Heartbreak for Wales and Scotland, while Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland seal playoff spot!

Just last Summer, Wales were in the final 4 of Euro 2016 however this Summer sees Wales crash out of World Cup qualification after they lost 1 - 0 to Republic of Ireland. Wales, who were without superstar Gareth Bale will not have to chance to replicate their heroics last Summer at a major tournament after West Brom's James McClean scored the winner. The win sees Republic of Ireland secure a place in the playoff, while Northern Ireland, despite losing 1 - 0 to Norway face a tough game as they will be seeded against one of the best winners.

It will be another major tournament without Scotland, after they only managed a draw against Slovenia. Gordon Strachan, who's future is up in the air as his contract runs out was unable to steer his side to Russia despite winning 5 games.

England qualify, but not many are impressed!

So England's place in Russia 2018 for the World Cup is confirmed, after Harry Kane scored his 11th goal for the senior national team in the dying embers of the game against Slovenia on Tursday night. With a lot of nations still working towards the qualification, England in typical fashion have qualified for the World Cup with minimal fuss and an undefeated record.

Despite qualifying, the vast majority of Football fans are less than impressed with the national team after a string of average performances. The 1-0 win against Slovenia certainly won't sell any highlight DVDs, with former International Chris Waddle calling the performance the worst he has seen from an England side. England do have some exciting players at their disposal, such as Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane and Deli Ali to name a few. Harry Kane, who's goals have been huge in this latest campaign and is currently the hot prospect in Europe after scoring goals at will for his club side Tottenham. Despite these players in the team, performances are sluggish and the players just don't seem to use their creative edge over inferior sides.

For manager Gareth Southgate, it seems to be a bit of a thankless task trying to put together a effective plan for, what seems to be a mismatch of players.England take on Litunia today at 4pm, so we may see a few fringe players thrown in to see what they can do and maybe even give England fans something to cheer about!

City and Chelsea with striker headaches..

Your free scoring Centre Forward is pivotal to a successful season in Football; and title contenders Chelsea and Manchester City have both been handed huge blows. After attending a concert in Amsterdam, Sergio Aguero was involved in a car crash while in a taxi. Thankfully the injuries weren't too severe, however some broken ribs means the star striker is ruled out for at least 1 month. Chelsea's new star striker Morata pulled his hamstring against Manchester City on Saturday keeping him ruled out for also at least a month!

Manchester United will be looking to take full advantage of their rivals missing their top strikers!

Sloane Stephens wins first gradslam in fantastic Tennis story!

We love an inspiring story in sport, and there isn't many bigger than American Tennis player Sloane Stephens coming out of nowhere and winning the USA Open. Stephens, who was ranked 957 before the tournament, took the world of Tennis by storm with her rise throughout the tournament. It took just 61 minutes and a straight set win for Stephens, who saw off 15th seed Madison Keys in the final. The 2 finalists, who are good friends both have had a remarkable time in the tournament, with one of them about to become the first American player outside the Williams sisters to win the major in over 20 years!

A truly inspiring story, and we certainly haven't heard the last from Sloane Stephens!

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EVENT UPDATE

Good evening all,

It is with big regret, that we have had to cancel the event with Elinor Barker MBE this month. Due to event logistics, we are unable to hold the event.

We have notified all ticket buyers and they have received a full refund. We would like to apologies to these ticket buyers for letting them down.

This decision wasn't taken lightly and we are working on our next event, so please stay tuned.

Charlie Rowe
Managing Director

Well done to all the Prudential London Bike Ride participants! #LiveSportTalks

What a great day for cycling! Well done to all those that took part in the Prudential London Bike Ride 2017 today! An incredible effort whatever distance you raced and should all feel very proud!

Well done to all the volunteers that made it possible as well!

England win the women's Cricket World Cup!

The women'd Cricket team have certainly left their mark with some fantastic performances, and today they beat India in the final to win the women's world cup! 

England ended with 228 and then took out India for 219 making a incredibly close affair but enough to get their hands on the trophy!

Coach Mark Robinson told BBC Radio 

England coach Mark Robinson on Test Match Special: "I always knew it was a case of hanging in there. It ebbed and flowed. It's outstanding. It is a lot of hard work, toil and great work. These memories will live with everybody for a long time. It's captured the imagination of everybody as the tournament has gone on. Hopefully, the women's game will go from strength to strength."

It is fantastic not just for women's Cricket, but also women's sport! 

Well done girls, you done us all proud!