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Burgess’s selection is likely to prove highly controversial, especially as Burrell was ever-present in the last two Six Nations.

This should have been Cipriani’s World Cup – he only had one shot at it. He’ll be 31 by the time the next one comes around.

England’s preparations for the home World Cup suffered a setback after they slumped to a 25-20 defeat by France that at least featured a stirring late fightback.

Burrell, who has started in England’s midfield during the last two Six Nations campaigns, has a lot of credit in the bank but the management team are also attracted by the X-factor that Burgess brings from his outstandingly physical performances on the world stage in rugby...

England, who won the World Cup under Woodward in 2003, play Ireland in their final warm-up game at Twickenham on September 5.

A first-choice England pack endured a torrid evening at the hands of Les Bleus just seven days after being out-muscled, but not out-scored, in the 19-14 victory over the same foes at Twickenham.

Coach Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup preparations suffered a blow as for 70 minutes his preferred team of XV struggled.

Watson displayed his razor sharp finishing skills in scoring two first-half tries, and with May dotting down for England’s third score, the 22-year-old Nowell will have to produce something special in Paris to force his way into the starting XV for England’s opening...

The U.S. soccer team will play its first qualifier for the 2018 World Cup at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on November, 13th and the playoff for the 2017 Confederations Cup will be held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

An official announcement of the game will be made on Sunday and a news conference with further details will be in St. Louis on Monday.

Monday morning on the way to a Delta flight at Philadelphia global Airport, Herrera ran into TV Azteca sportscaster, Christian Martinoli, who he has had an ongoing feud with via social media.

Both sides will also face Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania and Malta in Group F.

Uefa president Michel Platini says he has “weighed up the future of football” after confirming he will be a candidate to be the next president of Fifa. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because Platini has not announced his candidacy.

After Mexico defeated Jamaica 3-1 to clinch the nation’s seventh Gold Cup title on Sunday, Mexico manager Miguel Herrera hit television commentator Christian Martinoli at the Philadelphia airport Monday morning, according to a report from Azteca’s Devid Medrano.

The U.S. team will play with its first qualifier for that 2018 World Cup at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on November 13, along with the play-off for your Confederations Cup is likely to be placed at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Florida.