England’s Reece James to miss World Cup due to knee injury

England right back Reece James will miss the World Cup in Qatar due to a knee injury, British media reported on Wednesday, a day before Gareth Southgate is due to name his 26-man squad for the tournament. The 22-year-old defender, who has 15 caps, sustained the injury playing for Chelsea against AC Milan in the … Read more

Reece James: Chelsea and England defender will miss World Cup in Qatar due to injury | Football News

Reece James will miss the World Cup in Qatar because of injury. After discussions with Gareth Southgate on Tuesday, it was decided that the Chelsea full-back has not recovered sufficiently from the knee injury he picked up against AC Milan last month. James flew to Dubai to undergo an intensive rehabilitation programme in an attempt … Read more

Reece Topley blasts ‘toblerone’ boundary markers at T20 World Cup| ‘Why is it there? Purely for money!’ | Cricket News

England seamer Reece Topley thinks the cricket boundary sponges at the T20 World Cup are “unsafe” and there “purely for money”. The 28-year-old was in England’s squad for the T20 World Cup, but was forced to withdraw after he ruptured ligaments in his left ankle when he tripped on a sponge during a catching drill … Read more

England World Cup squad: Jamie Carragher says Jude Bellingham a central figure, James Maddison a wildcard option and assesses impact of Reece James, Kyle Walker injuries | Football News

Jamie Carragher says Jude Bellingham has to start for England at the World Cup – and Gareth Southgate must consider a switch to 4-3-3 to get the most out of the midfielder. The 19-year-old continues to go from strength to strength with Borussia Dortmund, with eight goals from 17 appearances to his name this season. … Read more

T20 World Cup: Ben Stokes critical of boundary markers after Reece Topley’s injury | Cricket News

Ben Stokes has criticised the “stupid” size of cricket’s boundary marking sponges after they caused Reece Topley’s injury which ruled him out of England’s T20 World Cup. During a fielding drill before England’s final warm-up against Pakistan at Brisbane on Monday, Topley suffered ligament damage to his left ankle after stepping on a padded cushion … Read more

Reece Topley: England seamer out of T20 World Cup due to ankle injury | Cricket News

Reece Topley to miss England’s T20 World Cup campaign after suffering ankle injury; Tymal Mills and Richard Gleeson are the seamers among England’s travelling reserves, with one of them now looking likely to come into the squad; England’s first game is against Afghanistan on Saturday Last Updated: 19/10/22 9:42am England left-arm seamer Reece Topley is … Read more

England bowler Reece Topley an injury doubt for T20 World Cup opener vs Afghanistan after rolled ankle | Cricket News

England begin T20 World Cup campaign vs Afghanistan on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Cricket; Fast bowler Reece Topley now an injury doubt after rolling ankle in training; Sam Curran: “We’re definitely ready now. We’re feeling like we’re almost not peaking but we’re playing good cricket” Last Updated: 18/10/22 8:05am Reece Topley has emerged as … Read more

England World Cup squad ladder: Ivan Toney climbs, Reece James plummets and James Maddison fails his audition | Football News

The Sky Sports England World Cup squad ladder returns – and it’s been a good week for Brentford striker Ivan Toney! The 26-year-old is the biggest riser this week as England boss Gareth Southgate prepares to name his preliminary squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, his announcement expected on Thursday, but Reece James … Read more

While You Were Asleep: Griezmann nets his 100th goal for Atletico, Reece James set to miss World Cup, Juventus beat Torino in Serie A derby

A week after his transfer from Barcelona, with no restriction on the playing minutes, Antoine Griezmann was back in his elements as he helped Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao by 1-0 in La Liga. Griezmann played the full 90 minutes for just the third time this season. Griezmann was set up by Alvaro Morata in … Read more