Radwan scores hat-trick as Leicester thrash Quins

Gallagher Premiership Leicester (12) 40 Tries: Radwan 3, Hassell-Collins 2, Liebenberg Cons: Pollard 4, Shillcock Harlequins (7) 7 Tries: Northmore Cons: Smith Adam Radwan scored a hat-trick as Leicester’s wingers lit up Welford Road in an incident-packed victory over Harlequins. Ollie Hassell-Collins on the opposite flank scored twice before Hanro Liebenberg added a late sixth try as the Tigers streaked away … Read more

Bath thump Newcastle to seal top spot and home semi

Tries: Donoghue, Carr-Smith, Roux, Underhill, Emens 2, Hennessey, Redpath Cons: Donoghue 4, Russell 2 Pens: Donoghue Newcastle 19 (12) Tries: Neild, Doherty 2 Cons: Connon 2 Leaders Bath ran in eight tries in a dominant 55-19 win over bottom club Newcastle Falcons to ensure they will finish top of the Premiership and have a home play-off semi-final. In a scrappy opening littered with … Read more

Welsh trio aim to seal URC play-off spot

Positive weekends in the United Rugby Championship (URC) for Welsh professional sides are few and far between. But while Wales women were emulating the men by finishing rock bottom of the Six Nations, there was some light as bonus-point victories for Cardiff, Scarlets and Ospreys kept their play-off hopes alive. The last time both Leinster … Read more

‘There was a real gutsiness about them’: How the heiresses dubbed the ‘dollar princesses’ brought US flair to the UK

The rich, glamorous, American women of the gilded age who married into the English aristocracy faced some challenges – but they were resilient, formidable characters. As TV’s The Buccaneers season two begins, and an exhibition in London is devoted to them, we explore the lives of the women who inspired writers and artists. Can the … Read more