3 d. ago Angel Gomes: Former Manchester United star chooses Marseille move over Premier League offers

Gomes will hope the move can refresh his chances of a return to the England squad

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5 d. ago How Bukayo Saka’s Christmas sacrifice energised Arsenal and England return

Saka went under the knife on Christmas Eve in a bid to recover from a serious hamstring injury as soon as possible

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5 d. ago Bukayo Saka reveals injury fears and 'horrible' truth behind Christmas Eve surgery

Arsenal talisman believes he is back in great shape after the frustration of missing three months of last season with a hamstring problem that required surgery

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5 d. ago Bukayo Saka delivers exciting new Arsenal vow ahead of England return

Gunners star optimistic for the future despite another trophyless season under Mikel Arteta

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5 d. ago Bukayo Saka: Arsenal winger to make England return against Senegal after injury worry

Gunners star was not risked against Andorra after knock suffered on final day of season limited his ability to train

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5 d. ago Luke Wood takes England return in his stride after ‘weird’ PSL experience

Wood starred in the series-clinching T20 win over the West Indies.

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7 d. ago Jordan Henderson's return under Thomas Tuchel is a damning indictment of Jude Bellingham

Jordan Henderson must be pinching himself at his England comeback, we all were when the team was announced. But Thomas Tuchel's return to the veteran is damning on England's young crop

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9 d. ago England reveal Jofra Archer comeback plan ahead of India series

The Sussex seamer could make a long-awaited return in England whites at Edgbaston

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9 d. ago Gus Atkinson ruled out of first India Test as Jamie Overton and Jacob Bethell return to England squad

Overton played his sole Test so far in the summer of 2022 while Bethell’s availability leaves England with a selection headache

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2 w. ago McCall plays down talk of Owen Farrell leaving Racing to make Saracens return

Director of rugby said rumours ‘not worth answering’Leicester prop Dan Cole to retire at end of seasonThe Saracens director of rugby, Mark McCall, has declined to comment on reports that the former club captain and England fly-half Owen Farrell is considering a Premiership return.Farrell left Saracens at the end of last season after a 16-year stint with the Premiership club. He moved to Paris-based Racing 92, but it has proved a testing campaign for him in terms of injuries and Stuart Lancaster left as head coach in January. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Today's rugby news as Owen Farrell set for shock England return and Lions to face infamous tour villain

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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3 w. ago Ben Stokes claims Jacob Bethell comments were ‘twisted to suit an agenda’

The England captain had hinted at an immediate return to the Test side for the left-hander but has since clarified his remarks

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3 w. ago England squad: Ivan Toney makes shock return as Trevoh Chalobah earns first call

The striker has not played for the Three Lions since last summer’s Euros

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3 w. ago ‘I’m the right man’: Zak Crawley ignores pressure with century against Zimbabwe

‘I’ve been made a better player by people around me’Crawley’s place thought to be under threat from BethellIf Zak Crawley showed little sign of the pressure he was under as he became one of three English centurions on the opening day against Zimbabwe, it is possibly because he did not know he was under any.The opener’s place in the team was presumed to be at risk after a poor run of form was followed by heavy hints that Jacob Bethell would be parachuted straight into the team on his return from the IPL, but after scoring 124 – England’s third-highest innings of the day after Ben Duckett’s 140 and Ollie Pope’s unbeaten 169 – the 27-year-old insisted he had heard no such rumours and had felt nothing from his coaches and colleagues except support. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago England rugby boss delighted with 'world class' star after injury curtailed Lions hopes

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has not played since before Christmas due to injury but is eyeing an imminent return and England boss Steve Borthwick is enthused about the return of the Exeter Chiefs winger

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3 w. ago Zimbabwe’s welcome return sets the table for England’s banquet of Test cricket

A four-day encounter at Trent Bridge is a low-key affair compared to five-Test series against India and Australia but a first meeting with Zimbabwe in 22 years could yet prove crucial for England

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3 w. ago ‘We are a passionately multiracial team’: Zimbabwe return to England transformed

Visitors have endured political chaos and miserable results over 22 years but cricket is finally a national gameTwenty-two years is a long time, even in a sport that measures its games in days and its history in centuries. The last time England played a Test match against Zimbabwe, in 2003, Rob Key was in the middle order instead of the managing director’s job, Jimmy Anderson was a 20-year-old tearaway playing in his very first series, and the England and Wales Cricket Board was just about to launch the world’s very first professional Twenty20 tournament. Zimbabwean cricket has changed, too. Back then the team was in the earliest stages of a transformation that was meant to turn cricket from a minority game, played by the small white population, into a sport that better represented the whole country.They have been hard years, riven by player strikes, political interference, maladministration, and a miserable drop-off in results. The team temporarily withdrew from Test cricket, suspe...

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3 w. ago Ben Stokes quits alcohol to help hamstring injury rehabilitation

England Test captain to return against Zimbabwe‘It’s just getting harder to do everything’Ben Stokes has stopped drinking alcohol during his latest injury rehabilitation in an effort to be firing on all cylinders for England this summer. The Test captain is set to make his comeback on Thursday in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge, having been sidelined since December after tearing his left hamstring in New Zealand.He rushed back from a similar injury last year but his recovery this time after an operation has been painstakingly managed and Stokes has left no stone unturned to fulfil his vow to return in peak physical condition. Speaking to the Untapped podcast, the 33-year-old said: “After my first major injury, I remember the shock of it, after the initial adrenaline had stopped, thinking: ‘How has this happened? We did have a bit of a drink four or five nights ago, could that have played a part? It wouldn’t have helped.’ Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Mason Greenwood clears up Marseille future amid Premier League return links

Mason Greenwood arrived at Marseille from Manchester United for around £26m last summer and has impressed in front of goal, scoring 26 goals so far - but there have been rumours he wants to return to England

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