The minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls said the country has been reliant on the charity of women for years.

England’s Charley Hull climbed into contention at the AIG Women’s Open after a superb third-round 66 left her three shots behind leader Miyu Yamashita.

COLCHESTER United head coach Danny Cowley was pleased with the way his side finished their 1-1 draw with Tranmere Rovers - after describing their first-half display as ‘boring’.

The ground record at the Kia Oval stands at 263 and has stood since 1902 and an already epic challenge became even more difficult when Zak Crawley was cleaned up by a perfect Mohammed Siraj yorker ...

Notts County head coach Martin Paterson and Newport manager David Hughes both sent their well wishes to the Magpies fan who was taken ill before their match at Rodney Parade, leading to a one-hour ...

Hat-trick hero Helena Rowland hopes there is more to come after World Cup favourites England launched their warm-up fixtures with a 97-7 demolition of Spain. The rampant Red Roses ran in 15 tries in ...

Barnsley head coach Conor Hourihane was glad to come out on the right side of a “mad” game as the Tykes got their Sky Bet League One campaign off to a winning start with a 3-1 League One win at ...

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell was furious at the decision to award Doncaster a late penalty which condemned his side to a 1-0 defeat. Substitute Kevin McDonald was penalised for handball by referee ...

Chesterfield assistant manager Danny Webb was pleased with his side’s opening-day 1-0 victory at home to Barrow. Dilan Markanday’s first-half header secured all three points for Chesterfield.

Burton boss Gary Bowyer hailed midfielder Charlie Webster after the former Chelsea youngster scored a superb opening-day brace to earn his side a 2-1 win over Mansfield.

Crewe manager Lee Bell was delighted with his side’s 3-1 opening day win at Salford. The Alex took an early lead through a Kadeem Harris own goal after eight minutes at the Peninsula Stadium, but the ...

Michael Skubala felt his Lincoln side had too much for Reading as they opened their League One campaign with a 2-0 win at the LNER Stadium. Rob Street put the hosts ahead after 21 minutes, latching on ...