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Women’s T20 World Cup: England thrash Scotland by 10 wickets

Bump: Series 4

The curious scheduling of this World Cup meant England came into this fixture having not played since a seven-wicket win over South Africa just under a week ago. England captain Heather Knight acknowledged her players had filled the days outside of training on the golf course and in coffee shops. So this was a useful encounter to rediscover their match …

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WSL: Was Chelsea’s Erin Cuthbert lucky to avoid a red card?

Chelsea's Sandy Baltimore

Chelsea’s Sandy Baltimore is shown a yellow card in an apparent mix-up after her team-mate Erin Cuthbert pushed over an opposition player late in their 2-1 win over Arsenal. Cuthbert then does recieve a yellow card for another foul a few minutes later. MATCH REPORT: Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea Available to UK users only.

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Liverpool can aim for Women’s Champions League, says Gemma Bonner

Gemma Bonner playing against Tottenham this season

Liverpool defender Gemma Bonner says there is “no reason why we can’t aim” to challenge for a Women’s Champions League spot. Matt Beard’s side finished fourth in the Women’s Super League table last season, one place below the European qualification spots. They beat Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal during the campaign, their second back in the top tier following promotion. …

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Lee Carsley: What can England learn from Luis de la Fuente and Lionel Scaloni?

Lee Carsley scratches his head at an England training session

Southgate came through the same route as Carsley, being promoted from the under-21 job and leading England initially on an interim basis, although he had previously managed Middlesbrough too. Carsley’s managerial experience has entailed interim spells at Coventry, Brentford and Birmingham. While many England fans wanted Southgate to go, criticising perceived negative tactics, he will go down as the country’s …

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United Rugby Championship: Edinburgh crush Stormers 38-7 to end losing run

Ben Muncaster try

Edinburgh: Goosen, Graham, Tuipulotu, M Scott, Van der Merwe, Thompson, Price; Schoeman, Harrison, Hill, Hodgson, Gilchrist (c), Ritchie, Muncaster, Bradbury. Replacements: Morris, Venter, Rae, Sykes, Crosbie, Vellacott, C. Scott, Currie. Stormers: Gelant, Davids, Nel, Du Plessis (c), Zas, Willemse, De Wet; Harris, Venter, Fouche, Schickerling, Van Heerden, Ewers, Dixon, Morabe. Replacements: Kotze, Sithole, Sandi, Smith, Theunissen, Engelbrecht, Ungerer, Simelane.

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Nations League: Micahel O’Neill says goalkeepers can ‘stake a claim’ for NI after Bailey Peacock-Farrell injury

The three goalkeepers in Michael O'Neill's squad for Saturday's Nations League game have only one cap between them

Northern Ireland are not just without their first-choice goalkeepers but have also lost Sunderland defender Dan Ballard and Leyton Orient midfielder Ethan Galbraith to injury. While Rangers attacker Ross McCausland remains with the group ahead of Tuesday’s home game with Bulgaria, he will not feature in Hungary. The contest provides Northern Ireland with a chance to restore momentum after last …

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