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[ad_1] A new era was opened in English rugby yesterday as Eddie Jones unveiled his 34-man squad for the Six Nations and vowed to make England “the greatest team the world of rugby has ever seen”. It was a characteristically bullish statement from the Australian, who evidently has recovered his …

[ad_1] 1. England Six Nations squad revealed  England head coach Eddie Jones has today announced his 34-man squad for the 2020 Six Nations rugby championship.  Jones has included 22 players who featured in the squad that finished runners-up at the Rugby World Cup. England begin their Six Nations campaign with …

[ad_1] The finger of blame Like most papers The Guardian devotes space on its back page to the first day’s play in the Third Test between South Africa and England, but it also gives prominence to comments made by former England star Moeen Ali to the BBC. Under the headline …

[ad_1] 1. Draw for Australian Open announced… The draw for the first round of the Australian Open has been made, with teenager Cori Gauff set to face Venus Williams once again. The 15-year-old announced her arrival on the world stage by beating the 39-year-old in the first round of Wimbledon …

[ad_1] England on top in second Test England’s cricketers receive much praise in this morning’s newspapers after their exploits on day three of the second Test against South Africa.  Writing in The Times, Michael Atherton singles out opener Dom Sibley, whose unbeaten 85 has helped the tourists compile what should …

[ad_1] To his friends, he was a “nice, meek and inoffensive” student who was well-known and well-liked on the gay scene in Manchester, England. Now, Reynhard Sinaga has been unmasked as the most prolific rapist in British history—and possibly the world—after a jury found him guilty of luring 48 men …

[ad_1] When putting together the sporting predictions for 2019 we backed Liverpool to win their first top-flight title since 1990.  At the time, 21 matches in, the Anfield club were four points clear at the top of the table and looked a good bet to go on and lift the …

[ad_1] Burned out The news that Rory Burns is out of the rest of the Test series against South Africa after damaging his left ankle playing football draws a sharp rebuke from Michael Vaughan in The Daily Telegraph.  The former England captain turned pundit says the loss of Burns – …

[ad_1] Andrew Bailey, head of Britain’s financial watchdog, will be the next governor of the Bank of England, where his top challenge will be navigating any choppy waters during the country’s departure from the European Union. Treasury chief Sajid Javid, who announced the appointment Friday, said Bailey was the “clear …

[ad_1] Britain has delayed the appointment of a new BoE governor since last year with the country focused on Brexit – the impact of which remains a big challenge for the central bank – and on an election won by Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week. Carney, a Canadian, is …