Lucy Bronze's stunning strike against much-fancied Norway proved to be the winner as England roared to a 2-1 victory against a much stronger Norway side and a quarter-final tie against hosts, Canada, in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. She fired into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area as England battled back following Solveig Gulbrandsen's flicked header had given the Norwegians a deserved lead.

UK Athletics and UK Sport, with endorsement from the IAAF’s Athletics for a Better World programme, have launched an international athletics development programme linked to the IAAF World Championships London 2017. The programme, known as LEAP (Leadership and Excellence in Athletics Programme), aims to develop youth athletics in a number of countries around the world.

England boss Mark Sampson said his team are building momentum at the right time ahead of their Women's World Cup last 16-tie against Norway on Monday.  A 2-1 win over Colombia in their final Group F game ensured England finished second to France on goal difference.

After successfully staging England’s record victory over New Zealand in the 1^st Royal London ODI, Edgbaston Stadium has confirmed that more seats will be installed for the 3^rd Test Match of the Investec Ashes Series, which it hosts from Wednesday July 29 until Sunday August 2nd.

After a lengthy, often bitter, period of dispute then mediation the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) have reached a resolution over the structure of payments to its international players.

Adam Gemili became the 100th man in history to break the magical 10 second barrier for 100m as the European 200m champion ran 9.97 to finish second in a high quality Diamond League race. After setting a new lifetime best of 10.00 when finishing second in his heat, Gemili lined up for the final full of confidence.