England’s batting across this tour has been disappointing. Across the eight matches they have been bowled out six times and lost nine wickets in the other two. Duckett and Salt put on 60 for the opening wicket in another encouraging partnership, before the former skewed Arshdeep into the air. Salt continued but was again dismissed tamely as he looked to …
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Fin Smith delivers England Six Nations win over France after nervy beginning
Fly-half Fin Smith admitted he started “like a rabbit in the headlights” on his first Test start before settling down to produce a man-of-the-match performance in England’s last-gasp win over France. With the match into its 80th minute, the 22-year-old set up the winning try for Elliot Daly before knocking over the winning conversion to propel England to a thrilling …
Read More »Shock for UK as Bank of England halves its economic growth prediction
The BoE’s predictions follow its decision on Thursday to cut its main interest rate for the third time in six months. The bank now predicts that the British economy will only grow by 0.75% this year, down from its previous forecast of 1.5% just three months ago. ADVERTISEMENT In a statement, the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) lowered its …
Read More »Bank of England cuts key interest rate as pound drops and stocks rally
The Bank of England cut its base rate to 4.5% amid easing inflation but flagged lingering risks. GDP growth remains weak, and potential US tariffs add uncertainty. The pound fell, while the FTSE 100 hit record highs. ADVERTISEMENT The Bank of England (BoE) lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5% on Thursday, marking the third cut …
Read More »Marc Guehi transfer: Crystal Palace reject Tottenham bid in region of £70m for England centre-back
Crystal Palace have rejected a bid from Tottenham for defender Marc Guehi thought to be around £70m. The England international, who attracted interest from Newcastle in the summer, has 18 months left on his contract with Palace. He has made 23 appearances and scored three goals in the Premier League this season as Palace find themselves 12th – three points …
Read More »Six Nations 2025: Jamie George returns to England squad
Forwards Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Ben Curry (Sale Sharks), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Theo Dan (Saracens), Ben Earl (Saracens), Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), Ted Hill (Bath Rugby), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints), George Martin (Leicester Tigers), Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks), Bevan …
Read More »Six Nations 2025: Champions Ireland grind through gears against England before finding groove
Rather than allow mistake to beget mistake, as they so often did across the autumn, Ireland moved slowly through the gears before finally reaching cruising speed. Aided by Marcus Smith’s yellow card, the men in green were showing signs of getting to grips with proceedings before the turn, but it was only in the second half that they truly looked …
Read More »Six Nations 2025: Ireland 27-22 England – Holders seal opening bonus-point win in Dublin
Ireland: Keenan; Hansen, Ringrose, Aki, Lowe; Prendergast, Gibson-Park; Porter, Kelleher, Bealham, Ryan, Beirne, Baird, Van der Flier, Doris (capt). Replacements: Sheehan, Healy, Clarkson, Henderson, Conan, Murray, Crowley, Henshaw. England: Steward; Freeman, Lawrence, Slade, Murley; M Smith, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Stuart, Itoje (capt), Martin, T Curry, B Curry, Earl. Replacements: Dan, Baxter, Heyes, Chessum, Cunningham-South, Willis, Randall, F Smith. Referee: Ben …
Read More »Women’s Ashes 2025: England suffer humiliating innings defeat and lose series 16-0
England slumped to an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 122 runs in the one-off Test in Melbourne, handing Australia a 16-0 clean sweep in the Women’s Ashes. Australia were bowled out for 440 in their first innings after England impressed to take the last five wickets for nine runs in the first session, but still faced a deficit of …
Read More »Six Nations 2025: Ireland host England in opening-weekend blockbuster
Ireland: Keenan; Hansen, Ringrose, Aki, Lowe; Prendergast, Gibson-Park; Porter, Kelleher, Bealham, Ryan, Beirne, Baird, Van der Flier, Doris (capt). Replacements: Sheehan, Healy, Clarkson, Henderson, Conan, Murray, Crowley, Henshaw. England: Steward; Freeman, Lawrence, Slade, Murley; M Smith, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Stuart, Itoje, Martin, T Curry, B Curry, Earl. Replacements: Dan, Baxter, Heyes, Chessum, Cunningham-South, Willis, Randall, F Smith. Referee: Ben O’Keeffe …
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