Tottenham’s Dier ruled out till new year
LONDON: England international Eric Dier will miss the rest of the year after having surgery to remove his appendix, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed on Sunday. The 24-year-old was absent from Spurs’ 1-0 win over…
Belgium thrash England to reach hockey World Cup final
England lost a third consecutive men’s Hockey World Cup semi-final as they were thrashed 6-0 by Belgium in India. Belgium took an early lead when Florent van Aubel’s cross was deflected in…
Giles replaces Strauss as England’s new director of cricket
LONDON: Former England spinner Ashley Giles has replaced Andrew Strauss as the new Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Friday. Giles, who is Sport…
FA chief Martin Glenn to step down at the end of the season
LONDON: Martin Glenn has resigned as chief executive of the Football Association and will leave his role at the end of the season, the governing body announced on Thursday. The FA said…
Ben Stokes and Alex Hales fined but free to play for England
LONDON: Cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were fined on Friday for their involvement in a nightclub altercation but were cleared to play for England after match bans were either suspended or…
PCB appoints Wasim Khan as new managing director
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday appointed Leicestershire’s chief executive Wasim Khan as its new managing director. Wasim, who has been one of the leading lights of the ECB’s drive to…
Pakistan, India favourites to win World Cup: Bell
Ian Bell has picked out Pakistan, India and England as the sides he thinks are most likely to win the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, reported ICC. Bell, who is England’s…
England to face Netherlands in Nations League semi
LONDON: England will meet the Netherlands for a place in the inaugural Nations League final with hosts Portugal facing Switzerland in the other semi-final after Monday’s draw in Dublin. Portugal and Switzerland will…
Germany, Netherlands to meet in Euro 2020 qualifying
LONDON: Former champions Germany and the Netherlands will meet each in qualifying for Euro 2020 after being paired together in Sunday’s draw in Dublin, but World Cup semi-finalists England have little to complain…
Ireland footballing icon Keane hangs up boots
DUBLIN: Irish football legend Robbie Keane brought the curtain down on over two decades as a player on Wednesday saying his career had exceeded all his hopes when he was a “football-mad boy…
England claim landmark Test series sweep in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Skipper Joe Root hailed England’s “complete team-effort” Monday after his team sealed a tense victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final Test to record their first overseas series sweep in…
England close in on whitewash win over Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: In a day of sublime and ridiculous cricket, Jos Buttler halted a batting collapse while Moeen Ali claimed key wickets Sunday to keep England on track for victory in the third and…
Australia ease past England to claim women’s T20 crown
NORTH SOUND: Ashleigh Gardner scored an unbeaten 33 as Australia beat England by eight wickets to win the Women’s World T20 title on the Caribbean island of Antigua on Saturday. The Southern…
Rashid’s five-for orchestrates Sri Lanka collapse
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka threw away a decent position in the final Test against England on Saturday, collapsing from 183 for 2 at tea to 240 all out as five-for Adil Rashid and Ben…
Bairstow shines at No.3 but Sri Lanka fight back
COLOMBO: Jonny Bairstow laid down a marker to be England’s permanent number three on Friday but Sri Lanka clawed their way back into the final Test with late wickets. At stumps on day…
Champions League final could disrupt England’s preparations
LONDON: England are in contention to win their first major international trophy since the 1966 World Cup next summer – but could their Nations League hopes be hampered by the Champions League final?…
Five narrowest wins in terms of runs in Test cricket
ABU DHABI: New Zealand´s dramatic win over Pakistan in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday was one of the most unpredictable and exciting in living memory as the fortunes of…