Mauricio Pochettino said he wanted to make Chelsea fans happy again as he ended his four-year exile from the Premier League and he did not let down the Stamford Bridge crowd

The Dublin manager admitted he didn't see this victory over Kerry coming at the start of the season

The England captain is facing a ban that would rule him out of the start of the tournament, with Borthwick adamant he will wait on the outcome of Farrell’s hearing before overhauling his plans

Scotland reckon their fitness could give them a real crack at World Cup glory next month after they stormed back against France for a second successive week

Italian national team failed to reach Qatar World Cup.

England players hold no fear about facing Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia in their semi-final on Wednesday, saying they welcome the vociferous atmosphere that will greet them

Arsenal spent over £200million to bring in Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice and add quality and depth.

Farrell’s shoulder-led challenge to the head of Taine Basham in Saturday’s 19-17 victory at Twickenham was upgraded from a yellow card to red by the ‘Bunker’ review system.

Ramos made no mistake when presented with the opportunity to win a pulsating match for the French in the 78th minute.

The England captain stepped off the bench in the 63rd minute.

England now face the prospect losing their captain for the critical opener against Argentina on September 9, with his availability for the remainder of the group stage to be determined by a disciplinary hearing next week.

Fee of £115m outbids Liverpool’s accepted bid of £110m.

A fourth successive defeat and slump to ninth in the world rankings beckoned, but they rallied bravely with three players off the pitch.

Kane could make his debut for the Bavarian giants tonight.

The Lionesses now face co-hosts Australia.

Leicy Santos gave Colombia the lead when she looped an effort over Mary Earps after 44 minutes.

“Let’s take the responsibility and go from there and don’t try to be like somebody. Be the best version of yourself."

“You know, winning it once isn’t good enough, so we have to keep on going and try and win it again.”

Substitute Cortnee Vine stepped up as the host nation’s 10th penalty-taker, and became Australia’s hero as she sent the Matildas through to the semi-finals for the first time in the team’s history.

Andy Farrell is a veteran of England's disastrous 2015 campaign, and his forwards coach Paul O’Connell could do a series of Ted Talks on successive abysmal Irish experiences at World Cups