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England have better access and control over players who are at Prem clubs. The clubs, in turn, benefit from central payments from the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and more chance of retaining their biggest stars, who face international exile with a move overseas.Other nations, such as New Zealand, France and Ireland, have a policy of picking home-based players, but some of England’s other rivals, such as South Africa, Australia and Scotland, lean heavily on players based abroad.Borthwick has opted not to include either Lawes or Joe Marchant, his new Sale team-mate who has spent the past three seasons at Stade…

In the last few days of August and start of September, more rain fell than any other week since early February, according to the Environment Agency.Despite the change to more unsettled and wetter conditions, all of Wales and most of England remains in drought.And water companies are reminding customers that temporary hosepipe bans are still in force despite the rainfall and decreased demand with the cooler weather.More rain is in the forecast this week and while that will be welcome, sustained rainfall is needed to reverse drought conditions. While we had a brief return of summer heat over the weekend…

Red Bull will be without Isack Hadjar for a third consecutive race, with the Frenchman set to miss this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix as he continues to recover from a wrist injury sustained during the summer.Hadjar, 21, missed last month’s Dutch Grand Prix, as well as the Italian Grand Prix at the weekend and will once again be replaced by New Zealander Liam Lawson in Madrid.Lawson, who normally races for Red Bull’s second team, Racing Bulls, will compete alongside Max Verstappen.Lawson’s spot at Racing Bulls will once again be filled by reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda.On Monday, Red Bull said Hadjar…

The UK government is to set out new restrictions on buying goods made in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the understands.Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to outline the measures in the Commons on Tuesday, which could include restrictions on trade in agricultural products from settlements.Last week, Miliband said he would unveil a “comprehensive reset” of the British government’s policy on Israel.The Israeli government has previously warned it would retaliate if any new measures were introduced.Settlements are illegal under international law, and recent months have seen a rise in violence towards Palestinians in the West Bank by settlers.One…

With English pair Lottie Woad and Charley Hull in their ranks Europe go into the contest boasting more players inside the top 10 in the world than their opponents. Woad and Hull were among the eight automatic qualifiers for Europe’s team.They are joined by France’s Celine Boutier, Carlota Ciganda of Spain, Germany’s Esther Henseleit and Swedish duo Maja Stark and Linn Grant and Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen. Ireland’s Leona Maguire, Spain’s Julia Lopez Ramirez, France’s Nastasia Nadaud and England’s Mimi Rhodes compete the line-up for Europe.In Nelly Korda, the United States can field the current world number one, who has…

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Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has denied being arrested at an airport in Portugal after arriving with a shotgun he intended to use in a clay pigeon shooting competition.Ecclestone, 95, said he was stopped and questioned by four police officers and customs officials at the Tires Aerodrome in Cascais on Monday after arriving from Switzerland.The British businessman told the Press Association he had to “surrender” the weapon he travelled with as he did not have the right documents to correctly import it.Ecclestone, who was in charge of F1 for nearly 40 years until 2017, said the Portuguese police were…

Federico Chiesa’s future at Liverpool is in doubt, Jadon Sancho might return to the Premier League and Real Madrid’s Endrick is attracting interest from Italy.Liverpool forward Federico Chiesa, 26, will look to leave the club in January if he struggles for game time when he returns from injury. (Football Insider), externalFormer Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is in talks with at least two Premier League clubs over a potential move. (Teamtalk), externalAC Milan are preparing to make a move to sign Brazil forward Endrick, 20, on loan from Real Madrid in January. (Calciomercato, external)Manchester United remain keen to sign Leicester…

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