I spent a day watching Worcestershire in Kidderminster while New Road was out of action

Worcestershire have played their first two Championship matches at Kidderminster after the New Road home became unusable due to flooding – @WorcsCCC/X Diary of a day in the West Country where the survival of county cricket is under threat: Gloucestershire by bankruptcy, after announcing an even bigger-than-normal loss of £1.19m, and Worcestershire by climate change. … Read more

Inside Worcester Women’s downfall: ‘They pass two financial audits then decide they can’t pay us’

Worcester Warriors Women withdrew from the PWR in October – Shutterstock/Ashley Crowden When Worcester Warriors Women abruptly withdrew from Premiership Women’s Rugby last October, Stef Evans made a promise to himself. The Canadian front row had a modest contract with Sixways, but when she started looking for a new club she was no longer willing … Read more