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Toby Flood’s 60-cap England career could come to an end on Thursday when Stuart Lancaster names his initial elite player squad ahead of this season’s Six Nations. Flood is set to join French giants Toulouse at the end of the campaign and, with Lancaster…

A man died after his mobility scooter fell into the River Thames on Sunday, police said, as dozens of flood warnings remained in place across Britain. The 47-year-old was pulled from the river near Oxford, south England, after he fell in while trying…

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will miss the FA Cup third-round meeting with Swansea City on Sunday due to a groin injury, manager David Moyes has revealed. The England striker, 28, has been nursing the problem for the last few weeks and sat…

England strangled Australia’s batting to seize control of the fourth Ashes Test on a low-scoring second day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. The beleaguered tourists, with the Ashes already lost, boosted their chances of averting a 5-0 series…

England boss Roy Hodgson has been so impressed by the form of his young players in World Cup year that he wishes he “could bottle” their talent. Tottenham winger Andros Townsend, West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison and West Brom striker Saido Berahino…

England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has turned into a selfless player who is now playing for the team, United manager David Moyes said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old — who was given his Premier League debut by Moyes when he was at Everton…

England on Monday added spinners Scott Borthwick and James Tredwell to their Ashes tour squad in Australia following Graeme Swann’s retirement from international cricket. Durham leg-spinner Borthwick was scheduled to arrive in Melbourne late Monday…

Hosts South Africa went undefeated on the first day of the IRB’s Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens on Saturday, but England failed to make the cut for the Cup quarter-finals. Also ending day one with a 100 percent record were current series leaders New Zealand…

England full-back cum wing Ben Foden is set to miss the start of the Six Nations after suffering a knee injury while playing for Premiership side Northampton. The 28-year-old Foden suffered the setback in the Saints’ 18-0 win over Newcastle last month…