Former England captain Owen Farrell has agreed to rejoin Saracens, just a year after leaving the club for French side Racing 92. The 33-year-old has signed a two-year deal after the Premiership club came to an agreement with Paris-based Racing to end his stint in Top 14 a year early. Farrell, England’s record points scorer,...
Sussex have re-signed spin bowler Danny Briggs from Warwickshire on a three year-deal which will take effect at the end of the 2025 season. He returns to Sussex in a player-coach role after five years away, having previously appeared for them between 2016 and 2020 and will be available for the T20 Blast. The 34-year-old...
Derbyshire have re-signed all-rounder Fynn Hudson-Prentice from Sussex on an initial four-match T20 Blast loan deal. The 29-year-old, who was not involved in Sussex’s first three games in this season’s competition, has taken 33 wickets and scored 548 runs in 51 T20 appearances during his career. He was a member of the Derbyshire squad which...
Amelia Reynolds BBC Politics East Andrew Sinclair BBC political editor, East of England Sam Read/BBC Former North Northamptonshire Conservative council leader Jason Smithers says the party needs a leader “who can rally the troops” A council leader who has stepped down said he will be calling for Kemi Badenoch to quit as head of the...
Essex have re-signed Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir for this season’s T20 Blast. The 33-year-old, who previously played for the club from 2017 to 2019, has taken 371 wickets in 322 T20 games around the world. He also claimed 119 wickets in 36 Tests for Pakistan and has played 61 one-day internationals and 62 T20...
A national protest meant to pressure Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign turned into a shutdown as citizens opted to stay away rather than take to the streets amid a heavy security presence. Only a handful of protesters took part in the planned march, spearheaded by a group of disgruntled war veterans who have accused...
Torquay United have re-signed Derby County forward Emmanuel Ilesanmi on loan. The 20-year-old had agreed to return to the National League promotion chasers until the end of the season. Ilesanmi initially moved to Plainmoor at the end of January and made two substitute appearances suffering a hamstring injury and returning to Pride Park. He joins...
