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Ben Stokes convinced England’s white ball teams heading in the right direction

England Test captain Ben Stokes is convinced the nation’s white ball teams are heading in the right direction despite missing out on a chance to defend their T20 World Cup title. Thursday night’s 68-run semi-final defeat by India in Guyana ended ...

28 Jun 2024 at 17:11

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England’s use as an example of infringing at corners worries Gareth Southgate

Gareth Southgate is worried that England being used as an example at a pre-World Cup referee meeting could cloud judgement in awarding penalties to his side. England were denied what looked like a clear spot-kick when Harry Maguire was grabbed ...

22 Nov 2022 at 23:45

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Liam Dawson content with England role despite limited playing time

Liam Dawson is content with his lot despite being on the periphery with England as he insisted the days of worrying about his role or place in the squad are in the rear view mirror. The spin bowling all-rounder was an unused squad member in ...

20 Nov 2022 at 11:28

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FA wants Bobby Moore’s missing shirt found and ‘put on display to the nation’

The Football Association has called for Bobby Moore’s World Cup winning shirt to be found and “put on display to the nation”. Moore’s red number six jersey which he wore when he captained England to glory against West Germany in 1966 has ...

22 Apr 2023 at 11:51

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Finn Russell to captain Scotland in World Cup warm-up against France

Finn Russell will captain Scotland in this Saturday’s World Cup warm-up match against France – less than 10 months after Gregor Townsend left the fly-half out of his initial squad for the autumn series. The 30-year-old will lead the ...

02 Aug 2023 at 11:45

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Conor Murray returns to form at the right time for Rugby World Cup

It was no coincidence that Ireland’s compelling performance against Scotland in Yokohama coincided with the resurgence of one of their truly world-class players, the Munster scrum-half Conor Murray. Ten months ago, when the All ...

26 Sept 2019 at 13:38

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South Africa’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ‘ruthless’ England in semi-final

Fly-half Handre Pollard says the pressure of representing South Africa at the World Cup is a privilege as he bids to inflict more misery on England. Pollard kicked 22 points in the 2019 final to guide the Springboks to glory ...

18 Oct 2023 at 09:00

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Jos Buttler admits he needs to find his rhythm as England lose to South Africa

England captain Jos Buttler revealed he is having to reacclimatise to one-day internationals as the world champions succumbed to their fifth straight defeat in the format. Buttler is widely regarded as one of the best ...

30 Jan 2023 at 08:03

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French players’ union weigh up legal action over ‘insane’ international calendar

The French footballers’ union is considering taking legal action over changes to football’s international calendar which it says are impacting on players’ physical and mental health. David Terrier, the vice-president ...

05 Feb 2024 at 07:00

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UK Sport deputy says ‘right decision’ to ditch World Cup bid and host Euro 2028

UK Sport’s deputy chief insists abandoning a potential joint UK and Ireland bid for the 2030 World Cup in favour of focusing on Euro 2028 was the “right decision”. The 2030 tournament has now been awarded to Morocco,...

05 Mar 2024 at 17:17

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Munster's 1978 All Blacks victory can inspire Ireland this weekend

How should Ireland deal with the attacking threat of the All Blacks? How do you devise a game plan to combat their instinctive brilliance? These are questions that have been asked for 114 years, ever since the ...

16 Oct 2019 at 12:39

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Kearney in a battle with Larmour for full-back spot at #RWC2019

Rob Kearney has a fight on his hands. The veteran Ireland full-back, capped 92 times by his country, came into this World Cup as the unchallenged No.1 number 15. But after stepping in as the last line of ...

25 Sept 2019 at 10:41

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