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Owen Farrell is on course to face Argentina in England’s opening autumn international after he was named in Eddie Jones’s trimmed squad for the Test on Sunday. Farrell is nearing the end of his return-to-play head injury protocols and provided Read more
The Football Association has expressed concern in a forcefully worded statement about the rise in frequency of offensive chanting about the Hillsborough disaster, calling the latest incidents “abhorrent” and condemning “these terrible chants”. The FA considers chants about the disaster Read more
“You’re going to enjoy this,” Wayne Boardman, a long-serving member of England’s wheelchair side, tells me as I arrive at Calderdale College in Halifax. Boardman’s smile somewhat subtly implies it will be him and his teammates who will enjoy watching Read more
Another week, another conference. This one was organised by World Rugby and, like the last, which was organised by the Concussion in Sport Group, it was held in Amsterdam. World Rugby’s chief medical officer, Dr Éanna Falvey, explained that the Read more
The Washington Commanders announced on Wednesday that the team and its owners have hired Bank of America Securities to “consider potential transactions”, raising the possibility that Dan and Tanya Snyder could sell the scandal-hit franchise. “The Snyders remain committed to Read more
Ronnie Radford, whose thunderous strike for Hereford United in the quagmire of Edgar Street against Newcastle remains one of the greatest FA Cup moments, has died aged 79. Television footage of Radford’s equaliser in the 2-1 third-round win against the Read more
Bukayo Saka could feature in Arsenal’s Europa League match on Thursday night. The 21-year-old winger allayed fears he could miss the World Cup through injury as he trained on Wednesday with his Arsenal teammates. Saka was forced off during the Read more