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Alex Scott has withdrawn from the England squad through injury and could be set for around two months on the sidelines in a big blow for the Cherries.

THE Dolphins made it four wins in a row with a convincing 3-1 victory over Evesham Town this afternoon which moved Joe Lea and Pat Suraci's side into 4th place with goals from Joe Oastler, Brandon Goodship and Ezio Touray.

BASHLEY (Rydal) left-arm seamer Brad Currie has been released by Sussex after a year which began with him playing for Scotland in the ICC World Cup but ended in June with an Achilles injury picked up in the T20 Blast against Essex.

Wimborne Town found success in Sussex, beating Crowborough Athletic 2-1 to advance to the Fourth Round Qualifying of the FA Cup.

Tyler Adams expressed his pride at taking on the USA captaincy for the second time, as the Cherries midfielder will lead the USMNT for the next World Cup cycle up to 2030.

Slater Lightcap wants to follow in the footsteps of legend Greg Hancock and win a title with the Pirates after impressing on his first visit to Scunthorpe in the first leg of the Championship Grand Final.

Poole boss Neil Middleditch is happy with where the Pirates sit after the first leg of the Championship Grand Final, as they trail Scunthorpe by eight points ahead of Wednesday's finale at Wimborne Road.

Cooper Rushen said the Pirates 'will take' an eight-point deficit to Scunthorpe after the first leg of the Championship Grand Final as he praised the side’s fight to come back in the latter stages of the meeting.

An early goal for Oxford United was enough to deal AFC Bournemouth their first defeat of the campaign, despite Helen Bleazard's side being a player up for the entirety of the second half.

An early goal for Oxford United was enough to deal AFC Bournemouth their first defeat of the campaign, despite Helen Bleazard's side being a player up for the entirety of the second half.

THOMAS Tuchel heaped praise on Cherries star Alex Scott after his full England debut against Croatia.

IT HAS been a good end to the week for the international Cherries, with Alex Scott's full England debut and Tyler Adams's appointment as captain of the USA the highlights.

AFC Bournemouth take on Oxford United in a top of the table clash this Sunday.

While this international break has brought some key milestones for the Cherries players with their national teams, it seems an age since they were narrowly beaten by Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool, and there is still a little under a week to go until the trip to Chelsea.

The Cherries' Alex Scott will make his first start for England as the Three Lions face Croatia in the Nations League this afternoon.

American football team Chicago Bears are teaming up with AFC Bournemouth for a weekend of fan events