The Bomb Squad returned to the World Cup with a bang. Four years after lifting the Webb Ellis Cup, South Africa detonated in the second half to blow Scottish hope into smithereens.

PAUL NEWMAN AT THE AGEAS BOWL: They may have made a terrible start but England eventually looked much more like World Cup contenders by recovering here to level this one-day series.

CHRIS WHEELER IN DUBLIN: Weghorst broke Irish hearts with the goal that almost certainly ends their hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2024 and piles more pressure on manager Kenny.

ALAIN ROLLAND: The choke tackle and tackling around the chest can be very effective defensive strategies but players have to be aware of the dangers of tackling high.

CHRIS FOY: Those present to support the underdogs became part of a re-connection event between team and public. It felt like a watershed. By the end, they were dancing in the stands.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: One of the things English rugby has prided itself on over the years is that no other team in the world has ever wanted to play against our national side.

COMMENT BY CHRIS WHEELER: It is a measure of Ten Hag's mounting problems at United that, in any other circumstances, he would probably call on Jadon Sancho to be Antony's replacement.

Walker, who scored his first goal for the national team in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Ukraine, has established himself as a key player for England during Southgate's seven-year reign.

The 20-year-old Geordie has represented Scotland at various junior age groups, although he has played once for England Under 19s.

With only minnows San Marino for company at the foot of Group H, a fifth straight defeat for Northern Ireland heaped yet more misery on their Euro 2024 qualification campaign.

EXCLUSIVE: It wasn't a classic. Just Kenny Dalglish, scrambling the ball past Ray Clemence at Wembley in 1977, in a way that warranted no mention in either of the striker's autobiographies.

Two padlocks dangle from the latch of the door to Exeter City's inner sanctum. They are innocuous amid corridors plastered with vintage photographs.

England make no secret of the fact they fancy themselves to win in Germany but can they do that if they don't have their most creative players on the field?

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Veteran coach and analyst Brad Gilbert quickly noticed two things first hand, after accepting an offer in late July to work with new US Open champion Coco Gauff .

Adam Idah handed Ireland a dream start from the penalty spot but Cody Gakpo and Wout Weghorst hit back

The Manchester City full-back scored his first England goal, in his 77th appearance, to earn a draw with Ukraine.

McIlroy found the water four times as his victory chase unravelled at The K Club

Defender scored in Ukraine draw on his 77th England capSouthgate: ‘I think he didn’t realise how important he is to us’Gareth Southgate has revealed that he has twice needed to talk Kyle Walker out of international retirement – after the European Championship finals in 2021 and the World Cup last year.Walker starred in England’s 1-1 Euro 2024 …

Wales 32-26 FijiFiji drop chance at very end to pull off comebackAn extraordinary match that so nearly produced a denouement to die for. Fiji, fitter than they have ever been, stretched Wales to the very end, only for Semi Radradra to spill a bouncing ball with the line at his mercy, the clock in the red. What a comeback it would have been, Fiji down by 18 …

The Welsh emerged 32-26 winners in the Pool C clash despite Fiji’s two scores in the final seven minutes before Semi Radradra’s knock-on with the try line in sight