 200th Aviva Premiership Rugby win on Saturday, Sale Sharks’ Steve Diamond is now targeting success in Europe.

Captaincy may bring added responsibility and pressure but Sale Sharks skipper Josh Beaumont claims he is relishing his new role.

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks but Sale Sharks scrum-half Mike Phillips claims he is learning plenty during his first foray into domestic English rugby.

Twickenham has been kind to Anthony Watson in an England shirt, and the speedster is keen to repeat the feat in Bath colours now it is set to become a second home.

Northumbria University captain Oli Robinson is desperate to put the bad experiences of playing at Twickenham to one side as he bids to return as part of the new BUCS Super Rugby competition.

Former Sale Sharks prop Darren Fearn believes the new BUCS Super Rugby competition is the perfect preparation for the next generation of players to hone in on their skills.

Laura Trott insists Olympic champion Katie Archibald will put on a show this weekend as she helps kick off the new-look Revolution Series in style.

Jason Kenny was unstoppable at Rio 2016 but the six-time Olympic champion admits he isn’t sure yet if he will strut his stuff at next year’s World Championships.