John Textor is out of the running to buy Everton despite dealmakers believing he had met Farhad Moshiri’s sale terms for a takeover.
The Lions forwards both told head coach Steve Borthwick they want to be part of the 36-man squad heading for Japan and New Zealand.
Keely Hodgkinson could emulate Jessica Ennis-Hill as one of the transcendent British stars of an Olympic Games and, ahead of her first championships of 2024, has revealed how the London 2012 heptathlon changed her life.