Rugby World Cup 2015: Pressure is all on England and not New Zealand, insists All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu September 16, 2015 All Blacks great Jonah Lomu insists the strain of Rugby World Cup expectation will weigh more heavily on the shoulders of England’s players than those of defending champions New Zealand. Read more: New Zealand boss Steve Hansen demands All Blacks ditch their arrogance England open the tournament when they play Fiji at Twickenham on Friday, while [...]
England v Pakistan: Alex Hales in line to partner skipper Alastair Cook as axe falls on opener Adam Lyth for UAE trip September 15, 2015 Uncapped batsman Alex Hales is in contention to partner skipper Alastair Cook at the top of the order after being included in England’s 16-man Test squad to face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates this autumn. Read more: Bayliss says England have an exciting one-day future Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari, who has scored more than 700 [...]
Winning close games vital ahead of ICC World Twenty20, insists England one-day skipper Eoin Morgan August 31, 2015 England one-day captain Eoin Morgan believes developing the ability to prevail in closely-fought encounters will stand his side in good stead ahead of next year’s ICC World Twenty20 after nullifying Australia at Cardiff yesterday. All-rounder Ben Stokes held his nerve to bowl a tight final over, which also brought three wickets, as England restricted Australia [...]
Young pretender Zharnel Hughes steals limelight ahead of Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin reprising duel August 25, 2015 British youngster Zharnel Hughes temporarily stole the limelight from sprint duo Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin’s duel by storming through his 200m heat at the World Athletics Championships yesterday. Hughes, who trains with six-time Olympic champion Bolt, won his heat in 20.13 seconds, while fellow Briton Danny Talbot also progressed to today’s semi-finals after finishing [...]
Long-jump world champion Greg Rutherford wide-eyed after joining list of British athletics greats August 25, 2015 Peerless Greg Rutherford radiated a wide-eyed exuberance after joining the pantheon of British athletes to hold all four major titles simultaneously by securing long jump gold at the World Championships in Beijing yesterday. Rutherford joined an illustrious list – decathlete Daley Thompson, sprinter Linford Christie, hurdler Sally Gunnell and triple jumper Jonathan Edwards – to [...]
Lewis Hamilton leads tributes following death of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson August 25, 2015 Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has led the tributes to IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, who died after being struck on the head by errant debris at Pocono Raceway on Sunday. The Sheffield-born 37-year-old was airlifted to a Pennsylvania hospital and had been in a coma since the incident but passed away on Monday evening. [...]
There’s plenty to keep Ashes fires burning in final Test of series August 20, 2015 The final Investec Test of the summer against Australia may have no bearing on who wins the Ashes but there is plenty of motivation for England at the Kia Oval. Firstly, it provides a real opportunity to drive home their supremacy. England have never beaten Australia four times in a home series before so a [...]
Alastair Cook: Ashes-winning summer has convinced me to stay on as England captain August 19, 2015 England skipper Alastair Cook admits that success against Australia this summer has convinced him to stay on as captain after the Ashes series. Cook has now chalked up two Ashes series victories in his three-year tenure in charge of England, although such high points have been perforated with less fond memories, such as the whitewash [...]
Tottenham frustrated in Saido Berahino transfer bid August 18, 2015 Tottenham are set to have to splash out in excess of £20m to prise England Under-21 striker Saido Berahino from West Brom after having an £18m bid rejected yesterday. Berahino, who scored 20 goals across all competitions last season, has been identified as the man to strengthen the north London club’s goalscoring reserves, with Harry [...]
Mike Brown set to reprise England role as Stuart Lancaster rings changes for clash August 18, 2015 Full-back Mike Brown is set to play his first match since February after England head coach Stuart Lancaster made wholesale changes for his side’s World Cup warm-up clash with France in Paris on Saturday. Brown has not played since being knocked unconscious during England’s Six Nations clash with Italy but is one of 14 new [...]
