Sportsmail's CHRIS SUTTON gives his verdict ahead of an action-packed day of World Cup football as he tips tournament hosts Russia to beat Egypt with or without star man Mo Salah.

After the incredible drama of Wednesday's World Cup matches, Groups G and H could well provide a similar level of excitement. Here, Sportsmail runs through all the permutations...

The UEFA Nations League inaugural weekend continues tonight as Italy host Poland, while Scotland are also in action in a friendly with Belgium. Follow the action here with MICHAEL SEARLES .

Italy prepared for Sunday's UEFA Nations League clash with Poland with a training session in the Florence sunshine. Roberto Mancini watched on as the late afternoon sun beat down.

The title hopes of jump jockey Brian Hughes have been hit after he was suspended for three days for weighing in light on Carlisle winner Bingo D'Olivate.

Gregg Wallace has revealed how he maintains his three-stone weight loss - something that's made harder by working as the co-host of MasterChef.

The presenter, 46, put up two side by side shots taken a year apart that compared his face, admitting while he 'felt fit' when he dropped down to 12 stone he 'looked ill'.

The TOWIE star displayed the results of her three stone weight loss in a floral print maxi slip dress while she posed up a storm on the beach.

The Radio X presenter, 46, showed off the fruits of his labour, as he presented at the Global Awards 2020 which took place at London's Eventim Apollo Hammersmith on Thursday.

Toni Weeks, 51, from Bedfordshire, has told how she shed 10 stone in 13 months on a 'smart' weight loss plan that focuses on 'rewiring' eating habits - and also allows treats and alcohol.

Walking toward the camera and throwing her hands in the air, Alexandra, who recently unveiled the results of her two stone weight loss, let her brunette locks fall loose in the clip.

In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, the former X Factor star, 28, said she decided to quit booze nine months ago after daily drinking left her feeling 'horrendous.'

His death stunned the world of showbusiness. The 57-year-old linked his passing to the death of fellow music stars Prince and David Bowie, and insisting that the world needs 'more songs.'

Speaking on ITV's Lorraine about Prince's drug overdose last April, Tyka admitted the appearance was the first time she hasn't used drugs and alcohol to 'mask the pain' of her grief.

The Football Association could be called in to investigate the crowd disturbances that marred the end of the Championship match between Leeds United and Birmingham City.

Women's teams at three of the Premier League's wealthiest clubs are being denied the use of top facilities used by the men's sides, a Sportsmail investigation has found.

US special representative Stephen Biegun told reporters in Seoul that the US had heard the North's 'hostile, negative and unnecessary' demands but would not work to the arbitrary deadline.

'What I would expect is some type of long-range ballistic missile would be the gift.' USAF General Charles Brown said on Tuesday at a defense writers' breakfast in Washington, D.C.

Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed aside threats of a Christmas surprise from North Korea, joking maybe he would get a 'beautiful vase' from Kim Jong Un instead of a missile test. 

A 'meteor' fell from the sky over the Mariana Islands in Oceania. Viewers say the fireball, which might have been debris from a Long March 5 rocket test in China, was a 'gift' from North Korea or China.

A report studying the internet usage of these North Korean leaders throughout 2019 claims Kim Jong-un is presiding over 'a nation run like a criminal syndicate'.

JACK DOYLE: To stop No Deal, Dominic Grieve is prepared to risk putting Jeremy Corbyn into Downing Street. That is the only logical conclusion from the threat he made on the Today programme.

JACK DOYLE: With his bombastic battle-cry of 'Get Brexit Done', Boris Johnson left the conference stage to ecstatic applause. His first speech as PM was everything they hoped for.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie thinks the first six months of Donald Trump's administration were a 's*** show,' and doesn't want him to sit down with special counsel Robert Mueller.

Novak Djokovic went straight from his thrilling men's singles victory to the Wimbledon Champions' Dinner and a dance with ladies' winner Simona Halep, who said she was 'stressed' by the thought.

Zeinobiyah Soetekouw had spent most of her life aboard a 33-year-old 13m yacht 'Sumbawa', travelling Australia with her parents Beccie and Steve and 10 siblings.

The Queen and Prince Philip led the tributes to the triumphant England team after Eoin Morgan's men beat New Zealand after a tie and a tied super over at Lord's.

Richard Hames, who warned hijacked planes could be flown into the World Trade Centre three years before it happened, believes Australia should stop viewing China as a potential enemy.

GUY ADAMS: we produce more varieties of cheese even than the French. Sadly, these high-quality cheeses are extremely difficult to shift with the h­ospitality sector closed.

Former Miss Moscow Oksana Voevodina, 27, posted an undated picture of her and Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V, 49. She threatened to reveal details of their split.

Manodh Marks, the first person in Australia to be jailed for attempting to take control of an aircraft, could now be released from prison in two-and-a-half years.

Oksana Voevodina, 27, says she was told via a friend that her son Ismail is in 'mortal danger', that she should drop her paternity lawsuit against the former Sultan of Malaysia, and stop speaking to the press.

Norseha Abdullah, 44, was driving with her three children when a 34-year-old woman lost control of her red Proton Waja on a motorway in Malaysia.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Angry locals filmed the birds being cruelly thrown into a waterlogged hole by staff at an animal quarantine centre in Songkhla.

Little Muhammad Haryz, of County Durham, Nazim scored 142 on the Stanford-Binet IQ test, placing him in the 99.7th percentile of UK IQ scores.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: Sam Ward tilts his head forward to show a scar running all the way across his scalp down to the bottom of his left ear. 'I had my face off,' he explains.

In a desperate attempt to contain a crisis, the Asian nation is 'working around the clock' to trace potential carriers of the killer infection.

Officers were called to Heathrow at 4.29am this morning just after the aeroplane landed. Police confirmed they had arrested a woman on suspicion of being drunk on board.

It's the brew the nation always turns to in times of crisis - but now even the great British cuppa is coming under threat from the coronavirus.

Sheila Ferguson (pictured) is battling a property development she claims threatens to destroy her priceless collection of musical memorabilia, contained in garages near her former Thames home.

The Queen, then aged 42, travelled on the Tube in March 1969 as part of an engagement to open the Victoria line. Photos from the outing were shared on the Royal Family Instagram yesterday.

A murder investigation has been launched after a three-month-old baby girl was found unconscious in her cot. 

On this exclusive four-day tour, you will have the chance to discover some of Britain's most beautiful gardens and meet Christine Walkden, The One Show's popular resident gardening expert.

Prince Charles has urged followers to be mindful of their carbon footprint as he isolates in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus.

CRISTOPHER STEVENS: Tim Brooke-Taylor was a patriot right down to his red, white and blue underpants.

Kensington Palace has released three adorable new pictures to mark Prince George's sixth birthday today. The young royal opted for an English football shirt, hinting at his sporty side.

Princess Charlotte has been compared to her great-grandmother the Queen by royal fans stunned at photos of her arriving at Thomas's Battersea in south London for her first day of school.

The royal christening gown worn by Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis was dyed in Yorkshire Tea, dressmaker Angela Kelly reveals. Each piece of lace was placed in water with a tea bag.

Prince William, 37, revealed his son Prince George, six, had sent a list to Father Christmas ahead of this year's holiday and asked for something related to football or drawing.

Prince William drove his son Prince George, six, while Kate brought along their other two children Princess Charlotte, four, and Prince Louis, 19 months old, in a separate car to Buckingham Palace.