The New England Patriots’ resurgent season continued in Tennessee as quarterback Drake Maye led the team to a 31-13 win over the Tennessee Titans, moving the Pats to 5-2. It’s the team’s best start through seven games since 2019, when the Tom Brady-led Patriots started 7-0.

Saker has long been a coach that England have turned to. He was the fast-bowling coach from 2010 to 2015, and played a key role when England last won an away Ashes in 2010-11. More recently, he was brought back into the fold for their T20 World Cup victory in 2022 and for the Ashes and ODI World Cup in 2023.

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

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.

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.

Vincent Kompany had no issue with England's use of Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane during the October international break.

England's win over India in the Women's World Cup was the most important of the Charlotte Edwards era because of the way they handled pressure, says Ffion Wynne.