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Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

Midfielder needed a break ‘to come back stronger’James Trafford selected to start in goal for EnglandDeclan Rice has admitted he had an “average” World Cup at the end of a gruelling season and needed time out during the international window in September and October in order to return stronger.The Arsenal midfielder believes the break has served its purpose, having produced starring performances against Bayern Munich and Liverpool in recent weeks. He is now ready to hit his best level for England in Sunday’s Nations League showdown against Spain at the Metropolitano Stadium. Continue reading...

Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

De la Fuente tells Tuchel ‘we’re not racists, none of us’Tuchel hits out at media for ‘creating confusion’Luis de la Fuente has told Thomas Tuchel there is no racism in Spain after the England coach’s admission that he would remind his players of the anti-racism protocol prior to their meeting at the Metropolitano on Sunday night.This will be the first time the countries play each other in Madrid since some of England’s black players were subjected to racist abuse in a match at the Santiago Bernabéu in 2004. And although England have returned to Spain three times without incident since then, twice in Seville and once in Alicante, Tuchel was asked on Friday about going back in the buildup to Sunday’s game. The England coach replied that England “will not expect anything [untoward]” but also said: “Maybe we take our five minutes to inform the players about the protocol if there is a precedent [in Madrid].” Continue reading...

Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

FOX Sports' Ben Portnoy offers up four takeaways from Indiana's impressive victory over USC.

Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

Mauricio Pochettino’s arrival feels like yet another appointment that would have been better made a few years agoMagnusson: And your time starts ... now! What is paleontology? Smithers: Yes, absolutely correct. Magnusson: What’s the name of the directory that lists members of the peerage? Smithers: A study of old fossils. Magnusson: Correct. Who are Len Murray and Sir Geoffrey Howe? Smithers: Burke’s. Magnusson: Correct. What is the difference between a donkey and an ass? Smithers: One’s a trade union leader, the other’s a member of the Cabinet …One of the Two Ronnies’ most celebrated sketches involves a Mastermind contestant whose specialist subject is answering the previous question. History repeats itself: the first time as comedy, the second time as Manchester United, who seem continually to be answering not the question of who would be the best available manager now, but who might have been the best available manager a few years ago. Continue reading...

Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

Antonio Nusa and (who else?) Erling Haaland put Wales to the sword in Oslo Pre-match postbag. “Wow. Just, wow. I almost don’t care what happens in the football. (Almost, but not quite.) Can’t deny the room got a little dusty as the rugby finished. The home fixture against Norway was a great performance, and a great result. More of the same, please. I’m happy with the team, looking forward to seeing Lewis Koumas teach a certain Norwegian striker about the art of centre forward play” – Matt Dony“If I were a gambling man I might put a few Bobb on Norway” – Peter Oh Continue reading...