India have announced their squads for the white-ball series against England, with opener Shafali Verma making a return to the T20 side. Verma, 21, was dropped from India’s squads in November but impressed in the Women’s Premier League for Delhi Capitals with 304 runs at a strike-rate of 152.76. However, she remains out of favour...
“This upcoming tour of England offers our women an important opportunity to reassert themselves on the international stage,” said Cricket West Indies director of cricket Miles Bascombe. “It’s a chance to demonstrate the talent, grit, and character that are synonymous with West Indies cricket.” The tourists will face an England team playing for the first...
Backs Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) Elliot Daly (Saracens/England) Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints/England) Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Mack Hansen (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) Hugo Keenan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse/Scotland) James Lowe (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England) Garry Ringrose (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) Finn Russell (Bath Rugby/Scotland) Fin Smith (Northampton Saints/England) Marcus Smith (Harlequins/ England)...
“I’d pick Owen Farrell. Who do you want in there when the going gets tough? Test-match animals.” Back in October when he was asked by the Times who should start at fly-half, external for the first Test against the Wallabies, Johnny Sexton was retired from playing, working for a glass company and publicising his autobiography....
A collision between a tour bus and a truck near Yellowstone National Park killed seven people and injured eight others on Thursday. Police were alerted to the crash at 19:15 local time (02:15 GMT), when a Chevy pickup truck and a van carrying 14 tourists collided on a highway in eastern Idaho, state police said....
As the countdown towards Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 continues, fans across England will have the chance to celebrate early as the prestigious trophy will embark on a nationwide tour of the tournament’s eight host locations. The RWC 2025 host location trophy tour will set off from the country’s capital on a journey spanning three...
England’s Marco Penge claimed his maiden DP World Tour title – just two months after returning from a betting ban. The 26-year-old was given a three-month ban in December for placing bets on multiple events, with one month suspended for a year. Since returning to action, Penge had finished third at the South African Open...
George Thorpe & John Ayres BBC News, Devon BBC Derek Hernaman, 71, with his Series 1 Land Rover – which he has named George A man has completed a charity challenge to drive a 69-year-old Land Rover 4,000 miles (6,400km) around the British coast. Derek Hernaman set off from Lynmouth, Devon, on 8 March in...
England’s Tommy Fleetwood heads into the final round of the RBC Heritage just three shots off the lead held by Kim Si-woo. Fleetwood mixed five birdies with two bogeys in his three-under 68 to improve to 12 under at the Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina as he aims for a first PGA Tour...
Harry’s first LET event, in Morocco in February, saw her miss the cut. Yet her second start, at the Australian Women’s Classic last month, began with a round of 64 and ended with a sixth-placed finish, with Harry in the final group on Sunday. “I don’t think I’ve ever played in front of such big...
Ruben Amorim’s side will also travel to the United States as part of the Premier League’s pre-season tournament between 26 July and 3 August. United have a significant fan base in Malaysia and Malaysia Airlines is the club’s official commercial airline partner. They last played in the country in 2009 and their previous visit to...
An emotional John Higgins produced a vintage display to defeat fellow four-time world champion Mark Selby 10-8 in a compelling Tour Championship final in Manchester. The Scot dominated the early stages on Sunday to lead 5-1 but appeared on the ropes when Selby reeled off seven consecutive frames to hold an 8-5 advantage in a...
Stephen Bunting beat fellow Englishman Nathan Aspinall 8-5 to win the International Open in Germany – his first European Tour title. Bunting had ended a run of eight match defeats in the Premier League on Thursday when he won night nine in Berlin. The 39-year-old continued his impressive form on German soil with a confident...
Tadej Pogacar held off defending champion Mathieu van der Poel to claim his second Tour of Flanders title. The three-time Tour de France champion, racing for UAE Team Emirates-XRG, completed the 270km course in Belgium in five hours, 58 minutes and 41 seconds. Pogacar finished just over a minute clear of Denmark’s Mads Pedersen in...
England’s Mimi Rhodes kept her composure as she won the Joburg Ladies Open in South Africa by one stroke for her second consecutive Ladies European Tour title. The 23-year-old had started the day with a three-shot cushion and made three birdies as she carded a two-under round of 71 to finish top of the leaderboard...