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Cowan-Dickie out of World Cup as Borthwick names training squad

LONDON : Luke Cowan-Dickie has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup through injury, while back rower Zach Mercer was a high-profile absentee from the 41-man official training squad named by England coach Steve Borthwick on Friday.

England vs Australia, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 3 Live Score: Harry Brook, Ben Stokes Key As 4-Down England vs Australia

ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: England aim to close in on Australia's first innings total when they resume play on Day 3 at 278/4 at Lord's. At stumps, England trailed Australia by 138 runs with Harry Brook and Ben Stokes batting unbeaten on 45 and 17, respectively. On Day 2, Ben Duckett fell agonisingly close of scoring his third Test century after he was dismissed on 98 by Josh Hazlewood. Earlier, Steve Smith scored his 32nd century to power Australia to 416. Smith hit 110 while Travis Head continued his red hot form with a quickfire 77. (Live Scorecard)

Rugby stakeholders hope new calendar proposals improve player welfare

Rugby's stakeholders hope proposals for developing a new optimised global calendar will help improve player welfare, with a new two-division international competition set to provide more opportunities for countries to progress on the world stage.

Kate Garraway reduced to tears after issuing warning after suffering near-malfunction on air

Kate Garraway was overcome with emotion after warning one of Good Morning Britain's guests that she was ready to 'burst into tears' as they congratulated her on receiving her MBE live on the show. Earlier this week the broadcaster was officially awarded her honour by the Prince of Wales after being named in the late Queen's New Years Honours list 2022.