After all the excitement of the football World Cup, it's time to see if the ladies who make up England's hockey team can do just that bit better than the boys out in Russia and go all the way to glory.

The Open golf tournament is the oldest and most prestigious major in the sport and one that has been played many times in Scotland.

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone can scarcely have had a sunnier setting than was provided by a baking weekend in Northamptonshire. But the sun shone most on Sebastian Vettel as he secured a priceless victory.

This summer's rugby tours may have slipped under the radar for many sports fans, not least English folk more concerned with the football, but for rugby lovers in England, Scotland and Wales alike, the tours always have a special significance.

England's Russia 2018 run brought disappointment, but hope for the future is that this young team can achieve great things in the years ahead.