England player ratings v Romania: Tyrone Mings 5, Jack Grealish 8, Marcus Rashford 7


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A Marcus Rashford penalty earned England victory in their final warm-up game against Romania ahead of Euro 2020.

The Manchester United striker, named captain for the first time in Harry Kane's absence, coolly slotted home from the spot in the second half after Jack Grealish had been fouled by Tiberiu Capusa.

It would have been a more comfortable scoreline had substitute Jordan Henderson – making his first appearance since injuring his groin playing for Liverpool in February – not seen keeper Florin Nita save his spot-kick, after Dominic Calvert-Lewin was bundled over by Vlad Chiriches.

Manager Gareth Southgate again named an experimental starting XI that included Ben Godfrey, Ben White and James Ward-Prowse – all of whom were left out of his 26-man squad for this summer's tournament.

In a patchy display, when Aston Villa midfielder Grealish was again the brightest attacking spark, England did hit the bar twice in the first half.

First, through a thumping Calvert-Lewin header after a perfect ball into the box by Ward-Prowse, who was also one of England's top performers, and second when Jadon Sancho's curler cracked the woodwork.

There was some defensive concerns for Southgate, though, with Romania finding gaps in the backline too easily at times and having a fit Harry Maguire back in the team is looking more and more crucial to England's hopes.

And it took once superlative stop from Sam Johnstone, who looked assured on his senior debut, to deny Andre Ivan what looked like a certain goal in the second half.

Wicked: For Good

Director: Jon M Chu

Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater

Rating: 4/5

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Sarfira

Director: Sudha Kongara Prasad

Starring: Akshay Kumar, Radhika Madan, Paresh Rawal 

Rating: 2/5

Usain Bolt's time for the 100m at major championships

2008 Beijing Olympics 9.69 seconds

2009 Berlin World Championships 9.58

2011 Daegu World Championships Disqualified

2012 London Olympics 9.63

2013 Moscow World Championships 9.77

2015 Beijing World Championships 9.79

2016 Rio Olympics 9.81

2017 London World Championships 9.95

The Old Slave and the Mastiff

Patrick Chamoiseau

Translated from the French and Creole by Linda Coverdale

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MATCH INFO

CAF Champions League semi-finals first-leg fixtures

Tuesday:

Primeiro Agosto (ANG) v Esperance (TUN) (8pm UAE)
Al Ahly (EGY) v Entente Setif (ALG) (11PM)

Second legs:

October 23

Banned items
Dubai Police has also issued a list of banned items at the ground on Sunday. These include:
  • Drones
  • Animals
  • Fireworks/ flares
  • Radios or power banks
  • Laser pointers
  • Glass
  • Selfie sticks/ umbrellas
  • Sharp objects
  • Political flags or banners
  • Bikes, skateboards or scooters