Sweden qualify for World Cup after Viktor Gyökeres hits late winner against Poland

The Graham Potter magic knows no bounds. There will be those who wonder what right Sweden had to be in this playoff, but they will be in the World Cup after an extraordinarily dramatic victory secured by Viktor Gyökeres’s 89th-minute winner. A patchy, anxious game in which Poland had twice equalised, its shapelessness an apt reflection of the stakes, had seemed to be drifting towards extra-time when Sweden, in a rare forward sally, won a pair of corners in a row. Suddenly there was momentum and a mounting sense of anticipation. The second corner was half-cleared, Lucas Bergvall jabbed it goalw

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Clarke 'not bothered' about sorting own Scotland future before World Cup

Steve Clarke says he's "not bothered" about sorting out his future as Scotland boss before the World Cup despite being out of contract after the tournament.

ECB chief defends England regime over criticism from 'dropped' players

Recent criticism of Rob Key and Brendon McCullum's England regime from active players is a reaction to being dropped, according to England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould.