Captain Owen Farrell vows England will use Rugby World Cup underdogs tag 'to our advantage'.

while admitting he has been forced to make hard calls to whittle his squad down to 33 players

Steve Borthwick urges England to take inspiration from unfancied class of 2007 at Rugby World Cup.

Steve Borthwick says Billy Vunipola is 'close' to making England injury return and wants the Saracens star to 'feature as much as possible' after picking him as the sole No 8 in his World Cup squad.

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne insists he isn't worried about Arsenal in the title race despite Community Shield defeat as there are 'eight or nine' other teams competing for the Premier League.

West Ham AGREE £34m deal with Ajax for Edson Alvarez, as Hammers finally prepare to spend chunk of Declan Rice money with their first signing this summer.

but how do the Spanish pair compare to the men they will look to usurp in Kepa Arrizabalaga and Aaron Ramsdale?

Robert Sanchez completed a £25m move to Chelsea while Arsenal hope to sign £30m David Raya.

as the England boss says she has 'aged 10 years' in tense World Cup win

Sarina Wiegman admits Lauren James has a 'huge lesson to learn' after she 'lost her emotions' with red card for stamping on her opponent.

Liverpool have a third '£46m bid for Romeo Lavia rejected by Southampton' with the Championship outfit 'standing firm on their £50m asking price'.

TRANSFER CONFIDENTIAL: Mauricio Pochettino still wants FOUR new faces at Chelsea, Man United want rid of two midfielders this week and Kasper Schmeichel could make a Premier League return.

Harry Kane looks likely to remain at Tottenham for the last year of his contract as Bayern Munich's latest bid is rejected with the two clubs still £25m apart in valuation.

PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW - PART ONE: Arsenal have closed the gap to Man City, Aston Villa will target Europe again, Andoni Iraola must deliver at Bournemouth and will Brentford miss Ivan Toney?.

Kevin De Bruyne slams new stoppage time rules, as the Man City star claims 'even the referees' are against the regulations they have to enforce amid timewasting concerns.

DAZN secures UK broadcasting rights for the Saudi Pro League with fans able to watch EVERY one of Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr matches on new live streaming service.

Neymar 'has informed PSG that he wants to leave' with the Brazilian giving club chiefs ANOTHER headache amid ongoing feud with wantaway superstar Kylian Mbappe.

Liverpool vs Darmstadt - pre-season LIVE: Jurgen Klopp name his strongest XI against Bundesliga newcomers at Preston's Deepdale in final outing before Premier League season starts.

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