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Stuart Armstrong faces a race against time to be fit to play for Scotland in the Euros after getting stretchered off playing for Southampton against Cardiff.

Cardiff had agreed a £15m deal to sign Sala from the French club but the single-piston engine Piper Malibu aircraft transporting Sala to Wales crashed off Alderney.

The Championship side almost completed one of the most memorable comebacks of all time as their side came from 3-0 down to take the tie at Wembley into extra-time.

GRAHAM HILL AT KING POWER STADIUM AND GRAHAM THOMAS AT CARDIFF CITY STADIUM: Foxes boss Enzo Maresca admitted his side pulled off a \'lucky\' win over West Brom.

The former Manchester United boss hasn\'t taken charge of a side since being sacked by the Red Devils in 2021, though has said on a number of occasions that he is keen to re-enter the industry.

IAN HERBERT AT CARDIFF CITY STADIUM: The minds were willing and the defence absolutely resilient but the small moment of genius which the team have always relied on was not there.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Birmingham City chief Tom Wagner admits the club sacked John Eustace too early last autumn, which paved the way for Wayne Rooney\'s dire 15-game spell as manager.

IAN HERBERT: Lewandowski is 35 now, and though he didn\'t register for the Poles in their 5-1 evisceration of Estonia in their play-off semi-final last week, he\'s still very much the threat.

Joseph Parker has called out Dillian Whyte in bizarre fashion by reenacting the videoclip to Take That\'s 1995 hit Back for Good as he looks to set up a rematch with his rival.

Wales agonisingly missed out on a place in Germany this summer as Poland won a play-off final 5-4 on penalties at Cardiff City Stadium following a goalless 120 minutes.

The former Manchester United boss hasn\'t taken charge of a side since being sacked by the Red Devils in 2021 , though has said that he is keen to re-enter the industry.

We now have our completed line-up for Euro 2024 after the final three teams booked their place at this summer\'s tournament in Germany via the play-offs tonight.

ALEX BYWATER: With no official play-off for promotion and relegation between the Six Nations and Rugby Europe as things stand, last month Georgia called on Wales to play them in November.

Rob Page\'s side were unable to ease past Croatia to take second place in their Euros qualifying group, finishing third after draws against Armenia and Turkey.

The event follows the record-setting Clash At the Castle which took place at Principality Stadium in Cardiff in September 2022.

Jay Bothroyd has shared details on the challenge of playing professional football while suffering from epilepsy on Mail Sport\'s podcast, It\'s All Kicking Off. 

Welsh rugby fans were left smarting earlier this year when Cardiff-born wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso opted to represent England\'s men\'s side and took to international rugby like a duck to water.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT CARDIFF CITY STADIUM: Footballers are a superstitious bunch, which is why Connor Roberts appears to be modelling himself on cult Australian fast bowler Merv Hughes.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Rob Page is preparing for a night in Cardiff that could make or break his time as Wales manager. Beat Poland and Page will achieve something no Wales boss has delivered.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CHRIS CUTMORE: The scars on Jay Bothroyd\'s body tell a story. Many stories in fact, of searing pain and melting skin, perhaps even one of police brutality.

Goals from David Brooks, Neco Williams, Brennan Johnson and Dan James were enough, while former Norwich City striker Teemu Pukki was on the scoresheet for Finland.

Littler missed the bullseye to take out 164 in the first leg against the throw, and he hit six perfect darts in the third leg in his bid to hit his latest nine-darter. He did, however, break Smith\'s throw.

This was Mail Sport\'s live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Wales took on Finland in their Euro 2024 play-off semi-final.

Former British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton has labelled Scotland \'cocky\' and lacking \'the mindset of a Championship team\' after accusing two unnamed players.

Swansea triumphed in the South Wales derby on Saturday thanks to goals from Liam Cullen and Jamal Lowe as they moved seven points clear of the Championship\'s relegation zone.

ALEX BYWATER AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: Come the final whistle, there was absolutely nothing for Welsh supporters to laugh at as Gatland\'s side were consigned to a fifth defeat.

DAN BIGGAR: In 2022, I captained Wales on my 100th cap against Italy in Cardiff Alun Wyn Jones also made his 150th Test appearance for his country on the same day.

ALEX BYWATER: In years gone by, Warren Gatland and Wales have been used to competing for the Six Nations title, but are now seeking to avoid a bottom-placed finish.

CHRIS FOY: It will be \'Le Crunch\' in a very literal sense. The visitors face the daunting prospect of a ferociously physical onslaught in their last game of the Six Nations.

WONDERS OF THE PYRAMID: Apologies to fans of half of the Championship teams, who are fearing the worst as plenty of big clubs dangerously dance over the relegation trapdoor.

The 84-times capped Wales skipper suffered a knee injury in September and was out until February, making two substitute appearances for Cardiff before picking up a calf complaint.

IAN HERBERT: The pursuit of help from the Professional Footballers Association still seems a bleak prospect for families of players who gave joy to so many of us and are living with dementia now.

In years gone by, Wales and Warren Gatland have been used to going into the final weekend of the Six Nations competing for the Championship title and a Grand Slam.

ALEX BYWATER AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: Wales, as they have all Six Nations, gave it a lash and they were in the contest to begin with as they took advantage of some awful French defence.

ALEX BYWATER: The messaging from the Wales camp on Wednesday contravened the facts staring everyone square in the face.

Mackenzie Martin is putting Ely on the map after making his debut for Wales in last week\'s Six Nations clash with Ireland

On the same day Wales celebrated its patron saint of David, the country said goodbye to one of its true rugby greats and Llandaff Cathedral was alive with song in tribute to JPR Williams.

Littler was looking to bounce back from his semi-final defeat to Michael van Gerwen last week and started well, beating Michael Smith, who beat him on night one, 6-2.

Warren Gatland reminded his Wales rookies winning is the only thing that matters in the Six Nations as he hinted at a plan to tire out a giant France side.

ALEX BYWATER: Feyi-Waboso has burst on to the international scene in this Six Nations after a breakthrough season with Exeter. He made his Test debut in the round one win over Italy.

Alex Mann is a former Cardiff City academy centre-half with just 12 professional club rugby games to his name who has suddenly found himself playing at his sport\'s highest level.

CALUM CROWE AT MURRAYFIELD: Despite leading for much of the contest, Scotland were pegged back when a Louis Bielle-Biarrey try put France ahead with ten minutes left to play.

IAN HERBERT: You need substance, excellence and esprit de corps on the field of play to underpin the marketing hype in any sport and there was precious little of any of that from the winners.

CHRIS FOY: The discomfort zone beckons for England and Wales as the hosts try to start rebuilding their Twickenham citadel and their rivals seek to end a dozen years of pain there.

CALUM CROWE: Rory Darge has warned Scotland to expect a reaction from France at Murrayfield this afternoon - and insists only an 80-minute performance will be good enough.