WORLD OF SPORT

SeReNA WILLIAMS has revealed her ‘outrageous’ plan to defend her Australian Open title in January, little more three months after giving birth. Williams, 35, (above) was eight weeks’ pregnant when she won the title in January — her 23rd Grand Slam title. She and fiance Alexis Ohanian expect their first child at the end of this month or early in September. CAPTAIN Sarah Hunter returns as one of six changes for England’s Pool B decider against America in the women’s Rugby World Cup. The winners of today’s match in Dublin qualify for the semi-finals in Belfast next week. Hunter is in at No 8, Kay Wilson returns to the wing and prop Sarah Bern starts. JO PAvey wants to win back her european 10,000m title in Berlin next summer — one month before turning 45. Pavey is the oldest woman to win a european title after she took gold in Zurich in 2014. Next year’s championships start on August 7, three weeks after GB take on the US in a new track competition at the London Stadium. WAKEFIELD aim to spoil their neighbours’ party as Castleford bid to win a first League Leaders’ Shield. Castleford will seal it if they avoid defeat at home tonight, but Trinity coach Chris Chester is hoping to rain on their parade. He said: ‘We have a lot to play for in terms of the top four.’