Excitement is mounting ahead of the first game of the Women's Rugby World Cup. Sunderland will play host to the opening match of the tournament on 22 August, with England's Red Roses taking on the USA at the Stadium of Light. In the build-up to the event, the trophy will be displayed at Sunderland's Keel Square on 6 June from 12:00 BST to 16:00.

The 2026 World Cup is coming to North America with an expanded field, as the United States, Canada, and Mexico will host and participate in the 23rd edition of the most celebrated tournament in the world.

It’s unclear how matches will be split between the co-hosts and whether other Concacaf nations will be added to the mix.

The fee to releases the England defender from his contract a month early to allow him to join before the Club World Cup.

The last and biggest — certainly the most-celebrated — confederation to begin qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is UEFA, and Europe's nations have learned their groups for qualification.

Chelsea are set to reignite the age-old club-versus-country debate as The Telegraph reports that they will ask Liam Delap to choose the FIFA Club World Cup over England duty this summer.The