48 m. ago Tuchel insists England should embrace underdog status at 2026 World Cup

Tuchel: ‘I don’t see why we should burden ourselves’Head coach ‘not just collecting most talented players’Thomas Tuchel has said England would be underdogs at the World Cup and would be stronger if they did not allow themselves to become burdened by expectation.Tuchel, who delivered another warning to Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden by reiterating that he is not looking to collect talents, was adamant that his side would not be one of the favourites next summer. The German stressed that England, who have been losing finalists in two successive European Championships, should not get carried away given they have not won the men’s World Cup since 1966. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Jude Bellingham's closest England squad ally speaks out on shock axe by Thomas Tuchel

England head coach Thomas Tuchel sprung something of a surprise in electing NOT to call up Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham to his Three Lions squad for the matches against Wales and Latvia this month

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5 d. ago Tuchel says best players do not always make best team after Bellingham omission

Real Madrid midfielder left out of latest England squadBukayo Saka recalled for Wales and Latvia gamesThomas Tuchel has said the best ­players do not always make the best team and suggested Jude Bellingham might have been excluded from the latest England squad even if the ­midfielder were in peak condition after his return from a shoulder injury.England’s head coach, who said there also might not have been a recall for Bukayo Saka if his fellow Arsenal winger Noni Madueke were fit, has placed a heavy focus on team spirit with his selection for next Thursday’s friendly at home to Wales and the World Cup qualifier in Latvia the following Tuesday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Cricket World Cup: England players kept grounded as challenge begins

Head coach Charlotte Edwards emphasises pride in shirt and says team are in a great place mentally and physicallyCharlotte Edwards is drawing on her memories of playing “for nothing” as an amateur to keep England grounded ahead of their World Cup opener against South Africa in Guwahati on Friday.Edwards represented England between 1996 and 2016, playing 18 of those years before the arrival of professional contracts, and the England head coach joked this week that she could “write a book” about her tournament debut at the 1997 World Cup in India. There was also a serious point to be made to the current team, however, who were accused during January’s Ashes whitewash of having lost touch with reality following large pay rises in 2024. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago England players kept grounded as Cricket World Cup challenge begins

Head coach Charlotte Edwards emphasises pride in shirt and says team are in a great place mentally and physicallyCharlotte Edwards is drawing on her memories of playing “for nothing” as an amateur to keep England grounded going into their World Cup opener against South Africa in Guwahati on Friday.Edwards represented England between 1996 and 2016, playing 18 of those years before the arrival of professional contracts, and the England head coach joked this week that she could “write a book” about her tournament debut at the 1997 World Cup in India. There was also a serious point to be made to the current team, however, who were accused during January’s Ashes whitewash of having lost touch with reality following large pay rises in 2024. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Welsh XV in England being watched by new Wales coach Steve Tandy

Steve Tandy will be keeping a close eye on games taking place across the Severn Bridge this season

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8 d. ago Now we know what patriotism means to Shabana Mahmood – can she harness that to unite rather than divide us? | Gaby Hinsliff

The home secretary’s immigration plan is framed in punitive terms. But at least she is wrestling the debate back towards integration and belongingIn Twickenham, at the weekend, the crowd was a sea of red and white.England’s colours were everywhere – plastered on sweatshirts and painted over faces, fluttering from flags – and the mood was unmistakably joyful. For this was of course the Women’s Rugby World Cup final, not some ominous “raise the colours” rally: a chance to remember that the St George’s cross doesn’t belong to people who daub it on roundabouts to frighten the neighbours, that there is still a kind of Englishness that inspires hope, not fear. Rugby’s Red Roses, like football’s Lionesses and Gareth Southgate’s young male England squad before them, embody a consciously inclusive form of patriotism: a message that their victories are for everyone, male or female, black or white, gay or straight.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘They have changed my life’: John Mitchell open to staying as England coach

Coach may extend contract after 2026 Six Nations‘Some parts of the day will stick in my life forever’John Mitchell has described coaching England’s World Cup-winning women’s team as a life-changing event and revealed he is open to the idea of continuing in his role beyond the 2026 Six Nations. England beat Canada 33-13 at a sold-out Twickenham, with a record 5.8 million watching on television, to lift the World Cup and extend their winning run to 33 games, an unbeaten streak that takes in the whole of Mitchell’s reign, which began in 2023. Continue reading...

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1 week ago A stalker, a sex pest and a violent criminal with 26 convictions

EXCLUSIVE: England Boxing has allowed stalkers, sex pests and violent criminals to coach and officiate the sport's young hopefuls, the Mail can reveal.

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1 week ago England head coach John Mitchell: ‘Ultimately, I want to see these girls realise their potential’

Interview: The England head coach has never won the World Cup - but will take the lessons from a long life in rugby into a potentially defining day

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1 week ago Mitchell insists his previous final defeat can help England to Rugby World Cup glory

No changes in Red Roses 23 to face Canada on SaturdayMitchell accepts men’s team failed to handle 2019 final John Mitchell has learned from his experience of the men’s 2019 Rugby World Cup final and insists he has not made the same mistakes as coach of England’s women as they target the victory over Canada that will deliver Rugby World Cup glory.Mitchell admits that England’s men failed to “handle the emotional tank well” in 2019 when he was their defence coach. In stark contrast, his Red Roses finalists “have managed it”, he says as the head coach looks forward to Saturday’s showpiece at a sold-out Twickenham. Mitchell was one of Eddie Jones’s assistants when they lost to South Africa in Japan after beating New Zealand in the semi-final. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rory McIlroy lays down Ryder Cup challenge to Team Europe ahead of US showdown

Rory McIlroy believes that he and the rest of Team Europe can make history by becoming just the fifth team in Ryder Cup history to win on American soil at Bethpage

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2 w. ago Ryder Cup star John Rahm is greeted with 'where's the Ozempic?' heckle

The Spaniard is part of a Europe team including Rory McIlroy , Matt Fitzpatrick and captain Luke Donald bidding to become only the fifth side in history to win the Ryder Cup on American soil.

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2 w. ago Pregnant women deserve so much better than Trump’s theatre of scaremongering and shame | Kate Womersley

There is no credible evidence linking autism with maternal paracetamol use. But the US president’s ‘tough it out’ message could harm mothers and babiesKate Womersley is a doctor and academic specialising in psychiatryOn Monday, Donald Trump, flanked by Robert F Kennedy Jr and the former talkshow host and head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr Mehmet Oz, announced that women should avoid paracetamol (known as acetaminophen or by the brand name Tylenol in the US) throughout pregnancy because of a spurious link with childhood autism.This political theatre highlights a longstanding and harmful problem: pregnant women, and their babies, are routinely let down by partial, poor-quality and missing medical evidence. Pregnant women deserve better than irresponsible headlines raising fear based on shaky research that has failed to convince the scientific community.Kate Womersley is a doctor and academic specialising in psychiatry Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Welsh rugby teenager emerges in England as Wales coach gets in touch

A new Welsh youngster is set to be unleashed on the Gallagher PREM

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2 w. ago England boss Sarina Wiegman named women’s coach of year at Ballon d’Or awards

Wiegman felt the accolade was “recognition of the women’s game and of our journey”

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3 w. ago England can be World Cup contenders in 2027, says new attack coach Lee Blackett

Blackett will join Steve Borthwick’s revamped coaching team on a permanent basis ahead of the autumn series opener against Australia on November 1.

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3 w. ago World Athletics Championships live: Kerr reaches 1500m final and Duplantis targets pole vault world record

Kerr moved a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo while unstoppable Duplantis will try to raise the bar again, plus the women’s 100m hurdles final

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3 w. ago World Athletics Championships live: Kerr aims for 1500m final and Duplantis targets pole vault world record

Kerr is trying to move a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo while unstoppable Duplantis will try to raise the bar again, plus the women’s 100m hurdles final

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3 w. ago World Athletics Championships live: Josh Kerr aims for 1500m final and Mondo Duplantis targets pole vault world record

Kerr is trying to move a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo while unstoppable Duplantis will try to raise the bar again, plus the women’s 100m hurdles final

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