Stephen Bunting came from behind to beat Kai Gotthardt 3-1 and book his place in the third round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship. Englishman Bunting, ranked eighth in the world, dropped the first set and almost went 2-0 down in the match before staging an impressive recovery. Tournament debutant Gotthardt missed three darts

Tom Pidcock's attention to detail is "next level" according to his new team boss Doug Ryder. The British rider, 25, signed for the Swiss Q36.5 team earlier this month after leaving Ineos Grenadiers following three years with the British team. "It's a game changer for us," said Ryder, "giving him full leadership, trust, and faith

Tom Ilube has stepped down as Rugby Football Union chairman amid controversy over the organisation's executive bonuses, with Sir Bill Beaumont appointed as interim chair. Ilube's departure pre-empted the possibility of a grassroots rebellion forcing him out over the scale of bonuses. Former World Rugby chair Beaumont, 72, has stepped in pending the appointment of

Tom Ilube has stepped down as Rugby Football Union chairman, pre-empting the possibility of a grassroots rebellion forcing him out over the scale of the organisation's executive bonuses. Ilube, who was appointed in August 2021, faced the possibility of a vote of no-confidence in his leadership as a motion to sack him gathered support among

New Wolves boss Vitor Pereira says he has been chasing his Premier League dream for 14 years. The Portuguese moved to Molineux on an 18-month deal on Thursday to end his wait to work in England. Pereira, who has been close to joining Everton several times since 2010, achieved his goal to manage in the

Oxford United have appointed Gary Rowett as their new head coach. The former Millwall and Birmingham City boss takes over the struggling Championship side following the departure of Des Buckingham at the weekend. Oxford chairman Grant Ferguson said: "Following a thorough and diligent recruitment process, I am delighted that Gary Rowett has agreed to join

Wales' first-ever Women's Euros game will be shown live on BBC television along with one of England's Euro 2025 group games. Last week's draw placed defending champions England in the same group as Wales, with France and the Netherlands completing Group D for next summer's tournament in Switzerland. Wales have qualified for their first major

'Has to be change' - who is to blame for Hearts' misery? Image source, SNS Image caption, The 2-2 draw against Petrocub ended Hearts' hopes of post-Christmas European football Bottom of the Scottish Premiership and now out of Europe, Heart of Midlothian's miserable season is showing no sign of any sort of improvement. In fact

Southampton are close to appointing Ivan Juric as their manager on an 18-month deal. The Croat is set to replace Russell Martin, who was sacked by the Saints on Sunday after their 5-0 thrashing by Tottenham. Juric, 49, was most recently manager of Roma, who sacked him in November after just 12 matches in charge.

Leicester Tigers and England scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet has signed a new deal with the Premiership club. The 23-year-old has made 81 first-team appearances since emerging from the club's academy in 2019. "This place means a lot to me," Van Poortvliet told the club website., external "Coming through the academy, the under-18s, all you want