Manager’s departure news is not to blame for his side losing their grasp on two, quite possibly three, trophies in quick time
Liudmila Samsonova brought former world number one Naomi Osaka's return to clay to a halt in the second round of the Madrid Open on Thursday with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 victory.Later Thursday world number one and last year's runner-up in Madrid, Iga Swiatek, faces China's Wang Xiyu. rbs/mw
John Mitchell has backed his England side to “dial it up again” when they take on France in Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam decider in Bordeaux.