Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma has thanked manager Ange Postecoglou for protecting the squad amid their disappointing season, describing him like “a dad or uncle for us”. Spurs are 17th in the Premier League table with one game remaining and have suffered 25 defeats across all competitions – their joint-highest since the 1991-92 season. They have...
Batters Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal will both get extra time to prepare for the Test series against England after being named in a strong India A squad. Test opener Jaiswal has been picked for both of the four-day first-class matches against England Lions, starting on 30 May and 6 June. Gill, one of the...
India have announced their squads for the white-ball series against England, with opener Shafali Verma making a return to the T20 side. Verma, 21, was dropped from India’s squads in November but impressed in the Women’s Premier League for Delhi Capitals with 304 runs at a strike-rate of 152.76. However, she remains out of favour...
Goalkeepers: Eartha Cumings (Rosengard), Lee Gibson (Glasgow City), Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Defenders: Jenna Clark (Liverpool), Rachel Corsie (Aston Villa), Nicola Docherty (Rangers), Sophie Howard (Leicester City), Emma Lawton (Celtic), Rachel McLauchlan (Rangers), Amy Muir (Glasgow City). Midfielders: Chelsea Cornet (Rangers), Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea), Lauren Davidson (Brann), Freya Gregory (Newcastle United), Brogan Hay (Rangers), Sam...
England ODI and T20 squads: Nat Sciver-Brunt (capt, The Blaze), Amy Jones (The Blaze), Charlie Dean (Somerset), Emily Arlott (Warwickshire), Heather Knight (Somerset), Lauren Bell (Hampshire), Linsey Smith (Hampshire), Sarah Glenn (The Blaze), Sophia Dunkley (Surrey), Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze) ODI squad only: Alice Davidson-Richards (Surrey), Emma Lamb (Lancashire), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Mahika Gaur (Lancashire)...
John Joe Patrick Finn is a 21-year-old midfielder. Born in Madrid, he has a Galway father and grandparents from Mayo. Having spent time in the Real Madrid academy, he joined the Getafe academy in 2018 and made his La Liga debut aged 17 in December 2020. In October 2021, he made his debut for the...
Manchester City forward Hemp, 24, last played for England in the 2-1 friendly victory over South Africa in October. Despite missing five months through injury, she still finished the WSL campaign with the most assists (eight). City captain Greenwood, 31, has missed England’s last four matches but started November’s 0-0 draw with the United States...
Four Saints players were named in Farrell’s squad with Tommy Freeman, Alex Mitchell and Fin Smith all joining Pollock, who watched the announcement with a number of his team-mates. “I walked out of the room and tried to phone my mum, who didn’t pick up which was class,” he joked. “I then called mum and...
At club level, Leinster provide 12 players – nearly a quarter of the squad – and it could have been more. Fly-half Sam Prendergast was strongly fancied to go on the tour, but Finn Russell, Fin Smith and Marcus Smith were preferred at 10. Ryan Baird, Jamie Osborne and Robbie Henshaw were also outsiders for...
Marcus Smith is in at 10 and as cover at 15, with Blair Kinghorn likely to miss the first two or three games because of his commitments with French club Toulouse. Elliot Daly is another who can deputise as 15. Scotland would have been hoping to get Tom Jordan picked in that utility role but...
Backs Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) Elliot Daly (Saracens/England) Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints/England) Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Mack Hansen (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) Hugo Keenan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse/Scotland) James Lowe (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England) Garry Ringrose (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Finn Russell (Bath Rugby/Scotland) Fin Smith (Northampton Saints/England) Marcus Smith (Harlequins/ England)...
Uncapped Somerset batter James Rew has replaced the injured Jordan Cox in the England squad for their one-off Test against Zimbabwe later this month. The 21-year-old has been in fine form in the County Championship so far this season, averaging 54.21 with a top score of 152. He was part of the England Under-19 squad...
We live in different days, thankfully. This team and these tours have endured despite bloody conflict abroad and at home. They have prospered despite having their existence threatened by the march of professionalism and an ever more crowded fixture calendar. They have survived the flak that flew after despicable violence in matches from the wild...
Might one of the two horses in the race to captain the Lions have fallen at the final hurdle? Ireland number eight Caelan Doris picked up a shoulder injury in Leinster’s Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Northampton this weekend, putting his touring hopes in danger. Maro Itoje may well have earned the accolade ahead of...
Batter Shimron Hetmyer has been left out of West Indies’ one-day international squad to play England and Ireland this month. Left-hander Hetmyer, currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and one of West Indies’ most high-profile players, featured in the Windies’ 2-1 win over an understrength England last year. He missed a series against...