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...
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3rd Oct 2023 | Updated at 06:33am 3rd Oct 2023
Asian Sports Foundation’s strategy launched to get more Asians into sports
Asian Sports Foundation’s (ASF) Strategy ‘Active Lives, Healthy Futures’ was launched at City Hall London on 18th September 2023. The strategy is to focus on improving the health of the Asian community living in England. Among the attendees...
ECB charity partnerships to provide free cricket to more school children
New and expanded ECB charity partnerships will provide free cricket to more state school children, open up talent pathways to young people from state schools and ethnically diverse communities, and help young British South Asian cricketers make...
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...
Somerset suffered their third defeat in county championship as they lost to Surrey by three wickets at the Kia Oval. It was the Surrey opener Ryan Patel,...
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,...
A new British Kabaddi League has been launched in the UK, with tournaments staged in major cities including Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Wolverhampton between 9 April and 10 May.
Calls for an Independent Regulator for Football (IREF) – as set out in Tracey Crouch’s Fan Led Review of Football Governance – are gathering steam. A new paper from the Institute of Economic Affairs warns the move could undermine England’s position...
