England aim to be ruthless in tough autumn Tests

England play the first of their four autumn internationals against New Zealand on Saturday, so how is the team shaping up and who are they playing?

Tuipulotu to captain Scotland & brother also called up

Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland in the autumn Tests while his brother Mosese has been called up for the first time.

England's first Tamil footballer aims for the top

Barnsley's Vimal Yoganathan hopes to inspire other British Asians to consider a career in football.

England 22-24 New Zealand: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live

All Blacks visit Twickenham for this 3.10pm GMT kick-off Sign up for The Breakdown newsletter | And email Lee 4 mins. The home side are working some phases before Martin can’t grasp a pass ...

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England 37-42 Australia: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live reaction

Max Jorgenson dived over to steal victory for the Wallabies in a classic at Twickenham. Marcus Smith send the ball skywards and deep, the Wallabies deal with it sensibly.. Meanwhile, at the ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

England 20-29 South Africa: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live

Updates from 5.40pm start time at Twickenham Have any thoughts? Send Daniel a mail The anthems are done. They’re stripping the banners and flags off the park. The players are getting into ...

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Eight youngsters were given debuts by the interim manager but Thomas Tuchel will be in a hurry on the road to 2026. Call them Lee Carsley’s Kids. There were eight of them, each given an England ...

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Test is 'still level', says England spinner Ahmed

England leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed says the third and deciding Test in Pakistan is "still level" despite the tourists losing three wickets late on the second day.

Uncapped Bouchier and Kemp in England Test squad

Maia Bouchier and Freya Kemp could make their Test debuts after being included in the squad for England's tour of South Africa.

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Pakistan v England: hosts 73-3 at stumps after England bowled out for 273 on day one – live reaction

Live updates, play starting at 6am BST in Rawalpindi Read the latest edition of The Spin | And email Tanya 1st over: England 1-0 (Crawley 0, Duckett 0) Sajid Khan to start the Test with ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Pitch in third Test ‘will only get worse’, warns England’s Jamie Smith

Wicketkeeper says sweep shot is ‘near on impossible’ Sajid Khan: ‘Wickets don’t get given to you here’ Jamie Smith said the third Test, and with it the series, “will be decided by small margins” ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Pakistan v England: third men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened

Pakistan rallied to take a 77-run lead with Saud Shakeel scoring 134, before England slumped to 24-3 at stumps. 26th over: Pakistan 81-3 (Shan 18, Saud 22) Saud cuts Bashir very nicely for four. ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Pakistan beat England in third Test to seal series victory – as it happened

Pakistan quickly racked up the 36 runs required to complete a 2-1 series victory after England crashed to 112 all out in Rawalpindi. 15th over: England 47-3 (Root 13, Brook 18) Sajid Khan rattles ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Bethell earns first England Test call-up for NZ tour

England call all-rounder Jacob Bethell into the Test squad for the first time for the series in New Zealand.

All Blacks Test sets tone for England mission to crack elite

England aim to prove they belong in the highest echelons of the Test game this autumn. The All Blacks are a tantalising first encounter.

World Test Championship is wide open but England remain on outside

New Zealand’s historic series clean sweep has set up an unexpectedly exciting race to the final at Lord’s next year. A week on from New Zealand’s 3-0 triumph in India and the result feels no less ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Freddie Steward recalled as England make four changes for South Africa Test

Borthwick picks Steward for first time this autumn Van Poortvliet, Underhill and Sleightholme also in Freddie Steward has been recalled to the England side to face South Africa, with Steve ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

England warn rebels that joining rugby breakaway would end Test careers

Plans afoot for global league with eight franchise teams But RFU insists anyone who signs up won’t be in Test side Steve Borthwick’s ailing national side could be decimated by England players ...

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Dismal England slump to series defeat as Pakistan wrap up third Test victory

Third Test: England 267 & 112; Pakistan 344 & 37-1 Pakistan win by nine wickets, claim 2-1 series victory A series that started with England breaking records ended with England simply broken. ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Pakistan v England report cards: grading every player after Test series

Top marks for Noman Ali and Sajid Khan who surprisingly impressed but a series to forget for Ben Stokes. By Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket Blog . Ben Stokes (53 runs at 13.3; no wicket for ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Pakistan v England: four takeaways for McCullum’s side after Test series defeat

Ollie Pope continues to baffle and team’s failure against spin are just some of the many weaknesses for England. When Zak Crawley presented Ollie Pope with his 50th Test cap in Multan a few weeks ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

All-rounder Jacob Bethell called up for England’s Test tour of New Zealand

Warwickshire player’s first time in Test squad Wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith will miss tour The England Men’s selection panel has named a 16-player squad for the three-match Test tour of New ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Marler left England camp for personal reasons before post criticising haka

Prop calls for haka to be ‘binned’ before deleting post Post has provoked fierce backlash in New Zealand Joe Marler left the England camp preparing for the autumn internationals opener, against ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Borthwick’s England face All Blacks test in fixture that still stirs the soul | Robert Kitson

The visit of New Zealand to Twickenham is always special regardless of changes to stadium names or rules. For those who, for some strange reason, only watch international rugby much has changed ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Borthwick faces up to South Africa in defining test of England’s character | Robert Kitson

A win would resurrect the autumn but a heavy defeat by the world champions could see his team equal an all-time low. Not for the first time in rugby union’s turbulent professional history there is ...

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How Wagner’s Ruthless Image Crumbled in Mali

The Russian mercenary group operated with little pushback in the West African nation — until it launched one of its most ambitious missions.

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Doris to captain Ireland in autumn internationals

Caelan Doris is named Ireland captain for next month's autumn series with Peter O'Mahony not yet back to full fitness.

Max Verstappen’s ruthless streak on show in battle with Norris | Giles Richards

World champion is not only quick but he is clever and his aggression is on show once more. Two races and two flashpoints, the world championship battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris is in ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

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