LONDON:Â Sam Curran captured the prize wicket of Virat Kohli after Mark Wood dismissed both India openers as England dramatically seized the initiative in the second Test at Lord's on Sunday.…
LONDON:The British government on Wednesday launched plans for what it said would be the biggest overhaul of asylum rules in decades, saying the current system was "overwhelmed". Interior minister Priti…
LONDON: PMÂ Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown to be imposed all over the country in order to contain the menace of the new variant of COVID-19,…
MOSCOW: George Blake, a famous "mole" in British intelligence who spied for the Soviet KGB during the 1950s before fleeing across the Iron Curtain, has died aged 98, Russian news…
PARIS: Holders South Africa could face hosts France at the 2023 Rugby World Cup with the draw for the pool stages taking place in Paris on Monday with a cloud…
WELLINGTON: New Zealand shot to the top of the world Test rankings Monday when they thrashed the West Indies by an innings and 12 runs to wrap up an emphatic…
LONDON: London's Heathrow airport on Friday said its Terminal 4 will remain closed until the end of next year because of a slump in passenger numbers caused by the coronavirus…
LONDON: England will host world champions South Africa and Australia at Twickenham in November 2021, the Rugby Football Union announced on Tuesday. The global coronavirus pandemic caused havoc for international…
LONDON: Britain on Tuesday began the biggest vaccination programme in the country's history, with a 90-year-old grandmother becoming the first person to receive the Covid vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech. The…
SYDNEY: England all-rounder Tom Curran on Monday announced that he will not return to Australia to play in the Big Bash League this year, citing the strains of ongoing biosecurity…
JOHANNESBURG: The entire South African cricket squad has tested negative for coronavirus, allowing three one-day international matches against England to start Sunday in Paarl near Cape Town. A Cricket South…
ISLAMABAD: Former Test cricketer Shoaib Akhtar on Monday said he had always refused to use drugs to enhance performance in the game of cricket. “When I started paying cricket I…
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for a united effort to tackle spiking coronavirus infection rates, as 56 million people in England went into a second lockdown but with the…
LONDON: Britain will continue to heavily subsidise millions of workers' wages until the end of March, finance minister Rishi Sunak announced Thursday as England began a second lockdown. "Given... significant…
LONDON: After downing a final round of drinks, queuing outside soon-to-close shops or getting a last haircut, England's 56 million people entered a second coronavirus lockdown on Thursday with more…
LONDON: England fast bowler Mark Wood has insisted he still wants to "chase that dream" of playing Test cricket despite being overlooked for a red-ball central contract. The 30-year-old Wood…
LONDON: England's Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes and Sam Curran will be rested from the one-day international leg of the 50-over world champions' tour of South Africa, it was announced on…
LONDON: Liverpool, which has one of the worst coronavirus infection rates in Britain, is to become the first in the country to trial city-wide testing, the government announced on Tuesday.…
LONDON: England may have consigned some of the "trauma" of last year's World Cup final defeat to the history books by winning the 2020 Six Nations, but France could have…
LONDON: A new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England will be extended if it fails to reduce infection rates, the government said Sunday, as it faced criticism over the abrupt decision…
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering imposing a new lockdown across England within days following warnings his localised restrictions strategy has failed to curb soaring coronavirus rates, reports…
ATHENS: Greece became the latest country to announce a partial lockdown Saturday to combat soaring coronavirus infections, and news reports suggested England may soon follow as other countries faced growing…
LONDON: Asymptomatic coronavirus sufferers appear to lose detectable antibodies sooner than people who have exhibited Covid-19 symptoms, according to one of the biggest studies of its kind in Britain published…
DUBAI: England allrounder Ben Stokes has dedicated his biggest Indian Premier League innings to his father, who is battling cancer in New Zealand. Stokes smashed an unbeaten 107 off just…
