Australia’s women’s surfers lead local charge before bell tolls on WSL season | Surfing

Every morning of competition at the Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro, the longest running surfing event in the world, begins with AC/DC. Hells Bells by the iconic Australian rockers booms through speakers around the contest site on the Victorian surf coast. The bell tolls slowly, before the guitar riff gradually builds – an overlay of … Read more

Champions League review: Arsenal conquer Bernabéu as elite reshuffle | Champions League

Going through Arsenal A gala night – and performance – in one of the citadels of soccer. Mikel Arteta’s team refused to let the occasion, the Bernabéu and talk of a remontada constantly uttered as a mantra in the build-up distract them. The Gunners retained their unbeaten record against the competition’s near-eternal champions and did … Read more

Awesome Arsenal silence Madrid and set up PSG semi – Football Weekly Extra | Football

Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: a brilliant performance from Arsenal at the Bernabéu, winning 2-1 in Madrid and 5-1 across the tie, they were close to perfection with Declan Rice probably the standout performer in … Read more

France’s Sakina Karchaoui: ‘If everyone brings their own little madness, it will make us win’ | Women’s football

Sakina Karchaoui is one of the most popular players in the France team. Perhaps the most popular. But when she joins us at 9am at Clairefontaine, the national centre of French football, Les Bleues’ No 7 appears quite shy. Wearing a blue tracksuit emblazoned with the French rooster, she smiles for the first time when … Read more

Johnny Sexton makes surprise move to join Andy Farrell’s Lions coaching staff | British & Irish Lions

Johnny Sexton has been added to the British & Irish Lions coaching staff for the summer tour of Australia in a surprise move that raises further intrigue over the fly-half selection debate following his previous criticism of Finn Russell and endorsement of Owen Farrell. Sexton was not named by Andy Farrell when the head coach … Read more