Michael Gove has been urged to rethink his plan to replace GCSEs with the English baccalaureate amid concerns that his aims for the new qualification may not be “realistically achievable”.

The fall-out from the fiery Aviva Premiership clash between Leicester and Bath saw three players suspended on a busy night for rugby's judiciary.

England will meet hosts Australia tomorrow in the quarter-finals of the Champions Trophy after yesterday's 1-1 draw with New Zealand meant they finished third in Pool A behind India and Germany.

England striker not even making bench

Whatever his perceived imperfections as a jockey, nobody can question Sam Waley-Cohen as a horseman. In the spring of last year, he nearly pulled off a double that would have crowned the riding career of any professional, never mind an amateur confined to a handful of different mounts every season. Three weeks after winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Long Run, Waley-Cohen rode Oscar Time to be foiled only by Ballabriggs in the Grand National itself – a performance that capped his remarkable record of wins and completions over the big fences at Aintree.

All Black outside-half hopes to be fit to face England on Saturday, when he and his side will continue their relentless quest to be bigger, better and stronger than the team that won the World Cup, he tells Chris Hewett

Lewis Hamilton never made any secret of the fact that his last race for McLaren would be an emotional closure. Or that he desperately wanted to sign off with a victory to back up his wonderful triumph the previous week in Texas.

India 266-6 England: It’s just like the good not-so-old days, with all going well for England – then enter Pujara

The former Leicester coach expects a bruising encounter against England and some of his former players at Twickenham on Saturday

A major British charity that helps the homeless and domestic abuse victims yesterday became the first to go bust because of pension obligations.

A major British charity that helps the homeless and domestic abuse victims yesterday became the first to go bust because of pension obligations.

It wasn't just the inclusion of a Compton that made the First Test in India seem like a trip back in time. There was also the lack of a Decision Review System, so it didn't resemble a PlayStation game, and the Sky Sports commentators – like the umpires – had to go back to relying on their own faulty judgement. Not only that, but the pundits were stuck back in a studio in England, just like the dark ages before Sky Sports revolutionised winter cricket coverage.

Peculiar as it may seem, the Australians are being nice about their red-rose opponents ahead of tomorrow's Cook Cup Test. Or to be more precise, the New Zealander in charge of the Australians is being nice. "There aren't too many challenges greater than playing them at Twickenham and this England team has been building itself up under new leadership and will see the game as a chance to lay down a marker for the future," said the Wallaby coach, Robbie Deans, in naming a side showing four changes from the one that disappeared without trace in Paris six days ago.