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England in trouble after dreadful day against NZ

England in trouble after dreadful day against NZTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Watch the best shots from Glenn Phillips' century against EnglandByStephan ShemiltCricket Correspondent at The Kia OvalPublished4 minutes ago7 CommentsSecond Rothesay Test, The Kia Oval (day two of five)New Zealand 391: Phillips 100, Blundell 51; Bethell 3-26England 222-6: Gay 53, Root 46; Henry 2-57, O'Rourke 2-61England are 169 runs behind...

Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off time: 12pm local time/3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email DanielSouth Africa salvaged a draw in the game that’s just concluded.If you think I’ve been too harsh on my compatriots, drop Daniel Harris a line as he wraps up the blog on that one: Continue reading...

Ben Stokes could be back soon as England captain as mood turns his way

Regulator’s initial report into nightclub affair due soonStokes has made it clear that he wants to play onThe England and Wales Cricket Board is hopeful that Ben Stokes will be able to make a quick return as England captain. Brendon McCullum, the head coach, and Rob Key, the team’s managing director, refused to say that they wanted Stokes back in the side in press conferences over the last week, but behind the scenes the mood is believed to be more optimistic.The ECB is understood to be waiting...

Advantage NZ as England wickets tumble after maiden Phillips ton

New Zealand claimed the key wickets of Joe Root and Harry Brook to seize control of the second Test against England after Glenn Phillips' maiden Test century helped the tourists build a commanding first-innings lead at The Oval.

'He'd be a huge upgrade on Delap' - your World Cup scouting

'He'd be a huge upgrade on Delap' - your World Cup scoutingPublished18 June 2026Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked you which players you have watched at the World Cup that you think would be a great fit at Chelsea. Here are some of your comments:Andrew: Probably in a surprise to nobody, Yan Diomande. He looks elegant one moment and like a giraffe on ice others, but he's always pressing forward and creating chaos and the Premier League needs a lot less "safe" football right now!Benjamin: Any of t...

'He'd be a huge upgrade on Delap' - your World Cup scouting

'He'd be a huge upgrade on Delap' - your World Cup scoutingPublishedJust nowImage source, Getty ImagesWe asked you which players you have watched at the World Cup that you think would be a great fit at Chelsea. Here are some of your comments:Andrew: Probably in a surprise to nobody, Yan Diomande. He looks elegant one moment and like a giraffe on ice others, but he's always pressing forward and creating chaos and the Premier League needs a lot less "safe" football right now!Benjamin: Any of the J...

‘People in the pubs will like this’: Tuchel keen for England to entertain at World Cup

Manager said second-half performance was ‘rewarding’England’s next group game is against Ghana on 23 JuneThomas Tuchel said he wanted his England team to entertain the nation and that he pictured the scenes in the pubs as his players took the handbrake off to power past ­Croatia 4-2 in their World Cup opener on Wednesday.England were passive in the first half, too deep, the connections lacking. They entered the interval at 2-2, Harry Kane’s goals cancelled out by a pair of soft concessions that...

Super subs: how England’s bench applies a crucial finishing touch

The way substitutes combined for the fourth goal against Croatia vindicated Thomas Tuchel’s desire to instil a brotherhood ethosIt is Bukayo Saka who ignites the move. Tight to the right, approaching halfway, the England winger turns on a sixpence and surges away from Josko Gvardiol. Saka’s work in tight spaces, his close control, is a consistent delight.He plays a pass up and inside for Morgan Rogers and, at this point, Djed Spence is running on the outside. Rogers looks for him but Nikola Vlas...

Clarke backs Scotland to embrace underdog tag

Steve Clarke believes Scotland are often at their best when expectations are against them as they prepare for a World Cup showdown with Morocco.Scotland opened their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Haiti and know another positive result would leave them in a strong position to qualify for the knockout stages for the first time in their history.

Sailor signs three-year contract extension with St Helens

St Helens have announced that Tristan Sailor has signed a three-year contract extension with the club.Sailor has played in a variety of positions for the Saints, including most in the halves and at full-back.

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Beever-Jones set to sign new deal at Chelsea

Beever-Jones set to sign new deal at ChelseaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Beever-Jones only started 11 WSL games last season because of injuryByEmma SandersBBC Sport women’s football news reporterPublished18 June 2026England international England international Aggie Beever-Jones is expected to stay at Chelsea this summer.The 22-year-old's contract was due to expire this summer, but she had an option to extend for a year and it is understood she has agreed to commit her future in a new...

Beever-Jones set to sign new deal at Chelsea

Beever-Jones set to sign new deal at ChelseaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Beever-Jones only started 11 WSL games last season because of injuryByEmma SandersBBC Sport women’s football news reporterPublished2 minutes agoEngland international England international Aggie Beever-Jones is expected to stay at Chelsea this summer.The 22-year-old's contract was due to expire this summer, but she had an option to extend for a year and it is understood she has agreed to commit her future in a ne...

Late penalty gifts South Africa first point against wasteful Czech Republic

Teboho Mokoena's late penalty gifted South Africa their first point of the World Cup after wasteful Czech Republic failed to make their chances pay in a 1-1 draw in Atlanta.

Tuchel's complaints lead to Fifa moving photographers

Tuchel's complaints lead to Fifa moving photographersImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Tuchel and his coaching staff in the dugout had their view blocked during the anthemsByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondentPublished2 minutes agoCommentsEngland head coach Thomas Tuchel has won a battle with Fifa to get photographers moved away from the bench during the national anthems.Tuchel said he "could not see my team" before Wednesday's 4-2 win over Croatia, with a wall of photographers blocking...

Aidan O’Brien saddles century of Royal Ascot winners and shows no sign of letting up

Scandinavia beats Trawlerman in compelling Gold Cup‘Very special day for myself and everybody in Ballydoyle’For all the talk of fierce rivalries here this week, the fact of it is that no current trainer has even come close to Aidan O’Brien’s achievements at this meeting since Harbour Master, at 16-1, gave him his first Royal Ascot winner in 1997. Almost three decades later, O’Brien became the first trainer to saddle a century of Royal Ascot winners as Scandinavia clawed his way past Trawlerman i...

Sonny Baker’s second day was a lesson that Test cricket turns on you quick | Andy Bull

Debutant and Joe Root had a sloppy morning in England’s bid to bowl New Zealand out cheaply in the second TestIt was bright and loud when Sonny Baker came on to bowl for the first time in Test cricket. He hadn’t slept the night before, too many nerves, and had found, when he saw his parents at the cap ceremony before the start of play, that he was almost overwhelmed by emotion, and now here he was an hour later and the midday sun glaring off the glass of the big JM Finn Stand and the crowd all a...

Lord Botham criticises Stokes for breaking curfew

Lord Botham criticises Stokes for breaking curfewImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ben Stokes has played 121 Tests, 114 ODIs and 43 T20s for EnglandByTimothy AbrahamBBC Sport journalistPublished14 minutes agoLord Botham has criticised dropped England captain Ben Stokes for breaking a team curfew and says he does not see "how you justify what happened".All-rounder Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson were made unavailable for the ongoing second Test against New Zealand pending an investigat...

'Something Viera-esque about Bouaddi' - your World Cup scouting

'Something Viera-esque about Bouaddi' - your World Cup scoutingPublished18 June 2026Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked you which players you have watched at the World Cup that you think would be a great fit at Arsenal Here are some of your comments:Rob: I'd like Arsenal to target some promising youth this window - we bought established stars last summer, so let's supplement that with the next generation. For me, we should be targeting Ayyoub Bouaddi from Morocco and Gilberto Mora from Mexico. I'...