The Ashes: Will England pick all-pace attack against Australia after Shoaib Bashir struggles in warm-up? | Cricket News

England spinner Shoaib Bashir struggled on the final day of the Ashes warm-up against the Lions, perhaps raising the prospect of the tourists picking an all-pace frontline attack for the series opener against Australia in Perth from Friday. Bashir went at almost seven runs an over as he recorded figures of 1-83 from 12 overs … Read more

England news: Wayne Rooney tells Jack Grealish to forget about World Cup spot – Paper talk and football gossip | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers… England football Wayne Rooney has told Jack Grealish to ‘book his holiday’ as he won’t be making Thomas Tuchel’s 2026 World Cup squad – BBC Sport Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Jack Grealish revealed that he has chosen the iconic Everton … Read more

Darren Bazeley exclusive: Meet the former Watford, Wolves, Walsall player leading New Zealand into the 2026 World Cup | Football News

Darren Bazeley has been to many youth World Cups. With the New Zealand U17s, he went to Nigeria 2009, Mexico 2011 and United Arab Emirates 2013. With the U20s, he went to New Zealand 2015, South Korea 2017 and Argentina 2023. Now, he is just a matter of months away from leading the All Whites … Read more

Premier League free transfers: Marc Guehi, Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konate could leave for free next summer | Football News

A number of Premier League stars have entered the final year of their contracts, meaning they can negotiate a free transfer with clubs outside of England from January. Here, Sky Sports takes a look at all 20 clubs in the top-flight and the players they could be set to lose on a free transfer next … Read more

Andy Butler interview: Scunthorpe’s manager, former player and former postman igniting Iron dreams of a return to the EFL | Football News

Over a third of the National League season is done and dusted and Scunthorpe are sixth, but only three points behind leaders Carlisle, with a game in hand. Since the beginning of last season, they have lost just nine of the 63 league games they have played. Two victories in the National League North play-offs … Read more