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'Yeah, we’ve missed him': England hurt by loss of Ben Stokes, admits Josh Tongue

Josh Tongue admitted England have missed the influence of Ben Stokes after a day in which they crumbled to the brink of defeat in the second Test against New Zealand at the Oval. While they were doing so the team’s full-time captain, forced out of international duty for disciplinary reasons, was 275 miles north at Chester-le-Street, scoring a swashbuckling 95 for Durham in the County Championship.

Brobbey and Gakpo at the double as five-star Netherlands crush sorry Sweden

It turns out Sweden do not have a monopoly on old-fashioned centre-forward play. They were schooled in it here by Brian Brobbey, who was brought in by Ronald Koeman to give the Netherlands’ attack a focal point and swiftly made his under-pressure manager resemble a genius. Brobbey scored twice in the opening 17 minutes to pave the way for a crushing win, proving impossible to handle with a cocktail of strength, touch and finishing.

The brilliant Michael Olise represents a key faultline in history of French football

Unusually in the France side, he plays with a sense of freedom and has not yet submitted fully to Deschamps’s tactical yoke

Take me home: why Country Roads has struck a chord at the World Cup

John Denver’s classic has been belted out during US matches at this tournament. Its appeal lies in the story it tells about a united America

England are a mess in this Test: isn’t it about time the Brendon McCullum era ended?

Head coach seems to have led a charmed life since finishing his playing career but England are currently shambolic off the field as well as on it

Rashford and Rice Give England Boost for Ghana with Saka Set for Bench Again

Saka stayed indoors for individual training on Saturday

Scotland's World Cup destiny is in their own hands but lack of gamechangers shows

Questions remain before battle with Brazil after narrow defeat by Morocco leaves fans looking at last-32 permutations

England’s Joe Root makes more history but New Zealand close in on levelling series

Stand-in captain unbeaten on 75 after Jamieson haul

Beth Mooney calms injury fears as Australia crush the Netherlands in T20 Women’s World Cup

Australia, 219-6, Netherlands, 121-3, Aus win by 98 runs

No Pulisic, no problem: how the USA learned to win without their star player

Mauricio Pochettino had to do without his best player against Australia. But Ricardo Pepi helped the Americans build attacks in different ways

Northampton crowned Prem champions after Hendy’s double sees off Exeter

Chiefs lead 17-14 with 15 to go before Saints comeback

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