lot of fans are disappointed, essentially at the rfu not being satisfied with the business plan they have provided and they are not convinced that the financial viability is there behind the bid and as a result they have rejected the bid for the club to play in the championship from next season. they say they stand by the set of conditions that they imposed and said they had to make sure that the future of the club was secure and risk of future insolvency was minimised. they ve not had that satisfaction, so what next? jim o toole and his consortium said yesterday they might ahead with a beard but not have elite rugby at sixways but the rfu are urging the administrators not to sell to a beard where they would not be elite rugby and they say they will explore the possibility of alternative bids. laura, thank you for that.
welsh and italian sides. the lions will play in the challenge cup. organisers say their inclusion will bring a new level of elite rugby. manu tuilagi will miss england s tour of australia because of surgery on a knee problem. injuries have plagued the sale sharks centre. since the 2019 world cup final, he s only played six games for england. in a statement sale said a summer of rest and a full pre season is the best course of action . it s women s semifinal day at the french open. two games today. first up is world number one iga swiatek who will take on daria kasatkina at 2pm. then italian martina trevisan will play american teenager coco gauff who will be hoping to make it to herfirst grand slam final. england cricketer moeen ali is among a long list of sports men and women