England were 48 without loss in their second innings, a lead of 145 runs, at tea on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at Lord’s on Saturday.Alastair Cook was 31 not out and Keaton Jennings 16 not out after a session where South Africa were a bowler down while Vernon Philander went to hospital for an X-ray on a hand injury suffered while making 52 with the bat.This is the first of a four-Test series....
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England fast bowler Stuart Broad believes captaincy will take star batsman Joe Root’s game to the “next level”.Root was named was named as the successor to Alastair Cook as long ago as February, but Thursday’s series opener against South Africa at Lord’s will be the Yorkshireman’s first match as England Test captain. Test captaincy appears to have boosted the performances of such leading current batsmen as India’s Virat Kohli, Australia’s Steve Smith and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, with Broad confident...
Everton have signed promising Burnley defender Michael Keane on a five-year deal which could reach a club record o30 million...
Former long-serving Chelsea captain John Terry signed a one-year contract on a free transfer for second tier side Aston Villa on Monday.Terry, 36 and who left champions Chelsea after 22 trophy-laden years at the end of last season having lifted the Premier League title, is reported to have agreed a weekly salary of œ60,000 (68,300 euros, $77,700) with the club that is owned by Chinese businessman Tony Xia.Terry, whose final appearance for Chelsea was mired in controversy with several fans...
Batsman Gary Ballance has been given a chance to revive his England Test career after being named in the squad for next Thursday’s first Test against South Africa. The Zimbabwe-born 27-year-old has battled his way back into contention with a superb season for Yorkshire in the County Championship after being dropped following a torrid series against Bangladesh last October. “Gary Ballance could play his first Test since October,” said England national selector James Whitaker. “He has been in fantastic touch...
England cricketing great Andrew Flintoff is to try his hand at a different type of live performance — starring in a musical it was revealed on Thursday. The 39-year-old former England skipper — who played 79 Tests and was man of the series in the epic English success in the 2005 Ashes series — is taking the lead role of Kevin Chadwick in ‘Fat Friends’ on a tour of England.The curtain will go up on the show — which was...
Vernon Philander continued his love affair with Lord’s by taking three wickets as England struggled in Thursday’s opening session of...
Venus Williams wept at Wimbledon over the “devastation” of a fatal road accident for which she is facing legal action...
Defending champion Andy Murray and fellow two-time winner Rafael Nadal take centre stage on the first day of Wimbledon on Monday, keen to deliver early hammer blows to any doubts over their title aspirations. Top seed and world number one Murray opens proceedings on Centre Court insisting a hip problem will not prevent him from dispatching Kazakh lucky loser Alexander Bublik. The weekend news that the 30-year-old Scot is to become a father for the second time will also be...
Andy Murray insisted he is fit enough to start the defence of his Wimbledon title on Monday despite his recent struggles with a hip injury.Murray sparked concerns he might have to withdraw from Wimbledon after cancelling two scheduled exhibition matches this week due to his sore hip.The world number one was seen limping while practising at Wimbledon over the weekend, but he is convinced he can make it through two weeks of the grass court Grand Slam.“I’ll be fine to...
Highly-rated 16-year-old Welsh defender Ethan Ampadu has secured a dream move to Premier League champions Chelsea from Exeter, the English fourth-tier side announced on Saturday. Ampadu, who trained with the Wales squad ahead of their Euro 2016 campaign, played 13 times for Exeter last season after becoming their youngest ever debutant aged 15. He has been capped at Under-17 and Under-19 level. Exeter will not receive a transfer fee as Ampadu had yet to sign scholarship forms but are entitled...
Jordan Thompson savoured the best moment of his life as the Australian underdog handed world number one Andy Murray a...
