Palmer, Rice among five ruled out of England games

LONDON (AP): Cole Palmer was among five players to withdraw from the England squad yesterday because of injuries, denying the Chelsea playmaker another opportunity to prove his worth to coach Thomas Tuchel after his World Cup snub. Marcus Rashford, Declan Rice, Tino Livramento and Kobbie Mainoo were also ruled out of upcoming Nations League matches against world champions Spain, Croatia and the Czech Republic (twice) because of unspecified injury issues, the national team said.