Jofra Archer’s “pure talent” gives him the opportunity to create a legacy in Test cricket, says Rob Key, managing director of England men’s cricket. Fast bowler Archer, 30, has been named in England’s squad for the second Test against India which starts at Edgbaston on Wednesday. The playing XI is yet to be confirmed but...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Reuters Dame Anna has stepped down as Vogue’s editor-in-chief, but will still oversee the magazine’s content Dame Anna Wintour had just sent off her first edition of US Vogue in October 1988 when the magazine received a phone call from the printers. They had seen the issue’s front cover, and had...
BBC BBC racing commentator John Hunt, whose wife and two of his daughters were murdered last July, describes in an emotional first interview the legacy of love they left behind. It was this, John and his daughter Amy tell the BBC, that had helped sustain them through their trauma and grief. Carol, Louise and Hannah...
Anyone looking for a source of encouragement from Earps’ career has plenty to go at. But changing the game seemed a million miles away when the Nottingham-born keeper started out. In a series of in-depth interviews for documentary Mary Earps: Queen of Stops, Earps and her family open up about that journey to the top...
Earps’ impact on the growth of women’s football and England’s success has been enormous. As well as playing a key role in England’s Euro 2022 victory, she was vice-captain as they reached the 2023 World Cup final, saving a penalty in their defeat by Spain. More standout moments in the inaugural Women’s Finalissima followed and...
Bimal Thankachan and Divya Uppal BBC India YouTube team Illustration by Puneet Kumar In the absence of a verified photograph of PK Rosy, the BBC commissioned an illustrator to create this image At a time when women’s participation in the film industry was frowned upon, a young woman dared to dream differently. In 1920s pre-independence...
Bompastor, who won the Champions League as a player and manager with Lyon, describes herself as a “simple person” – she does not drink alcohol, does not celebrate much and she enjoys spending time with family. But she is a perfectionist who loves to win. After beating Crystal Palace 4-0 in the WSL, Bompastor criticised...
Stumped discuss Virat Kohli’s legacy with former India Test opener Abhinav Mukund. Read full article at source...
Bowling to Kohli was tough. You never wanted to engage him too much, because you knew that it would bring out the best in him. At the same time, you never wanted to back down so much that he didn’t respect you. If you bowled too full, he could punish you on both sides of...
While their financial outlay has been eye-catching, goalkeeper Ryan Allsop – a Birmingham-born lifelong ‘Bluenose’ – says the club’s achievements are down to their work ethic as much as anything. The 32-year-old, whose nomadic career has taken in 14 different destinations, joined his hometown team last summer, seemingly as back-up to Bailey Peacock-Farrell. But he...
“He is obviously the greatest ever Leicester player,” former team-mate Marc Albrighton told BBC Sport. “Everything he’s achieved individually and with the team will never be forgotten by the Leicester fans and the club. It’s going to be be tough for everyone because people have grown up watching him. It will take some getting used...
Essex, who finished fourth in Division One last season, will again rely heavily on the quality of prolific seam bowlers Jamie Porter and Sam Cook and off-spinner Simon Harmer, while Westley – now 36 – and South African Dean Elgar provide the experience in the batting line-up. But they also have the likes of Noah...
We still don’t know who the next James Bond will be, but 007’s new owners, Amazon MGM, say they are hard at work on the next film in London and that they will offer a “fresh” take on the franchise and honour the “legacy of this iconic character.” The Bond anthem Goldfinger welcomed guests into...
A man has been charged with 64 offences after a major investigation into a funeral directors in Hull in which police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes. Humberside Police began its inquiry into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after a report of “concern for care of the deceased” in March last year. Robert Bush,...
Having spent most of his youth focused on batting, Vaughan’s success with the ball was somewhat unexpected, the highlight being match figures of 11-140 against eventual County Championship winners Surrey last September. Vaughan then started 2025 by taking 6-19 in the Youth Test against South Africa, which England Under-19s won by 10 wickets. Those are...