Roy Hodgson backs England young guns to be firing in crunch Uruguay battle to avoid World Cup elimination
Roy Hodgson believes he has got the ‘weapons’ to still cause some damage at this World Cup.
‘Av it! Paul Scholes’ trademark volley to fan’s head heats up England-Italy rivalry ahead of World Cup
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes gave some noisy Italians a pizza his mind ahead of England’s opening World Cup game.
Open City: Mario Balotelli claims racists are everywhere yet they ‘hide’ in England – praising Manchester
Balotelli, 23, played at City from 2010-13 and helped the club win its first top flight crown for 44 years in 2012.
World Cup profiles… Wayne Rooney: Can England’s talisman finally deliver on the world stage?
The Manchester United striker featured in both the 2006 and 2010 World Cups but has failed to score a single goal in the tournament
Why always me? Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli says English got ‘up tight’ about off-field antics
Balotelli left City for AC Milan after three seasons last summer
Strength to strength: Manchester grad hopes to engineer British ice hockey success at World University Games
Team in action against Japan today
Rugby League World Cup blog: England approaching their best as big guns start to fire
England downed Fiji at weekend, quarter-final on Saturday
Rugby League World Cup blog: A look at the minnows and their quarter-final chances
Smaller nations have chance to impress in quieter mid-week action
Rugby League World Cup Blog: England right to take their foot off the gas in Ireland drubbing
England going along nicely in home World Cup
‘I’ll fight for my place’: Manchester City transfer target Stephan El Shaarawy opts to stay at AC Milan
Italian forward scored 19 goals at the San Siro last season
Manchester food reviewers stung in pizza PR stunt – as Northern Quarter’s La Pizzeria Ristorante serves up supermarket slices
NQ’s La Pizzeria Ristorante served Dr Oetker pizzas