England have selected standout Shoaib Bashir in a 12-man squad for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia in Sydney. Bashir has not played in the first four matches despite starting the series as England’s starter. Advertisement The 22-year-old missed the first Test after being named in a 12-man squad in Perth and has since been…
Ice skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were given damehood and knighthood respectively in the New Year’s Honors list, while England women’s representative Sarina Wiegman was made an honorary dame. Torvill and Dean won gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo with perfect scores for an instantly iconic performance set to Maurice Ravel’s…
England won a Test match in Australia for the first time in almost 15 years, beating the hosts by four wickets in a remarkable two-day Test at the MCG. Here are our player ratings for the Melbourne contest: Advertisement England Ben Duckett – 6 – Surely he would have been happy to return to the…
Fourth Ashes Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground (day two of five) Australia 152: Neser 35; Language 5-45 and 132: Head 46; Carse 4-34 England 110: creek 41; Neser 4-45 and 178-6: Bethell 40, Crawley 37 England won by four wickets; Australia leads the series 3-1 Advertisement Scorekeeper England ended an 18-match winless streak in Australia and…
Arsenal track Davide Bartesaghi as Milan monitor Premier League pressure Arsenal’s recruitment model continues to combine patience with opportunism, and the latest reports from Italy have firmly placed another emerging European talent on their radar. According to TeamTalk, citing Gazzetta dello Sport, Arsenal are described as “crazy” for signing AC Milan’s 19-year-old left-back Davide Bartesaghi,…
Fourth Ashes Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground (day one of five) Australia 152: Neser 35; Language 5-45 and 4-0 England 110: creek 41; Neser 4-45, Boland 3-30 Australia leads by 46 runs Scorekeeper England’s Ashes tour reeled from another crisis when they were bowled out for 110 on an almost ridiculous first day of the fourth…
Former Scotland, Nottingham Forest and Derby County winger John Robertson, once described by manager Brian Clough as “a Picasso of our game”, has died aged 72. Robertson scored the only goal as Nottingham Forest retained the European Cup by beating Hamburg in 1980, having delivered the cross with which Trevor Francis scored the winning goal…
History of Labuschagne well caught at slip by Brook off Tongue to give England renewed hope Carse caught Weatherald lbw in his first over England all out for 286 to give Australia an 85-run first innings lead Stokes (83) and Archer (51) share the 106-run stand for the ninth wicket Third test, third day, Adelaide…
BBG Sports, the company that makes the Snicko technology used for decision reviews in the Ashes, has apologized after a mistake during the first day of the third Test cost England and helped Australian batsman Alex Carey score a crucial century. England appealed with confidence when Carey, in the 72nd over, hit a Josh Tongue…
Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing French striker Kelly Gago from Everton in the January transfer window. Gago, 26, joined Everton in December 2024 from FC Nantes for an undisclosed fee and scored five goals in 12 appearances in all the club’s competitions, including four in the Women’s Super League (WSL). Her form earned her…
