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Inside and out, nothing feels the same about these Cubs. The last time the team won the National League pennant, they were playing the Detroit Tigers in the World Series when a bar owner named Billy Sianis was asked to leave the game because of his pet goat’s odor.

World Cup oblivion awaits if England lose for a second time in a fiercely competitive Pool A to become the first host nation to exit the tournament at the group stage, a fate made possible by the 28-25 loss to Wales.

“To all the players, we congratulate you and wish you well for the tournament”.

“I’m extremely proud of our team for the effort and the hard work that went into the game”, he told reporters.

The breakdown threat will originate from a different source on Saturday, however, with fetchers supreme David Pocock and Michael Hooper present in the Wallabies back row.

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

The National Hurricane Center says Joaquin has a maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour, making it an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane.

The “cone of uncertainty” includes those states as well as parts of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

That much-publicised “goal drought” was ended on Saturday as Kane put the Lilywhites 3-1 up in their 4-1 home win over Manchester City – and he is keen to go on a run now and keep proving his doubters wrong.

The openside flanker was omitted from the Scotland squad for the Rugby World Cup and took a break back home in his native New Zealand to help come to terms with his deep disappointment.

On Tuesday the FA announced Chelsea’s appeal against the three-match ban Costa received following his clash with Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny had been rejected by an Independent Regulatory Commission.

Gary Hooper (ankle) again misses out. What do they all have in common?

Scotland have won all of their previous four matches against the United States, but each time by finer margins.

Combatants on both sides will need to focus their attention firmly on the pitch, but if they can go against recent history then Chelsea will aim to prove that their mini-crisis is over. Last season’s player of the year continues to misfire and his decision to blast the...

Sakho scored the decisive goal as the Hammers secured a 2-1 win at league leaders Manchester City on Saturday – his team’s third win out of three matches on the road this season.