20 h. ago Bukayo Saka joins two England stars left out of Thomas Tuchel's squad for Andorra clash

England will be without Bukayo Saka when they take on Andorra on Saturday as the Arsenal winger joins a list of unavailable players that features Ollie Watkins

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32 h. ago Finn Russell inspires Bath comeback to keep treble dream alive but Scotland star sparks injury scare for final

Bath power into Premiership final with second-half show

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68 h. ago Will the Reform surge storm Scotland? Nigel Farage's party 'vying with SNP' to win crunch Holyrood by

Scottish First Minister John Swinney said that the vote in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat was a 'two horse race' between his SNP and Nigel Farage's party.

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3 d. ago The Knowledge | Players from one nation winning the men’s ‘big five’ leagues in a season

Plus: late-career goalscoring centurions, huge gaps between league title wins and trees on pitches• Mail us with your questions and answers“The success of Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour, Harry Kane and Eric Dier means that British players have won three of the ‘big five’ leagues this season. Has that happened before? And have any countries managed five out of five?” wonders Philipp Lohan.To answer the first question, yes, it has happened before and not too long ago. Robbie Dale emailed in to highlight the 2020-21 season, when Kieran Trippier (Atlético), Ashley Young (Inter) and Phil Foden, John Stones and few others (Manchester City) also ticked three of the five boxes for British players. If we move on to nations who provided players who won all of the ‘big five’ leagues then we had better get busy making a list. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Players from one nation winning the men’s ‘big five’ leagues in a season | The Knowledge

Plus: late-career goalscoring centurions, huge gaps between league title wins and trees on pitches• Mail us with your questions and answers“The success of Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour, Harry Kane and Eric Dier means that British players have won three of the ‘big five’ leagues this season. Has that happened before? And have any countries managed five out of five?” wonders Philipp Lohan.To answer the first question, yes, it has happened before and not too long ago. Robbie Dale emailed in to highlight the 2020-21 season, when Kieran Trippier (Atlético), Ashley Young (Inter) and Phil Foden, John Stones and few others (Manchester City) also ticked three of the five boxes for British players. If we move on to nations who provided players who won all of the ‘big five’ leagues then we had better get busy making a list. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Professor Sir John Curtice gives his predictions for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by

Voters go to the polls in the crunch by-election on Thursday.

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5 d. ago Chelsea launch £50m Jamie Gittens move with Liam Delap announcement close

Blues keen for Ipswich striker to be joined by his England Under-21 team-mate at Stamford Bridge this summer

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6 d. ago Ivan Toney's England recall set to propel his status to Saudi Arabia poster boy

England boss Thomas Tuchel gave Ivan Toney a call-up despite joining Saudi side Al Ahli and his decision has given the Middle East league a huge PR lift amid claims players only join them for the money

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6 d. ago John Stones joins up with England camp as he continues comeback from injury

Stones only played 20 times for Manchester City in the 2024-25 campaign.

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6 d. ago Man City get frustrating John Stones injury update from England

Manchester City defender John Stones will link up with England this week after missing most of the season with injury

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7 d. ago Everton want to bring John Stones BACK from Man City nine years after £50m transfer

John Stones has struggled with injuries this season and there are concerns that he will be able to win back his place in Pep Guardiola's team, with his old club interested in bringing him back

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1 week ago College leaders from all four UK nations unite to call for more cash from PM

College leaders in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have joined together to write to Sir Keir Starmer ahead of the spending review.

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1 week ago Mary Earps stuns England teammates by retiring from international football

Euro 2022 winner opts out before summer title defenceEarps had been discussing retirement for 12 to 18 monthsMary Earps has shocked her England teammates by retiring from international football with immediate effect, saying it is the right time “to step aside and give the younger generation an opportunity to thrive”. Her decision comes just 36 days before the start of the 2025 European Championship in Switzerland, where England will be hoping to defend their title.The Guardian understands that the goalkeeper has had discussions with the Lionesses head coach, Sarina Wiegman, about retiring from international duty for 12 to 18 months. It is also understood that Earps informed Wiegman she was going to retire during England’s last camp in April, but was asked to reconsider. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Marcus Rashford given huge Man Utd exit boost as dream transfer move back on

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is looking increasingly unlikely to join Aston Villa on a permanent basis and the England international's future is back in the spotlight

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2 w. ago 'I've got to be mindful': Ben Stokes to play injury comeback safe ahead of England Test vs Zimbabwe

The Three Lions kick off their summer Test series in Nottingham on Thursday

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2 w. ago Scotland denied automatic Euro 2028 qualification despite being hosts as UEFA throw Tartan Army a safety net

The Scots are joint hosts along with England, Wales and Republic of Ireland but there will be no automatic qualification slots

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2 w. ago Bhutanese Nepalis fled ethnic cleansing for the US. Trump is returning them to the refugee camps

They lost their Nepalese citizenship years ago and are now living in a ‘stateless limbo’ amid Trump’s deportationsAasis Subedi, a Bhutanese Nepali refugee, finds himself back in the same Nepal refugee camp he spent part of his youth, once again stateless.Last month, Subedi and two dozen community members from across the US were deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers to Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan country where they had never previously set foot. At least four, including Subedi, were immediately rejected by Bhutanese authorities and then expelled to India, where they fled to a refugee camp in Nepal. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow joins Mumbai Indians for IPL play

The 35-year-old replaces Will Jacks, who will leave after the final league game to join up with England for the white-ball series against West Indies.

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2 w. ago Gary Lineker tipped to make shock move to BBC rival after controversial exit

Gary Lineker announced his early departure from the BBC on Monday amid an antisemitism storm and the former England striker is already being tipped to join ITV for next summer's World Cup

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2 w. ago Manchester City injury update: Rodri, Oscar Bobb, and John Stones latest news and return dates

City were without some key players as they fell short in the FA Cup final

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