Tag

“I think when he does things, he does it by himself”, van Gaal said on MUTV.

Before the game or at half-time he would tell me to relax, to just play with confidence and enjoy it. I probably think that’s the best advice he’s given me because it helped me in my game. “He is coming in to do his training sessions, eat with the players and...

The fly in the ointment from a Japanese perspective is that not only are Borthwick and Jones both moving on, momentum could be lost if the country’s proposed new Super Rugby franchise fails to get off the ground as planned in 2016.

When asked if his entire time with England hangs on this week, Lancaster said: “I think that’s fair to say”.

Jones’ United teammate Michael Carrick is included in the squad for the double-header despite recent injury concerns. Either the player sulks, pouts and suffers a dip in form, or they use the snub as motivation to work harder, play better and demand inclusion the next time out.

The Gunners impressed in a 5-2 victory over Leicester last time out, but would be embarrassed at the hands of Olympiacos midweek in the Champions League.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is eager to keep Dele Alli’s feet on the ground following his call-up to the England squad.

Qera who will win his 50th cap for Fiji was emotional during the jersey presentation and encouraged his players to believe in themselves and not to rely on others.

Still rueing missed chances against Italy, Canada has little time to regroup ahead of what could be a long night Thursday against seventh-ranked France at the Rugby World Cup. “The guys are looking forward and they will be ready”.

“Being champions of Europe must not be an obsession here”.

The former Argentina hooker has succeeded, with Australia showing a marked improvement in the set-piece and the maul during the Rugby Championship. The Welsh win means that England have to beat Australia tomorrow evening at Twickenham.

David Silva is to be assessed after making his return from a calf complaint in the 2-1 Champions League win over Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday.

Although much of Wales’ 23-13 Pool A victory over Fiji at the Millennium Stadium was not pretty, first-half tries by Gareth Davies and Scott Baldwin – plus 13 points from Dan Biggar – saw them home.

England play Estonia and Lithuania in European qualifiers.

“His naivety embarrassed all around him and severely damaged England’s chances of reaching the quarter-finals”, D’Arcy wrote in his Irish Times column. It’s simply not possible for him to be ready.