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For the first time in rugby history, a women's British and Irish Lions team will tour New Zealand in September 2027 for a five-match series. Over 120,000 fans are expected to witness this groundbreaking moment across three Test matches and two additional games.
One year from today, history will be made when the first-ever British and Irish Lions women's team takes the field against New Zealand's Black Ferns. The groundbreaking three-match series marks a massive milestone for women's rugby and global sports.
For the first time in history, the British and Irish Lions will field a women's team for a full tour of New Zealand in 2027. The landmark tour features three Tests across the country, marking a defining moment for women's rugby.
History will be made in September 2026 when the first British and Irish Lions women's rugby team takes on New Zealand's Black Ferns in a groundbreaking three-match series. The month-long tour marks a huge leap forward for women's rugby, bringing the sport's most prestigious touring team to the world champions.
Welsh rugby icon Leigh Halfpenny is closing out an 18-year career that saw him score 801 points for Wales and win player of the series honors with the British and Irish Lions. The 37-year-old will retire at season's end, returning full circle to finish with Cardiff, the club where he started.
Nearly 900 Asiatic lions now roam western India, up from just 523 in 2015. The comeback story includes expanded habitats and lions returning to territories they vanished from over a century ago.
National Geographic's new documentary LION bridges the gap between real African lions and Broadway's beloved musical. Director Faith Musembi takes viewers backstage to see how the iconic show has honored these big cats for nearly three decades.
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Mpumalanga has announced it will phase out all captive lion facilities, becoming the first province to implement South Africa's national plan to end lion farming. The decision marks a major victory for wildlife welfare and ethical tourism.
By bringing back traditional cattle herding practices, northern Botswana has cut livestock losses and stopped revenge killings that once wiped out half the region's lions in a single year. Now lion cubs are thriving and the population has jumped 50% in four years.
Young British chefs are transforming their country's culinary reputation in the world's toughest food city. From elevated sausage rolls to ingredient-driven tasting menus, they're proving British food deserves a seat at the table.
A new generation of British distance runners is breaking barriers and inspiring each other to aim for records once thought untouchable. Five British men have now run within two minutes of the national marathon record in just two years.
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Wildlife photographers Roger and Pat de la Harpe have released a stunning coffee table book featuring over 100 images of African lions captured across southern and east Africa. Proceeds from the book support the Lion Management Forum's conservation efforts.
British tennis star Jack Draper defeated fellow Brit Jack Pinnington Jones 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals at the Eastbourne Open. The victory showcases the rising depth of British tennis talent competing on home soil.
A young mountain lion found injured and alone on a Castaic road is now healing at a wildlife rescue center. The 4-month-old cub will be paired with another young lion before returning to the wild.
A mountain lion that wandered into a Santa Monica residential area was successfully tranquilized and relocated by wildlife experts on Friday, marking a hopeful outcome after a similar 2012 incident ended tragically. The healthy animal will be evaluated and returned to safer habitat, while conservationists work to protect the region's small but resilient mountain lion population.
Gujarat's Asiatic lion population has surged 32% to 891 in five years, but more than half now live outside protected forests among farms and villages. This remarkable recovery is creating a new conservation challenge: how humans and lions share space.
Olympic medalist Mona McSharry just shattered her own Irish record in the 200m breaststroke, clocking 2:22.22 and landing herself as the third fastest woman in the world. The 25-year-old Tennessee-based athlete beat her previous best by nearly three tenths of a second at the Irish Open Championships.
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After four seasons of falling short, South Africa's Lions rugby club has finally broken through to reach their first United Rugby Championship playoff. Three South African teams will compete in the quarterfinals, marking a milestone moment for the nation's rugby.
An 18-year-old British swimmer delivered a stunning late surge to capture gold at the European Championships, adding to his historic Commonwealth Games victory just weeks earlier. Two more British swimmers also reached the podium in Paris.
British swimming legend Adam Peaty clocked an "astonishing" 58.97 seconds to win the 100m breaststroke at the British Championships, signaling a powerful comeback. The three-time Olympic champion's performance shows he's building serious momentum heading toward the Los Angeles Olympics.
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