No fencers from Russia or Belarus will take part in the Paris Olympics after those eligible under a neutral banner did not enter for European qualifiers, according to the European Fencing Confederation.Six places at the Paris Games are up for grabs at the European qualifying tournament in Differdange, Luxembourg, over the weekend. clv/lp/gj
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has extended his contract until 2027, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday.Emery has done an impressive job at Villa Park, guiding the club from a relegation fight when he took over from Steven Gerrard in November 2022 to the brink of Champions League qualification.
On Saturday Salisbury Rugby Club's 1st XV made the short trip to Newbury to contest the quarter-final of the Papa John's Men's Community Cup. Newbury had beaten Salisbury twice during the league season, but the away match in January had been very close. With Salisbury showing much improved form in last weekend's defeat of Reading, hopes were high for an upset.