7 h. ago ‘Incredibly tough decision’: Edinburgh Rugby player steps away from the pro game at 24

Sweeney explains his decision after five seasons at Edinburgh

Sport

9 h. ago Stephen Mulhern cries while filming first TV show since his father's death amid 'incredibly tough' year

The presenter, 48, collapsed in Pizza Express and was taken to hospital shortly after his beloved father’s death

Culture

15 h. ago Ospreys announce player departure list as Wales legend's career officially over

Justin Tipuric's playing career is over, but there are still plans to give him a fitting farewell

Politics

4 d. ago Starmer faces Labour MPs amid brewing disquiet over benefits cuts

The Prime Minister is said to have ‘acknowledged that MPs were having to face incredibly tough decisions’ as he met backbenchers.

Politics

6 d. ago Welsh rugby player 'blacklisted' from Wales team after coach confronted him over anonymous feedback

'I won’t be filling out any more anonymous forms, that’s for sure,' said Lewis Jones

Sport

8 d. ago Mike Tindall shares sweet post to wife Zara on her 44th birthday

Mike Tindall has shared a sweet Instagram message to wife Zara on her 44th birthday. The former rugby player, 46, shared a sweet snap of the pair at The Belfry Hotel and Resort following a Golf Classic.

Politics

8 d. ago Zara Tindall spills Mike marriage secrets and why royal guards stormed in with guns

Zara Tindall has opened up exclusively to the Mirror about her marriage to former rugby player Mike Tindall, with the olympian revealing why she thought he was a bit 'boring' when they first met

Events

1 week ago Steven Naismith is the Kilmarnock next manager frontrunner and he could be joined by another Rugby Park icon

The former Hearts boss and Rugby Park player is bang in the mix to take over from Tynecastle-bound Derek McInnes

Politics

1 week ago Rugby player says he fled scene of 3am motorway crash because he was in a 'panic'

Blake Turner, 26, has avoided a driving ban after abandoning his car on the M56

Sport

1 week ago Shotts rugby league player with passion for trucks hits the road with young Scotland squad

Jamie Steven was named for the under-16 international team

Sport

1 week ago Mosese Tuipulotu injury update is bad news for player and Edinburgh Rugby

Centre will undergo surgery on the knee injury sustained against Connacht

Sport

1 week ago Female rugby player left with sickening injury after horror tackle from transgender opponent asks: 'How was this allowed to happen?

A young female rugby player who was left screaming in agony after a transgender rival tore apart her knee ligaments has accused sporting chiefs of letting her down.

Sport

2 w. ago The qualities that make Maro Itoje the ideal British and Irish Lions captain

After Itoje’s appointment as captain for the tour of Australia by Andy Farrell, Harry Latham-Coyle charts the journey of the player who emerged as the outstanding candidate for one of rugby’s greatest honours

Economics

2 w. ago Ministers accused of ‘still breaking the law’ over fishing licences

Charity Open Seas made the allegation more than a year after a decision in its favour at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

Politics

2 w. ago 'He'll be fuming' – Stephen Hendry says Zhao Xintong win will leave one snooker star unhappy

Zhao Xintong became the first amateur to win the World Snooker Championship on Monday with an 18-12 victory over Mark Williams, but Stephen Hendry believes one pro will be less than impressed

Politics

2 w. ago Britain's Got Talent's Stacey Leadbeatter bullied relentlessly for uncontrollable condition

ITV Britain's Got Talent contestant Stacey Leadbeatter wowed the judges with her incredible vocals, but she has faced a tough battle to get to where she is today

Politics

3 w. ago Bath coach reveals Edinburgh player he 'has soft spot for' and impact of plastic pitch on preparations

Van Graan looking to keep treble bid alive at Hive Stadium

Sport

3 w. ago Malala, Miss America and the MCC: welcome to the Women’s T20 World Cup launch

MCC’s inner sanctum, off-limits to women until 1999, hosts quirky event where vast majority of attendees are femaleVanessa Williams, the American actress of Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives fame, is on the surface an unlikely candidate to spearhead the launch of a Cricket World Cup.However, at Lord’s on Thursday Williams formed part of an all-female panel – alongside World Rugby player of the year Ellie Kildunne and Nobel peace prize winner (and former Oxford University cricketer) Malala Yousafzai – which officially kickstarted the countdown to the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, to be held in England. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago England v France: Women’s Six Nations grand slam decider – live

Live news from the 4.45pm BST kick-off at TwickenhamSarah Rendell’s preview | And you can drop Luke an emailThere are two games to think about at Twickenham on Saturday, the one the Red Roses will play in, and the one they want to play in. The first is their grand slam decider against France, which kicks off at 4.45pm. The second – at the same venue, five months and one day later – is the World Cup final which, if everything goes as the team hopes at the Stadium of Light, Franklin’s Gardens, Ashton Gate and the other grounds they will visit between now and then, will be the next game they play at the home of English rugby.Mitchell makes nine changes. The women’s world player of the year, Ellie Kildunne, is ruled out by injury so Gloucester-Hartpury’s Emma Sing will start at full-back. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Brit rugby player, 21, drowned on family holiday in Cyprus while lifeguards 'messed around on their phones', inquest hears

The father of a rugby player has slammed a hotel and authorities after his 21-year-old son drowned in a hotel swimming pool in Cyprus without lifeguards noticing he had gone under

Sport