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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca believes Ipswich striker Liam Delap, who he coached in Manchester City’s academy, can become “an important player for England”. The 21-year-old has been one of the Tractor Boys’ standout players on their return to the Premier League, scoring six goals to date in his first full season in the top flight. Delap, son of former Premier …

Gareth Southgate has told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs that he made his decision to leave his job as England manager before the end of Euro 2024. The 54-year-old, who is a guest on the latest episode of the long-running programme, chose Adele’s Someone Like You as one of the eight songs he would take with him if cast …

George Eastham, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died aged 88. The Blackpool-born forward made 19 international appearances and, while he was part of manager Sir Alf Ramsey’s squad at the World Cup 58 years ago, he did not play as England won it for the only time in their history. He was also an unused squad …

UK inflation climbed to 2.6% in November, up from 2.3% in October, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).    The rise matches market expectations and comes as the Bank of England prepares for its upcoming decision on interest rates later this week.   Core inflation, which excludes volatile items such as food and energy, also increased to 3.5% …

England captain Ben Stokes says he “ain’t holding back” with his bowling, despite suffering a second hamstring injury in the space of five months. Stokes, 33, limped off the field on the third day of the 423-run defeat by New Zealand in the third Test in Hamilton. He will have a scan on Wednesday. The 23 overs Stokes bowled on …

England will defend their European title at Euro 2025 in Switzerland, and have been drawn in the same group as debutants Wales.

After leaving New Zealand 315-9 overnight and returning with a second new ball 11 deliveries old, England could have been batting almost instantly on Sunday morning. Instead, they paid Santner too much respect, allowing him to farm the strike. The left-hander added 26 to his first-day 50. O’Rourke held up his end for five not out from 30 deliveries. If …

Tuchel is the third non-British permanent manager of England’s men’s team after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. The 51-year-old has won trophies in each of his past four managerial posts at Borussia Dortmund, Paris St-Germain, Chelsea and Bayern Munich. However, his appointment was met with a mixed reaction as he looks to deliver a first piece of silverware for the …

Born in the Philippines, Smith made his Harlequins debut against London Irish at Twickenham in September 2017. He scored 199 points in 28 matches in his debut season and has gone on to amass 1,505 in total for the club. Smith made his full England test debut against USA in July 2021. He was part of the squad that finished …

Ford also had to contend with boos from a section of the Twickenham crowd when it appeared he was going to again replace Smith against Australia, with head coach Steve Borthwick instead moving Smith to full-back. “When you are representing your country and you’ve done it for a long time, you would expect the crowd to be fully behind you,” …