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By Football issues correspondent The draw for the World Cup play-offs takes place on Thursday , and the results on Monday and Tuesday are crucial for Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and, potentially, Scotland. We know eight of the 16 teams who will be in the play-offs, but who fills the remaining places

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, England have yet to concede a competitive goal under Thomas Tuchel By Tom McCoy & Noel Sliney BBC Sport journalists England have cruised through World Cup qualifying, winning all seven of their games and scoring 20 unanswered goals, setting several records and leaving them on the cusp of another.

BBC critics choose their top picks among the Academy Awards’ runners and riders – and reveal whose hopes may have gone cold. Focus Features (Credit: Focus Features) Jessie Buckley Not to jinx her, but Jessie Buckley will most likely run the table, winning every best actress award from early-voting critics’ groups through that long, long

Cardiff will host the opening game of Euro 2028, with the semi-finals and final scheduled to take place at London’s Wembley Stadium. Nine venues across four host nations – England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland – will stage the 24-team tournament. Northern Ireland was also set to be a host nation but Belfast’s