... WORLD CUP FOOTBALLERS Stanley Mortensen (Blackpool) (left) and Billy Wright (Wolverhampton), the England's footbaff team,' now on their way to Rio de Janeiro, talking to Miss Neuza Almeida, air hostess of the plane, at London Airport to-day. ...

... TRAINING FOR WORLD CUP SERIES Six of England's selected team for the World Cup football championships opening in Rio this month, pictured during their first practice at the Dulwich Hamlet ground. South London. to-day. The players are. left ...

... Nearly £350,000 Gate Money from the World Cup Brazilian football followers have been impressed by the play, sportsmanship and gentlemanlike behaviour of England's team, said Senhor Mario Polo, president of the Brazilian Sports Federation, on being presented ...

... ENGLAND REACH THOMAS CUP ZONE FINAL Will Meet Denmark or Sweden By winning four of the remaining five events, England beat Scotland 6—3 in the international Thomas Cup badminton match at the Victoria Baths. Nottingham, on Saturday, to qualify for the ...

... ENGLAND TEAM FLY TO RIO Nottingham Referee Among Party Seventeen English football stars, insured for approximately £250,000. left in one plane from London Airport to-day for South America, where they will compete in the World Cup. The party are flying ...

... England XV Unchanged. The England Rugby Union team play France in Paris next Saturday shows no changes from that which did well under the trying weatlw conditions in the Twickenham game with Ireland. The team is: set mond (cmgt.). P. W. aykei (Wasp*); ...

... Surprise England Captaincy Choice. The Rugby Union announced early to-day that G. C. Rittson-Thomas, the Oxford University wing-forward, had been chosen to take the place his club-mate, J. McG. Kendall-Carpenter, suffering from influenza, in the England team ...

... AUTUMN CUP. p. w D. L. F. A p. Harr.ngay Racers 16 11 1 4 80 48 23 Wembley Lions ..15 8 2 5 86 64 18 Earls Court Rvrs. 15 7 2 6 80 75 16 Notbn. Panthers 15 6 2 7 6S 81 14 Streatham 4 6 52 60 11 Brighton Tigers . 14 2 2 10 49 87 6 Canadiens-Red Wings Tour ...

... EVE OF WATERLOO CUP Night and Day Guard for the Dogs Day and night guards have been Posted at certain kennels in the ormby district, where some of the leading Waterloo Cup candidates arc quartered. H. Hawes, who has three cup dogs under his care, told ...

... ENGLAND B OPPOSE HOLLAND International Match at Newcastle Although six changes from the original team had to be made because of injuries, the England B team which turned out at Newcastle against Holland remained powerful. The England selectors, keen to ...

... Queue in rain for Cup tickets at Field Mill First arrivals there at 7 a.m. First in the queue at Field Mill today, when Mansfield Town officials started issuing tickets for the all-ticket Cup-tie with Nottingham Forest on January 10th, were two women ...

... from last season's home internationals, have shown they still regard him as the finest right winger in England. The dropping of Mortcnsen, a World Cup regular, is a surprise, but Mannion and Baily are playing so well that their claims could hardly be ignored ...