Soccer (FIFA)fromwww.bbc.com1 week agoEasy friendlies or tough opposition? England's World Cup dilemmaEngland face difficulty arranging high-quality warm-up matches and risk arriving at the World Cup undercooked due to weak recent opposition.
UK newsfromwww.theguardian.com1 week agoIan Botham fires new salvo at England's lack of Ashes preparationsEngland scheduled only one intra-squad warm-up before the Ashes, prompting calls for more red-ball practice and extra time to acclimatise to Australian conditions and crowds.
European startupsfromwww.theguardian.com4 months agoFuture British & Irish Lions tour of France on the agenda at Melbourne summitA British & Irish Lions tour of France is becoming plausible, with discussions focusing on potential competitive matches with the French rugby teams.