Ignore the hysteria, England are coming for the Ashes
The constant bleating from England about the Ashes won’t change a thing. They’re happening.
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England’s stars must commit to this year’s Ashes tour
The only way England have a chance of beating Australia is if everyone commits early. We cannot have players going to the Twenty20 World Cup and then playing two or […]
Pakistan deserves better after disgraceful decision by England
It is heart-breaking that teams refuse to tour Pakistan on obtuse security grounds. Has cricket reached a stage where any old nutcase can phone in and threaten a future tour?
‘Asia versus the west’: Pakistan tells Australia to be ‘responsible’ amid tour fears
Pakistan fears the withdrawals of New Zealand and England will have a “dominoes effect” with Australia potentially the next to fall.
Got Beef? Chappell fires shot at Botham’s trade role in new chapter to old feud
Ian Chappell and Ian Botham have cricket’s most famous feud, dating back decades. And Chappell has a view on news ‘Beefy’ Botham will be England’s new trade envoy to Australia.
I fear for Joe Root after Lord’s humiliation
Joe Root will be tired, he knows he made glaring errors and will be doubting himself. There are signs this series against India could get messy for England.
All out for 120: India thrash England to take series lead
Jos Buttler briefly threatened to salvage a draw, but those hopes were extinguished by Mohammed Siraj (4-32) as India earned just their third Test win at Lord’s.
Facebook ignored pleas for two years to stop racist abuse of England’s soccer players
For more than two years, soccer officials pushed the social network to limit online hate speech. As a new season begins, the hate continues.
England fast bowler to miss T20 World Cup, Ashes with elbow injury
England’s Jofra Archer will miss this year’s Twenty20 World Cup and the Ashes after the fast bowler had a recurrence of a stress fracture in his right elbow.
England’s Ashes boycott threats ‘unhelpful’ to families request
The threat of an Ashes boycott by the England team if they cannot bring their families to Australia this summer could make the situation worse.
‘Progress we can all enjoy’: England reopens its doors to Europe, US
The British government said it was able to reopen international travel safely due to the country’s successful vaccination program.
From the Archives, 1934: Bradman, Ponsford, break partnership record
On July 23, 1934, Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford created a new Test partnership record, adding 388 runs for the fourth wicket in Leeds, England.
Kangaroos, Kiwis boycott World Cup over safety concerns
Australia and New Zealand have pulled out of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England due to safety concerns.
Leishman and Smith quietly confident of medal success
Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman will arrive in Japan next week with double motivation to go for gold after they left the British Open in England with regrets.
‘We must keep checking’: Resilient grandmothers worry for young in lockdown 5.0
Having lived through a world war during childhoods in England, Anne Gadenne and Patricia Hamer are confident of weathering another five days in lockdown. But they worry about the younger […]
From the Archives, 1966: Australia beats England 6-4 in Test
Fifty-five years ago, the ferocity of the second rugby league Test between Australia and England triggered memories of the 1932 “Battle of Brisbane”.
A couple of miskicks expose racist few in England’s underbelly
For one miskick, Marcus Rashford became a scapegoat for England’s European Championship defeat. The attacks on him reveal the shallowness of the sporting ethos.
‘You’re not an England fan and we don’t want you’: Furore erupts over Euro 2020 racial abuse
England’s defeat at the Euro 2020 final triggers a fresh reckoning over race relations in football.
Racist abuse of England players who missed penalties condemned
The sides drew 1-1 after extra time and Italy won the shootout 3-2, with England players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who are all Black, missing spot-kicks.
Thousands celebrate Italy’s Euro 2020 win with flares, chants and good Melbourne coffee
The nail-biting finish to the Euro 2020 final had soccer fans on the edge of their seats. Then Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two England penalties – and Lygon Street erupted […]
Euro 2020 final LIVE updates: Italy draw level
History will be made either way as England chase a first major title in 55 years and Italy look to break a European Championships drought almost as long.
Raheem Sterling: a star on a journey as remarkable as his on-field talents
More than any other major sport in England, football has drawn its stars from the working class and in Sterling the code unearthed a rare talent.
Football’s probably coming home to England, Goldman model predicts
After its original selection, Belgium, was eliminated from the Euro tournament on Friday, the US bank now predicts that England will win its first major soccer tournament in 55 years, […]
England cruise past Ukraine into Euro semis
England stormed into the European Championship semi-finals for the first time in 25 years after two goals from Harry Kane helped Gareth Southgate’s side thrash Ukraine 4-0 to book a […]
‘The expectations are huge but unrealistic’: Why England’s hopes are so high… again
The British media is likening the team to the ‘spirit of 66’, fans are singing ‘it’s coming home’ but is England getting ahead of itself in Euro 2020?
England beat Germany 2-0 to reach Euro quarter-finals
England have triumphed over Germany at Wembley Stadium, winning 2-0 to reach the European Championship quarter-finals.
Netherlands beat North Macedonia 3-0 to complete clean sweep in Group C
Meantime, a coronavirus infection created disruption for two teams after a positive test for Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour also led to two England players having to self-isolate.
England boss looks to bigger picture after fans jeer disappointing draw with Scotland
England manager Gareth Southgate conceded that his side underperformed in their clash against Scotland but said the team was still on track to reach the last 16.
Johnson sets final deadline for easing England’s COVID-19 restrictions
Boris Johnson has delayed the final unlocking of England’s economy because of resurgence in coronavirus due to the more transmissible Delta variant.
Sterling goal seals England win over Croatia, Austria beat North Macedonia, Dutch strike late to deny Ukraine
England started strongly, lost their way for a while but regained control as Croatia barely managed a shot.