6 h. ago Thomas Tuchel responds to Jude Bellingham fears amid England discipline concerns

Thomas Tuchel had to save Jude Bellingham from himself against Latvia, subbing the Real Madrid star off after he escaped a second yellow card during Monday's 2-0 win in World Cup qualifying

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9 h. ago Jackson Irvine stars as Socceroos clinch key World Cup qualifying win over China

China 0-2 Australia with Nishan Velupillay also on target againVictory in Hangzhou sets up showdown in Saudi Arabia in JuneJackson Irvine further established himself as the face of the Socceroos, Nishan Velupillay netted his third goal in just his fourth senior international, and Australia weathered a second-half storm to take another step towards securing automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 win over China.Given that the worst part of it may have come 1,900km away in Saitama, where Saudi Arabia held Japan to a 0-0 draw to stay within touching distance in their qualification group, it was a good evening for still undefeated national team boss Tony Popovic and his side at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago England fast bowler Josh Tongue fit again, focused and raring to go this summer

Tongue started on the comeback trail with England Lions in Australia in January.

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10 h. ago Qantas to start world’s longest direct flights from Australia in 2027

Carrier says customer satisfaction is high on its current direct service between London and Perth

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11 h. ago Jackson Irvine stars again as Australia clinch key World Cup win over China

Nishan Velupillay adds to opener to secure 2-0 win in HangzhouVictory sets up showdown in Saudi in June Jackson Irvine further established himself as the face of the Socceroos, Nishan Velupillay netted his third goal in just his fourth senior international, and Australia weathered a second-half storm to take another step towards securing automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 win over China.Given that the worst part of it may have come 1,900km away in Saitama, where Saudi Arabia held Japan to a 0-0 draw to stay within touching distance in their qualification group, it was a decent evening for still undefeated national team boss Tony Popovic and his side at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Scots skiing ace Kirsty Muir eyes 2026 Winter Olympics after claiming first World Cup win

After a year out due to injury, Kirsty Muir has made a triumphant return to competition in recent weeks, writes Roger Cox

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12 h. ago Is it OK to say Tuchel’s two England wins have been a bit dull? – Football Weekly podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini, Lucy Ward and Paul Watson as Thomas Tuchel maintains his 100% start with EnglandRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and emailOn the podcast today; England win another qualifier on the road to the World Cup in 2026. Some critics have been vocal about how dull both games of the Thomas Tuchel era have been but isn’t this just the way they were always destined to go? Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Tuchel still searches for England’s conductor as Bellingham boils over | Jacob Steinberg

Substitution of Real Madrid star against Latvia shows head coach does not prioritise individuals over the teamEveryone wants to have the ball when Latvia come to town. Everyone fancies the chance to take an extra touch. Everyone wants to be the star. Nobody seems to realise that slowing the play down is exactly what Latvia want as they settle into their rearguard action and focus on little more than keeping England out.It is a familiar problem for England. Thomas Tuchel has spoken about playing with intensity, about tapping into the aggression of the Premier League, about his team imposing their will on opponents. The challenge did not lie in defeating Latvia, but rather in how victory was achieved. Standards had to go up after a solid but unremarkable opening World Cup qualifying win against Albania. Tuchel is demanding. Tuchel will ask for more. Tuchel will not shy away from trying to rein in Jude Bellingham when the midfielder allows the unfocused, petulant version of himself to ...

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25 h. ago British man, 21, struggling to find a job in Australia launches unique business doing all the chores people don't want to do themselves

George Redfern, 21, from the Wirral, Merseyside, started a business in Australia to do the jobs that people don't want to do themselves - including cleaning, gardening and grocery shopping.

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26 h. ago England vs Latvia LIVE: World Cup qualifier result, latest updates and reaction after win for Tuchel's side

Another comfortable night for Three Lions as first camp under Tuchel ends with two victories

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29 h. ago MAFS Australia fans fume 'it's not right' as two stars return to show

The 12th season of Married at First Sight Australia is set to welcome new brides and grooms this week, including two former stars - but viewers are not happy

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30 h. ago Married at First Sight fans furious as two stars return to experiment

Married at First Sight Australia is set to see two former stars return to the experiment with new matches, but fans are not impressed

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49 h. ago Declan Rice shares true feelings on Thomas Tuchel's brutally honest England comments

Thomas Tuchel kicked off his England reign with a win over Albania and Declan Rice is all for the German dishing out some home truths if it helps England win the World Cup

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63 h. ago Married at First Sight Australia star reveals what it's really like behind the scenes

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Jane Roza and Telv Williams hit it off and seemingly fell in love after being matched on Married at First Sight, but since then, Sarah has gone through a radical transformation

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66 h. ago Ruthless Australia humbles New Zealand by 82 runs in second T20I

Updates from the second match of the series at Bay OvalAnnabel Sutherland grabs record bowling figures of 4-8 Any thoughts? Get in touch by emailing Angus4th over: Australia 43-0 (Mooney 9, Voll 33) Bowling change for New Zealand. It will be Rosemary Mair. First ball is wide down legside and Voll works the second behind square for two. Mair now goes wide outside off and Voll gives it the axeman’s jazz but can’t pierce the field. Again, Mair strays wide down leg and Voll doesn’t miss out, swatting it off the hip for another once-bounce boundary into the fine leg fence. And again! This one is precision mixed with power as the Toowoomba tornado thumps it to the fence between cover and extra cover. Ouch! Australia’s run-rate has rocketed to 10.75.3rd over: Australia 32-0 (Mooney 9, Voll 23) Jess Kerr returns and Mooney greets her with a ripped boundary over mid-on. A quick single brings Voll on strike and she gets down on one knee and thumps it over mid wicket! Georgia Voll is on fire t...

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68 h. ago New Zealand v Australia: second women’s T20 international – live

Updates from the second match of the series at Bay OvalAustralia has set New Zealand a record run-chase of 205Any thoughts? Get in touch by emailing Angus4th over: Australia 43-0 (Mooney 9, Voll 33) Bowling change for New Zealand. It will be Rosemary Mair. First ball is wide down legside and Voll works the second behind square for two. Mair now goes wide outside off and Voll gives it the axeman’s jazz but can’t pierce the field. Again, Mair strays wide down leg and Voll doesn’t miss out, swatting it off the hip for another once-bounce boundary into the fine leg fence. And again! This one is precision mixed with power as the Toowoomba tornado thumps it to the fence between cover and extra cover. Ouch! Australia’s run-rate has rocketed to 10.75.3rd over: Australia 32-0 (Mooney 9, Voll 23) Jess Kerr returns and Mooney greets her with a ripped boundary over mid-on. A quick single brings Voll on strike and she gets down on one knee and thumps it over mid wicket! Georgia Voll is on fire t...

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3 d. ago Jordan Henderson: ‘I looked at how far it was to Berlin and I hired a van’

Recalled England midfielder discusses his last-minute dash, as a fan, to the Euro 2024 final – and his World Cup dreamJordan Henderson wanted to be part of it. He felt he deserved to be part of it. And so, despite the obstacles, he put in the hard yards to make it happen. It has been a theme of the Ajax midfielder’s career and it resonates once again with him back in the England squad, winning his 81st cap as a substitute in Thomas Tuchel’s first game as head coach – the 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Albania on Friday night. The more sideways take on it came last summer.Henderson was devastated to have been overlooked by Gareth Southgate for Euro 2024 in Germany, having been involved throughout qualification. The determining factor was the muscle injury he picked up last March, which sidelined him for the best part of two months and did not give him the time to get fully fit at the end of the domestic season. That was how Southgate sold it, anyway. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Rashford could be more important to Tuchel’s England than Palmer or Saka | Jonathan Wilson

One Harry Kane pass to his fellow forward in otherwise routine win over Albania gives a hint of how England could succeedOne of the problems of international football is that everybody is always asking the wrong question, which to an extent is built into the form. Qualifiers matter only in as much as they have to be negotiated. Friday’s win by England over Albania fell into a very familiar pattern. The brave new world of Thomas Tuchel turned out to look a lot like the faded old world of Gareth Southgate. England had lots of the ball, did not move it fast enough and won by a couple of goals. It does not matter. They could have won 10-0, 8-5 or 1-0 and it would mean almost nothing in terms of the winning of the World Cup.England want to win the World Cup next summer. They have a squad that should make them challengers. Barring pratfalls, there will come a point next year when they will play an Argentina or a Spain or a France, a team of equivalent or greater talent and, almost certain...

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3 d. ago Hibs 0 Rangers Women 5 LIVE reaction as Jo Potter lauds 'super important' first trophy

The Light Blues bagged their third Sky Sports Cup on the bounce with a handsome win in North Lanarkshire

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3 d. ago I helped Aberdeen win their last Scottish Cup and celebrated it by giving Celtic daft Rod Stewart some grief

The former Netherlands star was a big favourite in his three and a half years in the Granite City

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