69 h. ago Danny Welbeck for England? Hurzeler says ‘other German’ Tuchel has to make big call

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has backed 34-year-old striker Welbeck after a sixth Premier League goal of the season in an easy 3-0 win over Leeds

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69 h. ago Fabian Hurzeler: England boss Thomas Tuchel has to make call on Danny Welbeck

The 34-year-old scored to take his Premier League tally for the season to six as Leeds were swatted aside 3-0 at the Amex Stadium.

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3 d. ago Government responds to calls to ban greyhound racing in England

More than 13,000 people across the country have signed a petition

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4 d. ago England's 3 into 1 leaves Marcus Smith out as last minute revenge eyed at Twickenham

England's team was always going to be dominated by the calls at fly-half and George Ford will start against Australia leaving Fin Smith on the bench as Marcus Smith misses out on this occasion

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5 d. ago Man City and England star Phil Foden calls in lawyers after sick online hoax claimed his six

The Manchester City star has been the subject of a number of online rumours, with social media users creating AI images appearing to show Foden and his partner Rebecca Cooke crying.

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5 d. ago Wales international gets Barbarians call as England hatch shock Henry Pollock plan

These are your rugby headlines on the evening of Wednesday, October 29

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6 d. ago England 'consider' calling up Coventry star Carl Rushworth after Frank Lampard impact

England manager Thomas Tuchel could spring a surprise in his next squad for no-pressure World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania by calling up Coventry star Carl Rushworth

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6 d. ago Beth Mead calls on England to show more of a ruthless streak

Aggie Beever-Jones, Lucy Bronze and Georgia Stanway all got on the scoresheet.

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6 d. ago Right to Roam campaigners call for access to walk along all England’s rivers

Activists will stage nine protests where they will trespass on to private land along rivers.

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7 d. ago ‘Things are bigger than cricket’: Blair Tickner ready to enjoy New Zealand return

The bowler has re-evaluated his life and career after his wife Sarah’s leukaemia diagnosis in 2024More than two years have passed since Blair Tickner last played for New Zealand, two years in which his life was thrown into chaos, his career into doubt, his family into crisis. “Obviously people haven’t seen me as much, but I feel like I’ve been doing all the right things for the last two years,” he said of his call-up, one game into the ODI series against England. “So nothing’s really changed. I’m still the same guy.” This is not true. So much has changed, and he is not the same guy.In May 2024, while Tickner was in England playing for Derbyshire, his wife was diagnosed with leukaemia. He received the call just before the start of a County Championship game against Sussex, but because the toss had already taken place and he had been named in the XI the ECB refused Derbyshire permission to replace him, despite their opponents having agreed that they could do so. “We tried to get mysel...

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8 d. ago Saracens’ Noah Caluori called up by England for autumn internationals

19-year-old wing scored five tries on first Prem startBorthwick has picked 36-player squad for four matchesNoah Caluori, the 19-year-old Saracens wing, has been named in England’s autumn internationals squad by Steve Borthwick.Caluori burst on to the Prem scene by scoring five tries against Sale on 18 October and, as England gear up for a busy November featuring four Tests, Borthwick has called up the uncapped youngster after initially inviting him to a training camp last week. The 36-player squad, including 19 forwards and 17 backs, gathered at Pennyhill Park in Surrey on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nico O'Reilly, Aston Villa and the best Man City debut that never happened

Nico O'Reilly will hoping to play for Manchester City in Aston Villa in very different circumstances to last year, when he could have made his debut

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2 w. ago England still face international battle for Arsenal star despite controversial call

Arsenal full-back Taylor Hinds has been called up to the England squad for the first time despite previously representing Jamaica.

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2 w. ago Today's rugby news as England axe top star and pundit 'lost for words' before call

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and the wider world

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2 w. ago Rugby LIVE: England exclude two key men from squad as hero reduced to tears

England have called upon a breakthrough youngster for their training squad ahead of the upcoming autumn internationals

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2 w. ago Gary Neville 'dumps' glamorous PR exec he hired to promote Hotel Football

The former Manchester United and England footballer called time on his professional relationship with communications influencer Nina Sawetz.

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2 w. ago Wales expected to call in new faces and England rocked as top star quits

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond

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2 w. ago Bank of England’s top economist calls for ‘more cautious’ interest rate cuts

Huw Pill, chief economist at the Bank, said in a speech in London that he ‘would expect further cuts’ in the coming year.

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2 w. ago Jude Bellingham's six matches to win back his England spot ahead of 2026 World Cup

Jude Bellingham will be looking to win back a call up to the England squad next month and make his case for a spot on the plane next summer as he seeks to impress Thomas Tuchel

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2 w. ago Thomas Tuchel explains what he expects from Jude Bellingham for England call

Tuchel left Bellingham out of his latest England squad, which caused some controversy

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