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Women’s endurance – Katie Archibald, Meg Barker, Neah Evans, Josie Knight, Sophie Lewis, Anna Morris, Jess Roberts Men’s endurance – Dan Bigham, Rhys Britton, Josh Charlton, Ethan Hayter, Noah Hobbs, Mark Stewart, Charlie Tanfield, Josh Tarling, Ollie Wood Women’s sprint – Sophie Capewell, Emma Finucane, Katy Marchant, Lowri Thomas Men’s sprint – Harry Ledingham-Horn, Hayden Norris, Joe Truman

Celtic defender Greg Taylor will miss Scotland’s Nations League matches against Croatia and Portugal. The left-back, 26, was absent for Sunday’s win at Ross County after picking up a calf injury in the midweek Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund. Taylor, capped 14 times, also withdrew from the squad for the opening defeats to Poland and Portugal in this campaign. …

Real Madrid might make a January move for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool look at extending two deals, and Paul Pogba is set for a fresh start away from Juventus. Real Madrid had planned to sign England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, 25, on a free transfer next summer when his contract with Liverpool expires, but might move for him in January after Spain …

Watch highlights as England show “too much class” and outplay world champions New Zealand, beating the Black Ferns 49-31 in their second match of their WXV1 title defence. READ MORE: Clinical England hammer New Zealand at WXV Available to UK users only.

Match of the Day 2 pundit Stephen Warnock discusses the “outstanding” performance of Jonny Evans in Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Aston Villa in the Premier League. MATCH REPORT: Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United Watch Match of the Day 2 on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only.

The 2024 iteration of the Women’s T20 World Cup was moved to the UAE from Bangladesh at short notice because of civil unrest. Matches are being played at two venues in Dubai and Sharjah. Both have previously regularly hosted men’s cricket, in particular. Dozens of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches were hosted in the UAE during seasons impacted by Covid-19, …

Valkyrie made most of the early running, with Izzy Brennan’s shrewdly-placed kicks repeatedly putting the Saints defence under pressure, but they were unable to take advantage and fell behind after 10 minutes. Losing possession just inside their own half, the defending champions were punished as Paige Travis picked out Burke, who motored down the left wing to maintain her record …

World number two Alcaraz was playing China’s Wu, who belied his ranking of 560. Both players produced blistering groundstrokes in a high-quality first set which Wu started strongly. He had the support of the home crowd and hit some eye-catching shots, especially off his backhand. However, his serve came under the greater pressure, and while he managed to get to …

India wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh pulls off a “stunning” catch to dismiss Fatima Sana 13-8 in their Women’s T20 World Cup match against Pakistan in Dubai.

Defending champion Francesco Bagnaia heaped the pressure on Jorge Martin – the leader in the overall MotoGP standings – by completing a sprint-race double at the Japanese Grand Prix. Italian Ducati rider Bagnaia, 27, overhauled Pramac Racing’s Martin last season to claim his second consecutive title. And he cut the 26-year-old Spaniard’s lead to 10 points with four races of …