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Lee Carsley says England are in “a good position” to win the 2026 World Cup under new manager Thomas Tuchel. German Tuchel takes up his new role on 1 January after being handed an 18-month contract by the Football Association. The 51-year-old has been tasked with ending England’s long wait for a major trophy – and outgoing interim boss Carsley …

Midfielder John McGinn discusses scoring his 20th goal for Scotland to put him fifth in the all-time list, ahead of Ally McCoist.

Jasmine Paolini’s Italy reached their second successive Billie Jean King Cup final with a 2-1 victory over Poland, who had been given a glimmer of hope by five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek. World number four Paolini and her team-mate Sara Errani clinched the deciding doubles 7-5 7-5 against Swiatek and Katarzyna Kawa after an extraordinary second-set comeback in Malaga. …

Defending men’s champions Scotland top the European Curling Championships standings and are the only unbeaten side left in the competition after two more wins on Monday. First, they beat Switzerland 7-6 after an extra end, then overwhelmed Austria 10-2, having already secured wins against the Netherlands, Norway and England. Mouat has been skip for Scotland’s three consecutive European titles as …

Bentancur’s offence carried a punishment of a six to 12-match ban and, in its written reasons,, external the FA said the player “asked for the matter to be dealt with on the basis of written submissions only”. A response to the charge sent by Tottenham on behalf of Bentancur said: “Rodrigo’s reply was sarcastic and a gentle rebuke for the …

Lynch took over as Larne manager in 2017 and led them from the second-tier Championship to back-to-back top flight titles. He also guided them into the Uefa Conference League phase this season as Larne became the first Northern Irish side to qualify for the group or league phase of a major European competition. The 44-year-old previously rejected the chance to …

Liverpool manager Matt Beard says the officials “let them down” after referee Abigail Byrne awarded a penalty to Everton when Fuka Nagano clipped Honoka Hayashi as replays showed the foul appeared to be outside the area. READ MORE: Liverpool ‘let down by officials’ in loss to Everton Available to UK users only.

Whether Gatland will be in charge for the opening Six Nations match against France in Paris on 31 January, or even for the Springboks next weekend, remains to be seen. Even he admitted he was unsure and there was an air of resignation, mixed with occasional bouts of defiance, about Gatland in his interviews after the Australia defeat. The New …

Everton beat local rivals Liverpool 1-0 thanks to a controversial penalty from Katja Snoeijs in their final Women’s Super League match to be played at Goodison Park. MATCH REPORT: Everton win their first WSL match with controversial penalty Available to UK users only.

Manchester United keen to sign Portuguese teenager Geovany Quenda, Gyokeres could still become a United player, Wojciech Szczesny set for new Barcelona deal. Manchester United are trying to secure a deal for Sporting’s 17-year-old Portuguese winger Geovany Quenda. (A Bola – in Portuguese), external Manchester United have also been told Sporting may have “no option” but to sell Swedish striker …