RICHARD GIBSON: Ben Stokes has either been a major cause for concern or Good Old Ben depending on which dressing room the reflection has come.

CRAIG HOPE: Rashford came from the bench during Wednesday's 4-2 win over Croatia and impressed when scoring his side's final goal.

Gary Lineker is set to make a surprise appearance on ITV as a World Cup pundit, just over a year after cutting ties with the BBC

New Zealand assumed complete control of the second Test as Henry Nicholls' century punished England errors on another day of frustration in the field at The Oval.

Canada midfielder Ismael Kone thanks his team-mates and fans for their support after having surgery on a broken leg.

Henry Nicholls finishes unbeaten on 119 as New Zealand end day three with a lead of 352, and still seven wickets in hand as they take complete control of the second Test against England at The Oval.

Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps does not know if she is ready to be back in the spotlight after signing for the London City Lionesses.

England assistant coach Anthony Barry is cleared to continue conducting televised half-time interviews during the World Cup.

Britain's Arthur Fery narrowly misses out on another career milestone as he falls to Francisco Cerundolo in the Queen's quarter-finals.

England’s parlous position in the second Test against New Zealand is compounded by drops from debutant wicketkeeper James Rew and a superb century by Henry Nicholls.

Marc Guehi, Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford competing for starts as Harry Kane and Declan Rice allay fitness fears

Group E rivals clash in Toronto after both winning their opening games - in contrasting fashion

Christian Pulisic was in a race to prove his fitness after limping off in the first group game

Mixed fortunes for Spurs players during thrilling first week of the tournament in North America

The British duo lost the first set to Janice Tjen and Aldila Sutjiadi before going on to claim a 46 6-6 10-6 win

Lamine Yamal is working his way back towards full fitness following a hamstring injury

Henry Nicholls reached 119 not out after he and Rachin Ravindra were both reprieved in a stand of 161.

The 24-year-old has been sidelined for two months with knee and shoulder problems.

Lionel Messi controversially avoided a red card in Argentina’s clash with Algeria

Working at a tournament brings its own demands but nothing like the pressure on home players for a good showingGreetings from Los Angeles – from your own podcasting correspondent. England aside, it’s been 20 years since I was in the host country for a major tournament. Professional commitments make this a marginally different experience from driving …