Images from Day 2 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia, in Durham, on Saturday.
Wales boss Chris Coleman has come out in support of his star play maker Gareth Bale.
Yorkshire wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow has been called up to England's squad for the fifth one-day international with New Zealand on Saturday after Jos Buttler split the webbing on his left hand in practice.
Panama goalkeeper Luis Mejia made three consecutive saves during a penalty shootout for his team to stun the United States 2-1 and secure third place at the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday in Chester, Pennsylvania.
The competition involves the nine top-ranked Test nations competing in a league between July 2019 and April 2021, with the top two sides progressing to the final which will be held in England in June 2021.
Australia needed 299 to win the fourth Test at Chester-le-Street in Durham and the visitors were well-placed at 147 for one on the fourth day. However, they crashed to 224 all out. Here's deconstructing the Australian collapse.
The Australian media has labelled as "humiliating" the dramatic batting collapse that cost the country's cricketers a chance to win the fourth Ashes Test against England.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Shaminda Eranga has been reported for a suspect action during the second Test defeat against England in Durham, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.
India skipper Virat Kohli maintained his top spot in the latest International Cricket Council rankings of T20 batsmen, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah climbed up a place to be at second position in the bowlers' table.
If you're watching the first episode of Under the Dome, expect the serpent of dread to creep into the pits of your stomach as the show progresses.
In a widely followed case of honour killing, a Pakistan-origin couple was on Friday jailed for life after being held guilty of murdering their teenaged daughter who allegedly brought shame to the family due to her westernised lifestyle.
Sri Lankan paceman Dushmantha Chameera will return home from England with a lower back injury, his country's cricket board announced on Tuesday, compounding the team's woes on the tour.
A fourth-wicket stand of 90 between Jacques Kallis and Jean-Peal Duminy guided South Africa to a comfortable seven-wicket win over England in the opening Twenty20 match played at Chester-le-Street on Saturday.
India's squad for the one-off Twenty20 international and five-match ODI series against England will be announced on Saturday. Board of Control for Cricket in India sources said the selectors will meet in Chennai to pick the squad.
England rounded off a comprehensive One-Day International series defeat of four-times World Cup winners Australia with an eight-wicket win in the fourth one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Saturday.
England rounded off a comprehensive One-Day International series defeat of four-times World Cup winners Australia with an eight-wicket win in the fourth one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Saturday.
Durham seam bowler Chris Rushworth took 15 wickets on Wednesday as Northants were bowled out twice in less than 3-1/2 hours on their way to an innings defeat.
Gary Speed talked "in terms of taking his life" in a text message to his wife only days before he died, the former Wales manager's widow told an inquest hearing on Monday.
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Two men who tried to incite a riot on Facebook have been handed the longest jail terms so far by courts dealing with last week's rioting in Britain. Jordan Blackshaw, 20, and Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan, 22, were both sentenced to four years despite neither of the destructive events the men attempted to organise actually happening. The pair appeared at Chester Crown Court after police discovered Facebook pages created by the men that urged rioting in their home Blackshaw, o
Eminent cricket journalist Trevor Chesterfield, better known as Chesters, has passed away, his family said on Wednesday.
India will play the lone Twenty20 match in Manchester on August 31 followed by five one-dayers at Chester-Le-Street (September 3), Southampton (September 6), London (September 9 and September 11) and Cardiff (September 16). A look at the career record of the squad.
Sri Lankan fast bowler Shaminda Eranga has been suspended for bowling in international cricket with immediate effect by the International Cricket Council ( ICC) after an independent assessment found his bowling action to be 'illegal'. Eranga underwent assessment at the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough, where all his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations.
Subramaniam Badrinath was named as replacement for Sachin Tedulkar who has been ruled out of the remainder of India's ongoing five-match ODI series against England due to a toe injury.
Rain forced the abandonment of the first One-Dayer between India and England. The match was called off 7.2 overs into the home side's run chase in Chester-le-Street on Saturday. Chasing 275 for a win, England were 27 for two in 7.2 overs.
The Indian team's injury woes were compounded with senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar forced to sit out of the opening One-dayer against England at Chester-Le-Street due to a toe injury.
England have put up a very domineering performance against India so far, but skipper Alastair Cook refuses to label his team "favourite" in the One-day series, which gets underway on Saturday, at the Riverside ground, in Chester-Le-Street.
England have put up a very domineering performance against India so far, but skipper Alastair Cook refuses to label his team "favourite" in the One-day series, which gets underway on Saturday, at the Riverside ground, in Chester-Le-Street.
Statistical highlights on Day four of the opening cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Sunday.
Deceased Welsh manager Gary Speed was not depressed and did not quarrel with his wife before hanging himself, his agent Hayden Evans has said.
England's batsmen failed to take full advantage on a first day of swinging fortunes in the second Test against Sri Lanka, finishing on 310 for six after outstanding catching kept the touring side in contention on Friday.
Fresh from his fantastic knock of 95 at Chester-le- Street, Parthiv Patel feels that the current ODI series is an ideal opportunity for the youngsters to step up and make best use of the opportunities.
Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of the ongoing One-Day International series against England because of a toe injury. The master batsman is the latest addition to India's injury list, which is growing steadily with every game.
Manoj Tiwary was named as replacement for Rohit Sharma who has been ruled out of the ongoing five-match ODI series against England due to a finger injury.
England were on the backfoot at 27 for two while chasing 275, but skipper Alastair Cook said he did not believe his side was staring at defeat in the rain-abandoned first ODI against World champions India in Chester-Le-Street.
India's injury woes refused to end as young batsman Rohit Sharma was on Saturday ruled out of the remainder of the five-match ODI series against England after suffering a fracture in the index finger of his right hand.
The Indian cricket team's disastrous campaign in England has taken some sheen off Duncan Fletcher's record as coach and he is now only left with the five-match ODI series, which starts in Chester-le-Street on Saturday, to gain some lost ground.
A new research has suggested that relationships in which the woman is more attractive than the man are more likely to fail.
After a wait of 372 years, sky gazers are in for a special celestial treat as winter solstice coincides with total lunar eclipse on Tuesday. The last time the two astronomical events coincided was on December 21, 1638, Geoff Chester of United States Naval Observatory said.
While Sri Lanka will be fancying their chances against a lowly South African side, the Proteas would be more than keen to make a statement against the 1996 winners.
