England have named an unchanged starting XV for Friday's opening game of the Women's Rugby World Cup against the United States in Sunderland.

In all, the United States has hosted the World Cup, men's and women's, five times. The 1994 and 2026 men's World Cup. The Women's World Cup was held in 1999, 2003, and soon to be 2031.

Women's Rugby World Cup chiefs have promised to offer players "mental health support" after saying female athletes are "30 per cent more likely" to suffer social media abuse than their male counterparts.

England's star-studded squad are favourites to lift a home Women's Rugby World Cup in September, but outside of the Red Roses and the rest of the home nations, here is a global XV to keep an eye on.

The world's busiest airport in Atlanta is the first in the country to test a new biometric eGate that would have travelers skipping the normal TSA podiums.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup is coming off traditional television channels in the United States and Canada and joining Netflix.

With the FIFA World Cup returning to cities in the U.S. in 2026, many wonder if soccer is ready to break into mainstream popularity in the nation. Will the sport finally blossom nationwide after years of consistent growth?

The United States Ryder Cup team has six of its players set in stone as automatic qualifiers earned their bids at the conclusion of the 2025 BMW Championship, won by the No. 1 golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler.

Defeat in the 2022 Women's Rugby World Cup final was Ellie Kildunne's "first rugby heartbreak", but the England full-back says she it can fuel their title bid this summer.