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Chelsea manager Alonso insists Cole Palmer is committed to playing for England

Palmer pulled out of England squad due to injuryAttacker available for Chelsea’s game with BournemouthXabi Alonso has said Cole Palmer is committed to playing for England and revealed Chelsea’s No 10 missed this international break with a problem related to the groin injury that kept him out for much of last season.Thomas Tuchel did not hide his disappointment with Palmer, who is fit to face Bournemouth on Saturday, after the attacker made himself unavailable for the start of his country’s Nations League campaign last month. Tuchel said the 24-year-old “misses too many opportunities” to play for England and questioned whether Palmer wanted to be part of the squad. Continue reading...

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Managers react to Manchester City’s guilty verdict: ‘Uncertainty is not good for anyone’

United manager Carrick rues missing out on ‘emotion in the moment’ while Iraola says he understands why Liverpool fans are angry Continue reading...

West Ham’s penalty pain costs them top spot in Championship after QPR draw

The QPR goalkeeper Pierce Charles made a stunning double save from a Jarrod Bowen penalty in stoppage time to secure a 1-1 draw at West Ham. The 21-year-old, who kept four clean sheets and saved a penalty for Northern Ireland over the international break, pulled off more heroics to deny the Hammers top spot in the Championship.Bowen had already equalised for West Ham, cancelling out a hugely controversial first-half penalty from Nicolas Madsen. But the Hammers captain saw his spot-kick saved and Charles then somehow pushed the rebound from Arne Engels on to the crossbar. Continue reading...

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Dodgers-Brewers NLCS Game 1 Will Be Skubal vs. Misiorowski; Yamamoto For Game 2

The starting pitchers are set for Game 1 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and Brewers.

Russo’s return to form is vital but Lionesses still lack bite against low blocks | Suzanne Wrack

England have the edge over Greece after the first leg of their World Cup playoff but remain a team in transitionIt took a labyrinthine move from Sarina Wiegman’s team to find a way through deep-lying Greece. On the outskirts of Heraklion, the ancient city of Knossos, which is associated with the legend of the Minotaur and the labyrinth constructed by Daedalus to contain it, Laura Blindkilde Brown’s quick pass to Alessia Russo was artfully flicked first time to her Arsenal teammate Georgia Stanway and the midfielder slotted in past the goalkeeper Fafailia Petaloti.There were muted celebrations after the goal, reflective of the frustration they felt at having taken 39 minutes to get their first goal against the team ranked 54 places below them. Continue reading...