England

Mathews won't 'run away' from captaincy

Angelo Mathews said he had no intention of quitting as Sri Lanka captain after yet another crushing defeat by England.
3 July 2016

Eng reconsider Bangladesh tour

England cricket chiefs indicated Saturday they were prepared to cancel a tour of Bangladesh after an attack saw 20 foreigners killed in the country.
2 July 2016

Jimmy hopes to be fit for Pakistan series

England fast bowler James Anderson is "optimistic" he will be fit to play in the first Test against Pakistan after taking tentative steps in his recovery from a rare shoulder injury.
2 July 2016

England win series 3-0

Joe Root and Jos Buttler laid the platform for England's dominant 122-run win over Sri Lanka in the fifth and final one-day international in Cardiff.
2 July 2016

BCB clears Mustafizur for Sussex

Bangladesh Cricket Board clears Mustafizur Rahman to play for Sussex, a senior official says.
1 July 2016

Southgate ruled out

Bookmakers' favourite Gareth Southgate was on Thursday reportedly ruled out of taking over as Roy Hodgson's successor as England manager.
30 June 2016

Roy-powered Eng take series

Jason Roy was left with a bitter-sweet taste after his spectacular match-winning 162 clinched a one-day series win over Sri Lanka on Thursday.
30 June 2016

BCB announces preliminary squad for Eng series

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announces the 30-member preliminary squad for the England series scheduled to begin from October 4 later this year.
30 June 2016

Bernard Tomic told to apologise for 'retard' comment

Controversial Australian Bernard Tomic is ordered to apologise on Thursday after he uses the word "retard" in a Wimbledon press conference.
30 June 2016

Jason Roy hits 162 as England seal series

Jason Roy fell five runs short of setting a new batting record but his superb 162 still helped England win the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka and take an unassailable 2-0 series lead on Wednesday.
29 June 2016

Sri Lanka post 305

Sri Lanka, after being put into bat, made 305 for five against England in a rain-disrupted fourth one-day international at The Oval.
29 June 2016

England's 'brittle' football psyche exposed again

In attempting to unpick England's Euro 2016 humiliation by Iceland, captain Wayne Rooney and outgoing manager Roy Hodgson touch upon a common theme: mental readiness.
29 June 2016

England seek series knockout

Three One Day Internationals (ODIs), and three different outcomes: a tie, an England win and a washout. As England and Sri Lanka gear up for the penultimate ODI of the series.
28 June 2016

Misbah backs Amir to come good on England tour

Mohammad Amir can still become the best bowler in the world despite serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing, Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's Test captain, opined on Monday (June 27).
28 June 2016

Soccer fans mock as England dumped out of Europe twice in a week

England score an ignominious double on Monday, becoming the first country to be dumped out of Europe twice in a week and in the process losing both its prime minister and national soccer team manager.
28 June 2016

Iceland knock England out as coach Hodgson quits

Iceland pulled off one of the biggest shocks in European Championship history when they stunned England 2-1 in their last-16 clash on Monday leading losing manager Roy Hodgson to resign.
27 June 2016

England's Hodgson dismisses report of Rooney-Vardy rift

England manager Roy Hodgson dismisses "salacious" suggestions of a possible rift between forwards Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy and says the team are fully focussed on the Euro 2016 round of 16 match against Iceland later on Monday.
27 June 2016

Eng to tour in September?

England are set to tour Bangladesh for the first time since 2010 in September and will play two Tests and three one-day-internationals according to a tentative itinerary published on CricInfo.
26 June 2016

'I can't score without chances'

England striker Harry Kane laid bare his team's attacking problems on Friday when he said that he has not had one clear scoring opportunity at Euro 2016.
25 June 2016

Wimbledon 2016 - all you need to know

One hundred and forty thousand punnets of strawberries ripened to perfection, 256 players dreaming of singles glory, 19 courts trimmed with precision - all for two weeks and one tournament. Wimbledon is here.
25 June 2016