Spofforth breaks backstroke record

Britain's Gemma Spofforth set a world record to claim gold in the women's 100 metres backstroke final at the world championships Tuesday. Spofforth clocked 58.12 seconds to beat the mark of 58.48......

Factbox: Hat-tricks in the Ashes series

Peter Siddle, who turned 26 on Thursday, took the ninth hat-trick in the Ashes series and the first by an Australian since Shane Warne in the 1994-1995 series. Australian paceman Siddle destroyed......

How many Tests have India won inside 2 days?

IMAGE: India's players celebrate a wicket during the second and final Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Photograph: BCCI/X India's seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second and final......

Broad joins list of lunchtime heroes

England paceman Stuart Broad took eight wickets for 15 runs as Australia collapsed to 60 all out in 94 minutes on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test on a remarkable morning session at Trent......

England-Australia one-off Test, 1882

ScorecardAustralia (1st innings):AC Bannerman c Grace b Peate 9HH Massie b Ulyett 1 WL Murdoch b Peate 13 GJ Bonnor b Barlow 1TP Horan b Barlow 3 G Giffen b Peate 2 JM Blackham c Grace b Barlow......