Jonathan Metliss, chairman of Action Against Discrimination (AAD), said it supported calls for Burnley Football Club to rename its Bob Lord Stand, in the light of anti-semitic comments that he made in the 1970’s at a Variety Club dinner.

Joe Root's masterful century led England to a five-wicket win in the first Test against New Zealand on the fourth morning at Lord's. Root, who ended 115 not out, also became the second England batter after Sir Alastair Cook to reach 10,000 Test...

The British government issued a licence that permits the sale of football club Chelsea, minister Nadine Dorries said. Current owner Roman Abramovich is subject to sanctions by the British government. He put the London club up for sale in early...

The world’s most prestigious tennis tournament was set on a collision course with the sport's global governing bodies after Wimbledon had its ranking points stripped by the ATP and WTA Tours over excluding players from Russia and Belarus.

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan wishes to have focus and concentration levels of his county teammate Cheteshwar Pujara as he looks to improve as a red-ball cricketer. Pujara has made a strong case for a Test comeback with two hundreds...

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has been appointed as head coach of England’s Test team, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said. McCullum replaced Chris Silverwood who left the role in February after England were thrashed 4-0 in...

Ben Stokes was appointed as captain of England’s Test cricket team, taking on the high pressure role just a few months after returning from a long spell away from the game to protect his mental health. The all-rounder was the only credible option...

Ben stokes has a “smart cricket brain” and is the “obvious” choice to take over as England Test captain following the exit of Joe Root, according to former captains Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain. Root last week stepped down from captaincy,...