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Women’s sport to be front and centre in 2025

England will bid to defend their crown at Euro 2025 in Switzerland in July, having lifted the trophy at Wembley in 2022.

The Independent UK

10 sports stars who could shine in 2025

Keely Hodgkinson, Luke Littler and Tyler Dibling could all have a big year ahead

The Independent UK

How the 2025 British & Irish Lions may line up in Australia

Andy Farrell has tricky decisions ahead but expect plenty of Ireland forwards and Scotland backs when the series begins

The Guardian - UK

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Every sportsperson named in the New Year Honours list 2025

A look at the full list in sport

The Independent UK

New Year Honours List: Gareth Southgate receives knighthood as Keely Hodgkinson made an MBE

Southgate stepped down as England boss after leading Three Lions to successive European Championship finals

Evening Standard

Gerald Davies left ‘dumbstruck’ and ‘humbled’ by knighthood in New Year Honours

The former Wales and British and Irish Lions wing also served as Welsh Rugby Union president.

The Independent UK

Golden Games, renewed rivalries and Raygun: Australia’s biggest sporting moments of 2024

A record-breaking medal haul in Paris, emotional victories and stunning comebacks are among the great moments in Australian sports this year

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Leicester’s Cole and Pollard thwart Harlequins in thrilling Big Game draw

A late Dan Cole try and Handré Pollard conversion off a post gave Leicester a deserved 34-34 draw in a nail-biting Big Game encounter at Twickenham

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh edge out Glasgow but Warriors claim 1872 Cup

Edinburgh edge out Glasgow but Warriors claim 1872 Cup for third successive year.

The National (Scotland)

Will Muir grabs hat-trick as Bath pour on style in demolition of sloppy Saracens

Will Muir ran in three tries as Bath dismissed Saracens 68-10 to make a case for title success as Toby Knight was sent off for the visitors

The Guardian - UK

Handré Pollard back at Twickenham and still enjoying pressure of big occasions

Leicester fly-half returns to scene of South Africa’s autumn triumph, where his opposite number is also a familiar face

The Guardian - UK

Royal family sets sights on return to normality with more overseas tours in 2025

The King and Queen and other members of the royal family are also expected to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day – and welcome a new royal baby.

Evening Standard

The Breakdown awards: best rugby matches, players and quotes of 2024

The best and worst of the last 12 months and hopes for 2025 in our review of the year in rugby union

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan declares London the ‘undisputed capital of women’s sport’ in 2025

The Mayor of London is predicting a huge year for the city as female athletes take centre stage

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Saracens serve Premiership notice with six-try victory against Northampton

Fergus Burke led the way with two tries as Saracens dominated Northampton, last season’s Premiership champions, to win 39-24

The Guardian - UK

Bristol raise the bar in Premiership with record victory at Leicester

Bristol claimed a record 10th consecutive away win – and Leicester conceded the most points they ever have done in a Premiership home game – as the Bears won 54-24

The Guardian - UK

Record losses and bumper bonuses – the pay row tearing apart English rugby

Grassroots rebellion over executive pay has now seen the chair of the RFU board stand down – how did it come to this?

The Guardian - UK

‘Born to score’: Chris Wood’s journey from Hamilton to Premier League ace

Ex-All Whites international Mike Groom recalls striker who stunned him with ‘audacity, self-belief, awareness and skill’

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The Guardian - UK

Bill Beaumont appointed interim RFU chairman as civil war breaks out

Sir Bill Beaumont has been appointed interim chairman of the Rugby Football Union after Tom Ilube stepped down

The Guardian - UK

Bill Beaumont could take over as RFU chair with Ilube on brink over pay row

RFU chair Tom Ilube in talks after emergency council meeting, with grassroots rebellion by clubs set to force vote of no confidence in him and chief executive Bill Sweeney

The Guardian - UK

Grassroots rebellion to force out top RFU executives gathers momentum

Bill Sweeney and Tom Ilube could be ousted from the Rugby Football Union early next year with both senior figures facing a motion to be dismissed

Evening Standard

Rugby players report mental health boost from taking part in the sport – study

Of the 500 adult players who completed a University of Edinburgh online survey, 55% were male and 44% were female.

Evening Standard

Former Australia rugby coach denies sex offences against 10 males over two decades

Alan Jones, 83, faces 34 charges of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, sexually touching without consent and common assault

The Independent UK

Former radio broadcaster and Australian rugby coach Alan Jones denies indecent assault charges

Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones has denied all allegations after he appeared in a court charged with multiple sex crimes against 10 males over two decades

The Guardian - UK

Champions Cup reboot: no pools, FA Cup-style and play it after Christmas

The global calendar remains a mess and rugby’s powerbrokers need to get a grip after a controversial weekend

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