Ben Monro-Davies

The England rugby union side may be playing at home – but they face the might of the All Blacks, unbeaten in 20 matches and dominant in the world game for the past decade.

After recent lacklustre performances on the rugby field, fans of the home nations should not expect too much from their teams this weekend, writes Ben Monro-Davies.

As the English rugby team prepare to face Australia at Twickenham today, Ben Monro-Davies asks if New Zealand’s match result is the only one that matters?

Sport by its very nature is ridiculous. People are paid enormous amounts to kick a ball, swing a racket etc. As absurd, people pay enormous amounts of money to watch it.

If Strauss gives up the England captaincy I suspect he will make every effort to say it is not all to do with Pietersen – hard to take at face value. Ben Monro-Davies reports.

The Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters, has finally admitted women – specifically Condoleezza Rice and banker Darla Moore. Will the UK’s Royal and Ancient Golf Club follow suit?

As the world’s watched the Spice Girls reunion at the end of London 2012, golfing wonder boy Rory McIlroy pulled off a stunning victory in the US PGA championship, writes Ben Monro-Davies.

Aaaaggggghhhhh. Adults who have spent far too long watching men and women swing a stick at a tiny ball all hope never to see it again, writes Ben Monro-Davies.

In major golf championships the margins between immortality and oblivion are so fine that bizarre acts of fortune can assume overwhelming significance, writes Ben Monro-Davies.

Can deposed golfing king Tiger Woods regain his Open crown or will one of the sport’s “warlords” emerge from the shadows? Ben Monro-Davies takes a look.

Disabled people say that finding a job is just the start of a series of challenges they face as they seek to live independently as Mark Cooper tells Ben Monro-Davies.

As a report accuses the property industry of being “oblivious” to the needs of disabled people, a young wheelchair user tells Channel 4 News she is being denied an independent life.

A memorial is being unveiled to the airmen who gave their lives in the skies above Europe in world war two. The 70-year delay is a lot to do with the civilian death toll, writes Ben Monro-Davies.

After reports of Andrew Flintoff’s expletive-strewn outburst at fellow England cricket legend Michael Atherton, Ben Monro-Davies finds out what all the fuss is about.

Despite the money in northern hemisphere rugby, an emphasis on skill means New Zealand, South Africa and Australia still dominate the international game – and few anticipate much change on Saturday.