Southgate searches for solutions as England train for Nations League - in pictures
England manager Gareth Soutgate is facing pressure from all directions after an increasingly difficult build-up to the World Cup 2022.
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COVID cases good practice for World Cup, says Germany coach Flick
Manuel Neuer and midfielder Leon Goretzka from their Nations League games is frustrating but a good way to test procedures ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, Germany coach Hansi Flick said on Thursday. The Germans, who face Hungary on Friday in Leipzig before travelling to England next week, will be without the pair who were ruled out with COVID-19 infections on Wednesday. "It was good preparation.
Nicholas Latifi's ailing performance and why he should be on his way out of F1
Since his Formula 1 debut in 2020, Nicholas Latifi has not been setting the sport alight. He is always languishing at the back of the grid, and his teammates are always quicker and faster than him.
The Kings who never were: the living heirs of Europe's abolished monarchies
The death of Queen Elizabeth II ended one of the world's longest apprenticeships and saw Charles III ascend to the UK throne. To many outside the country, the focus on the succession of its constitutional monarchy may seem alien. Across the 19th and 20th century, most European countries took steps to abolish their monarchies permanently.
World Cup 2022 Group B: England need to find form to follow Lionesses success
Semi-finalists at the last World Cup in 2018 and beaten finalists at Euro 2020; can England go one better at Qatar 2022? One thing is for sure, the pressure is building on Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate.
What's on the box: This weekend's televised sport
There's plenty of sporting action to look forward to this weekend, including the Republic of Ireland's Nations League clash with Scotland, racing from Listowel, and coverage from the Tipperary Senior Hurling quarter-final.
Manuel Neuer and Leon Goretzka ruled out of Germany's Nations League games after positive Covid tests
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and midfielder Leon Goretzka will miss Germany's Nations League fixtures against Hungary and England after testing positive for Covid. The Bayern Munich pair have left the team camp in Frankfurt and are isolating after returning positive tests on Wednesday morning. Ad Julian Brandt has also left the squad with flu-like symptoms, though has tested negative for the coronavirus.