Work on a giant sculpture near the border between Scotland and England is scheduled to start in March next year. Standing 33m (108ft) high, the Star of Caledonia is to be built near Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway.

The New England Patriots take the field on Sunday, Nov. 2 looking for their seventh win of the season when they face the Atlanta Falcons.

Nine people had life-threatening injuries in the attack, which took place during a London North Eastern Railway service from Doncaster to London. No deaths were reported.

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes Danny Welbeck should be considered for a recall into the England squad. Thomas Tuchel is set to name his squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania on Friday. Welbeck is the top English scorer in the Premier League this season with six goals in 10 games.

A 30-player England Men A match week squad has been named in preparation for the visit of All Blacks XV to the Recreation Ground, Bath, on Saturday 8 November (13:15 GMT kick-off).

Second-half tries from Cameron Munster and Hudson Young ensured Australia sealed the rugby league Ashes series against England after a 14-4 victory at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday. Australia followed last week's win at Wembley with a commanding second-half performance to clinch the first series between the sides since 2003 with a game to spare.

Former England striker Alan Shearer on Danny Welbeck's England prospects: "If you look at the forward options in Tuchel's last squad there aren't many obvious stand-ins for Harry Kane.

Cristiano Ronaldo's son, Cristiano Ronaldo Júnior, scored his first goal for Portugal's under-16 side in a 3-0 victory over Wales at the weekend. He will line up for Portugal U16s against their England counterparts on Tuesday.

Read the full match report and watch the highlights from the opening match of the 2025 Quilter Nations Series between England and Australia at Allianz Stadium.

Let’s have a bit of fun. Borthwick has tended to put his theories into practice and a seven-one bench split, loaded with agile flankers, is worth a look. Quirke is an ideal bench back for this arrangement and England will have kept him in their thoughts for good reason. He found himself on the wing during the loss to a France XV in the summer.

The Falcons are happy to have quarterback Michael Penix and wide receiver Drake London back in the lineup this Sunday.

Forget the caveats and the wet conditions. By any measure, restricting an opponent to just seven points – those coming from a 90-metre interception try – represents an impressive defensive performance.