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REBUILD AND REVIVE: 2027 PREVIEW

Bath Rugby’s pre-season starts this week in Perpignan (more on that tomorrow), heralding the start of a crucial campaign for the club. The first bricks of the proposed new Rec stadium should be laid this coming summer, hopefully on an accelerated timetable and fans will hope for a return to honours after semi-final frustration in all 3 tournaments last season. So will we see continuing evolution of a dynasty to match the stadium ambitions? Let’s examine the chances.
Cornish Pirates v Saracens Pre-Season Friendly Preview

It will be great to have rugby back finally. It feels like it has been far too long. Next Friday, we head to Cornwall for the final pre-season test, facing a Cornish Pirates side that will be highly motivated and driven in front of what could well be a sell out crowd.
Pre-season Friendly: Plymouth Albion v Cornish Pirates

This weekend we welcome the Pirates for our second pre-season friendly.
Cricket
CC1 Returns Essex at Home

We welcome Henry Nicholls to the squad for 6 games hot off a Test series and with a record we'd like to see him extend in Late August and September. He will not beomce our 60th opening bat in the CC1 as he is booked to enter at number 3 but we'd like to see a lot of him today as Essex have won the toss and decided to bowl first
Women Metro 50 - v Essex

Somoerset women return to the fight after the franchise break as they travel to Chelsmford to take on Essex in the return of the 50 over competitiom. This is the 11th of 16 and they need to win all of their remaining games toreally have a say in the next stage. Good to see Emma Corney return to the middle after 14 months away because of injury. Somerset have won the toss and decided to bowl first
Metrobank Game 8 Beat Lancs or Bust

The last of the first phase games in thios year's 50 over competition. We face Lancashire and have the position of still being able to qualify IF we win AND Warks win AND Glos win AND neither of them do it with a better NRR than us. Winning is our only priority today. if the rest falls into place then we will cntinue. If they don't we'll assess a 4:4 record with all the wins at home and all the losses away. That is IF we win. Lewis has won the toss and put Lancashire in. Sav Perera returns in the battnf and Migael Pretorius returns to the bowling. Let battle commence.
Football
Barnsley host Crewe in EFL Cup

Barnsley will look to advance to the third round of the EFL Cup for the third year in a row when they host Crewe at Oakwell on Tuesday night
Barnsley visit Doncaster in South Yorkshire derby

Barnsley will look for a win at South Yorkshire neighbours Doncaster when they travel to Club Doncaster Sports Village this weekend.
De Gevigney departs Barnsley

Defender Mael De Gevigney has left Barnsley to join Danish top-flight side Silkeborg IF for an undisclosed fee.
F1
Dutch GP: Difficult race for Atlassian Williams F1 Team

The 2026 Dutch GP would turn out to be a difficult one for the Atlassian Williams F1 Team with once again, despite some early encouraghing pace, the team continues to suffer from an uncompetitive FW48. For Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz it was a race that would unfortunately see the pair make contact going into T1 as Alex was trying to pass Carlos. This would see damage to Alex's car which would see him forced to pit. He would be classified as 17th while Carlos would continue to be 16th. Very much a race that I suspect the team will want to move on from very quickly.
Dutch GP: Difficult Sprint & Qualifying for Williams F1 Team

The Sprint and Qualifying session would prove to be both difficult sessions for the Atlassian Williams F1 Team with both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz finishing down the order in both. The Sprint would see Carlos starting from the pit lane and for him his Sprint would become pretty much a test session. For Alex would he would finish where he started in 16th. Qualifying would see Alex 16th and Carlos 17th after making some changes that did improve their cars but not by as much as hoped. It is very much the case that both drivers are getting the best from a car that is far from its most competitive.
Dutch GP: Mixed Friday for Atlassian Williams F1 Team

The opening day of the 2026 Dutch GP would see the Atlassian Williams F1 Team come away with a very muched mixed set of results with Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz having quite different sessions across the single practice and then Sprint qualifying. Alex was able to make it into SQ2 and would finish in 16th after what he described as a not bad Friday but for Carlos he would have issues in practice which affected his Sprint qualifying. Carlos was have several moments where he would go across the gravel and one would damage his floor which affected his ability to learn the car. This would ultimately see him only manage 18th in the qualifying. The results will see both drivers start down the order in Saturday's Sprint but given the state of the teams inability to bring updates to the FW48 this is not a real surprise.
Golf
Ryder Cup 2014 Day1- Fourball Pairings & Foursomes

At last it begins - Go Europe
La Manga best Golf Resort in Spain

The five-star La Manga Club has been named as the best golf resort in Spain for the third successive year.
Change to selection process for European Ryder Cup Captain

The European Ryder Cup Captain, from the 2016 contest onwards, will be decided by a select five-man panel; it has been announced today by Ryder Cup Europe.