“It’s a different set-up this time compared to the last two World Cups but you want to get out of the pool by winning it,” Townsend said. “It’s an easier road to the quar...
Aaron Ramsdale, Newcastle, keeper, £4.8m – Burnley (h) It looks like Nick Pope is going to miss the next five games for Newcastle so that means you can get a cut-price way into one of the better...
Will Jacks flying one-handed under the Brisbane lights. The batter was the great Steve Smith. The ball was behind him. Surrey all-rounder Jacks clung on and England’s fans roared in belief that ...
McLaren, meanwhile, have said that if the race develops in such a way that Piastri is out of contention but Norris needs to gain a place to win the title, they will ask the Australian to help out. Whi...
Dragons are already without Wales tight-head Dillon Lewis, who suffered a calf injury on his fourth appearance since signing from Harlequins. The 29-year-old is out of the European games against Perpi...
And yet it could all have been very different. Taylor was Colchester United’s top scorer last season with 13 goals, but his season was ended early by a calf injury and despite his hopes of remai...
Carse, usually so reliable, had been as guilty as anyone of spraying the ball around Brisbane – he conceded 113 runs from his 17 overs. And it was indicative of England’s situation that th...
England flanker Tom Curry will escape any punishment for a tunnel tussle with Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi in the ill-tempered aftermath of their teams’ autumn international. Contepomi accus...
The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on Friday at 17:00 GMT and can be watched on BBC iPlayer and followed on the BBC Sport website and App. Can you name all the nations who have booked the...
The tiny Caribbean island of Curacao will become the smallest nation to ever play at the World Cup after drawing with Steve McClaren’s Jamaica to secure their place at the tournament. The record...
