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Kate invites Red Roses to Windsor Castle for Rugby World Cup win celebration

The princess is hosting a special reception for the England women’s rugby team on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Tom Willis wins family affair to help Saracens topple Toulouse in Champions Cup

Rotimi Segun scored twice to edge Saracens to a 20-14 victory at home to Toulouse in the Champions Cup

The Guardian - UK

David hat-trick dismantles Stormers to send Harlequins into Champions Cup last 16

Nick David scored a hat-trick for Harlequins as they ran in nine tries to thrash the Stormers 61-10 and secure their place in the Champions Cup last 16

The Guardian - UK

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Henry Pollock: ‘I don’t look at a challenge and think what could go wrong? I’m just excited’

Strip away the peroxide hair, the TikTok dancing and the trademark try celebrations and the Northampton and England flanker has a white-hot ambition to be the best

The Guardian - UK

Five Ashes charts: the numbers that show how Australia got the better of England

From Ben Stokes’s drastically reduced strike rate to Mitchell Starc’s imperious bowling figures, the statistics from the series tell their own story

The Guardian - AU

Starc warning: age no barrier for Aussies at next Ashes

When Australia left England after the 2023 Ashes, it looked likely most of the squad could retire before 2027. Now, the vast majority look set to return.

AAP

The mediocre Ashes: England arrived as a rabble and Australia weren’t much better

Australia were there for the taking but Brendon McCullum’s tourists were so poor and ill-prepared they never got close

The Guardian - UK

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Who fired and who flopped? Aussie Ashes player ratings

A look at how Australia's players fared in their 4-1 Ashes series triumph over England.

AAP

Rugby’s leaders should show courage of their convictions as Stephen Jones did

Administrators should emulate the departing correspondent’s unflinching take on the game and preserve its spirit

The Guardian - UK

Billy Searle pulls the strings as Leicester prove too strong for Saracens

Leicester boosted their hopes of a Prem playoff place with a 36-28 victory over Saracens

The Guardian - UK

Bath break Exeter’s hearts with last-minute try to foil dramatic comeback

The No 8’s try secured Bath a 33-26 victory against Exeter in the Prem, who had fought back from a 26-point first-half deficit to level the match

The Guardian - UK

Sydney’s tradition of goodbyes coincides with Bazball reckoning

England have a final chance to salvage something from tour but must accept Ashes defeat was self-inflicted and changes, however limited, must be made

The Guardian - UK

Come in spinner: SCG curator hopeful of five-day Test

The SCG's head curator has played down concerns of another raging seamer in Sydney, as Todd Murphy's chances of a maiden home Test increase.

AAP

Australia ‘more robust’ and can handle pressure better than England, believes Bayliss

England’s World Cup-winning coach says Ashes series has been ‘a disappointment’ and that a harder mentality in Australian youth cricket could be a factor

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Evening Standard

Thousands brave freezing temperatures for London's spectacular New Year's Day parade

More than 8,000 performers dazzle crowds with acrobats, marching bands and floats through West End streets

Evening Standard

London New Year 2026 fireworks: Millions thrilled by 'world's greatest' show hailing capital a 'city of hope'

Around 100,000 ticketholders gathered along the Thames to watch the display

Evening Standard

Mayor of London says capital’s New Year celebrations ‘greatest in the world’

The display included nods to England’s Women’s Rugby World Cup triumph, the Lionesses retaining the Euros and Europe’s Ryder Cup win.

The Guardian - UK

Harry Randall and buoyant Bristol keen to carry form into new year

England scrum-half Harry Randall returned from injury to a Bristol side on the crest of a wave and will hope to catch Steve Borthwick’s eye

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The Independent UK

Travis Head hopes Ashes rivals meet for post-series beer amid England drinking controversy

Head wants to revive a tradition that fell by the wayside after the 2023 series

The Guardian - UK

‘There is no ceiling for these players’: Jamaica targeting 2031 Rugby World Cup

Money is tight but a breakthrough came in 2018 at the Youth Olympics qualifiers while coaches are working tirelessly in the Caribbean

The Guardian - UK

Sarina Wiegman an honorary dame as Lionesses and Red Roses get honours

Leah Williamson was named an OBE and four other Lionesses were made MBEs, while Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were given a damehood and a knighthood

The Independent UK

Australia coach Andrew McDonald says Ashes ‘done’ ahead of SCG Test

The teams reconvene for the final time at the SCG on Sunday with the hosts seeking an emphatic 4-1 win.

AAP

Khawaja guaranteed for SCG, future unclear after that

Usman Khawaja will play in the Ashes finale at the SCG, but Australian coach Andrew McDonald remains in the dark about the 39-year-old's future beyond that.

The Guardian - UK

Greg Fisilau sets the tone as Exeter show strength with dismissal of Leicester

Greg Fisilau was the star as Exeter beat Leicester 24-10 to move to within a point of leaders Northampton

The Guardian - UK

I was there: Red Roses lifted the Rugby World Cup with a roar like no other

A sell-out crowd for the final helped deliver a once-in-a-lifetime experience as England’s captain Zoe Aldcroft raised the trophy after defeating Canada

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