The quarter-finals of the World Cup are where the challengers are separated from the pretenders, as the Lionesses look for the ‘balance’ against Colombia that will reveal how far they can go

‘AJ’ will box Helenius on a week’s notice, after Dillian Whyte returned an adverse drug-test finding

Harry Maguire is mulling over a move to the London Stadium having dropped down the pecking order of centre backs at United behind Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof.

The Brighton midfielder has attracted attention throughout the transfer window, with Chelsea long the likely frontrunners for the talented 21-year-old's signature.

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou says he is preparing for life at the cub without Harry Kane with his move to Bayern Munich 'imminent'.

England head coach Sarina Wiegman tells BBC Sport the Lionesses are in a "good place" before their World Cup quarter-final against Colombia.

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi has insisted Chelsea cannot “buy our spirit” after the transfer saga involving Moises Caicedo took a fresh set of twists and turns.

Bayern will pay an initial fee of £100million for Kane after a summer-long pursuit of the England captain.

England captain has long been linked with move to Old Trafford

Kane's future has been clouded by uncertainty all summer but hit new levels of confusion on Thursday after Spurs accepted an offer worth £100million from the German giants for the striker's services.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou says his side are "moving forward without Harry Kane" as the England captain is set to have a medical at Bayern Munich.

CHRIS WHEELER: Erik Ten Hag is standing by his choice of 20-year-old Danish starlet Hojlund who has cost United up to £72m from Italian club Atalanta.