Southee’s immediate task will be to guide an inexperienced fast-bowling unit at the beginning of a crucial year, with an away Ashes series following the contest against India. Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Olly Stone are all absent from the Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge, beginning next Thursday. The pace...
Australian Football League (AFL) player and coach Robert Walls has died aged 74, after using voluntary assisted dying laws. Walls – a Carlton Football Club legend – won three premierships with the team as a player and one as coach, and later became a media figure and pundit. He was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia,...
The unexpected news of Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket has sent ripples through the world of sport. As some fans express heartbreak, many others have taken the opportunity to laud the star batter’s performance in India’s Test team. Joy Bhattacharjya, cricket expert and a former director of an IPL team, takes us through Kohli’s...
Cricket legend Virat Kohli has announced retirement from the Test format of the game. In an illustrious career spanning 14 years, the 36-year-old Kohli played 123 Tests, scoring 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85. While he excelled in the shorter formats of the game — One Day Internationals (ODI) and T20s – he left...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images The Kooks and Hard-Fi were among a wave of guitar bands who sold millions of records in the 2000s “I’m pretty sure we hung out in Brixton. Hopefully I didn’t embarrass myself.” Luke Pritchard, the eternally youthful lead singer of The Kooks, is reintroducing himself to fellow indie survivor...
US President Donald Trump has called the election of the first American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, a “great honour” for the country and said he looks forward to meeting him. Trump is among the many American political figures applauding the historic appointment of the 69-year-old native Chicagoan...
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Just one year ago, JD Vance was a leading advocate of the Great Lakes and the efforts to restore the largest system of freshwater on...
It will also be a time of churn off the pitch at the Bernabeu, with legendary coach Carlo Ancelotti expected to leave at the end of the season. Why leave the stability and success of Liverpool for a time of transition at Real Madrid? The answer is simple. The lure of Real Madrid is almost...
He scored twice in the FA Cup final against Manchester United in 1957 but also became involved in a controversial incident in which he shoulder-charged (at the time a legitimate form of challenge) the United keeper Ray Wood after only six minutes, leaving him unconscious with a broken cheekbone. McParland’s goals were remembered as examples...
With the Europa League their priority, Postecoglou made eight changes to his side as they ended their three-match losing run in the league. Only goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, Yves Bissouma and Richarlison preserved their places in the starting line-up from the first leg. “It’s something we’ve been doing for a while because we’ve had to,” the...
Fulham manager Marco Silva says his side showed “great spirit, commitment and attitude” despite losing 1-0 against Aston Villa at Villa Park. Read full article at source...
As former England and Manchester United midfielder David Beckham celebrates his 50th birthday, BBC Sport looks back at some of his best goals in the Premier League. Read full article at source...
England’s summer begins with a one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge next month. A squad will be named at the end of this week. Injuries to Chris Woakes and Mark Wood will result in an inexperienced pace-bowling department. Gus Atkinson, with only 11 previous Tests, will be the most senior seamer. Sam Cook, 27,...
Brendan Rodgers speaks after he becomes the most decorated living Celtic manager after clinching the Scottish Premiership title. Read full article at source...
The two British tourists who drowned off the coast of a popular tourist town at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef have been named. Robin Reed, 46, and his son Owen, 17, who were from Caerphilly county in south Wales, were swept out to sea on 13 April while swimming at a beach...