The son of ex-England footballer Stuart Pearce has died in a tractor crash. Harley Pearce, 21, from Marlborough in Wiltshire, died in the crash in Gloucestershire last week, police said.

The Lionesses have been hit by a double injury blow with Grace Clinton and Katie Reid withdrawing from the squad ahead of their matches with Brazil and Australia.

Thomas Tuchel's side will play at their eighth consecutive major tournament, having last missed out on the Euros in 2008

There is no place for Owen Farrell or Tom Willis in the 36-man England training squad before the autumn internationals.

England has become the first country from Europe to qualify for the 2026 World Cup but Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will have to wait after conceding a stoppage-time equalizer against Hungary.

Thomas Tuchel has guided England to the 2026 World Cup — but that might be the easy bit. Having negotiated a routine qualifying campaign with minimum fuss and booked a berth at next summer’s tournament with last night’s 5-0 win against Latvia, Tuchel’s focus will turn to the far more complicated task of choosing England’s 26-man squad.

Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that interest rates will probably need to be cut more slowly because of stubborn inflation pressures still in the economy.

Mike Vrabel returned to Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans with the New England Patriots and left town with a win on Oct. 19. Not that that is anything unusual these days for the 1-6 Titans. The Titans allowed two touchdowns in 11 seconds in the third quarter and lost 31-13 to the Patriots at Nissan Stadium.

It may be early in the season, but for the first time in years the New England Patriots are sitting atop the AFC East standings.

The Tennessee Titans came out swinging in Week 7 vs. Mike Vrabel and the Patriots, but things fizzled out quickly and then got ugly in a 31-13 loss.