Ten-man Italy miss out on third World Cup in a row
Ten-man Italy missed out on a third consecutive World Cup after losing their play-off on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
England booed off after limp Japan defeat as World Cup hopefuls fail to fire
England's World Cup hopefuls did little to convince Thomas Tuchel of their worth when he names his squad in barely two months' time as another experimental line-up was booed off following a 1-0 defeat to Japan at Wembley.
ECB chief defends England regime over criticism from ‘dropped’ players
Recent criticism of Rob Key and Brendon McCullum's England regime from active players is a reaction to being dropped, according to England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould.