Ian Botham believes England’s end of year tour programme will be judged on their upcoming five-Test tour of India, rather than a stunning loss to Bangladesh.
01 Nov 2016 12:44 AM
Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud scores off a header against Sunderland in their English Premier League match at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Sunday. The Gunners won 4-1. (Photo: AFP)
30 Oct 2016 2:06 AM
A letter written to the Queen Elizabeth II by the Beatles star John Lennon explaining why he returned his Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) to Buckingham Palace has been valued at Euro
29 Oct 2016 2:11 AM
Rival supporters, separated by stewards, shout and gesture at each other in the English League Cup match between West Ham United and Chelsea at the London Stadium on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)
29 Oct 2016 2:08 AM
Table toppers Manchester City will look to return to winning ways when they travel to West Bromwich Albion for a Premier League clash on Saturday after either drawing or losing their last six matches on the trot.
29 Oct 2016 2:04 AM
The world’s most famous fictional spy, James Bond, would never have been hired by Britain’s security services in the real world due to his “morally dubious character”, the boss of MI6 has said.
28 Oct 2016 1:13 AM
Paul Beatty has became the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout, which the novelist said should not be read as a “mono-directional” take on race.
27 Oct 2016 3:04 AM
England have announced a 16-member unchanged squad for the five-Test series against India with fast bowler James Anderson set to miss the start of the team’s tour after failing to recover from a shoul
27 Oct 2016 12:22 AM
Daniel Sturridge served a reminder of his worth to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp with both goals in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in England’s League Cup late on Tuesday.
26 Oct 2016 11:29 PM
Chelsea will arrive at the Olympic Stadium for the League Cup fourth round match against West Ham high on confidence after back-to-back league wins over EPL champions Leicester City and Manchester United. (Photo: AFP)
26 Oct 2016 6:54 AM
Britain backed a $22 billion expansion of Heathrow Airport on Tuesday, ending 25 years of indecision, and promising to boost global trade links following the vote to leave the European Union.
26 Oct 2016 1:32 AM
Three of William Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays were written in collaboration with his Elizabethan rival Christopher Marlowe, according to experts who suggest that contribution of other writers in some
25 Oct 2016 2:19 AM
Scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that can accurately predict the outcomes of human right trials in major international courts — an advance that could be a valuable t
25 Oct 2016 2:19 AM
British Prime Minister Theresa May is to meet with the first ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to plot the path towards Brexit, her office said on Sunday.
24 Oct 2016 4:02 AM
The Universe is expanding at a constant rate, and is not dominated by “dark energy”, according to a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher, which casts doubt on the Nobel Prize winning discovery
24 Oct 2016 2:07 AM
The blind 3rd century poet Ossian — dubbed the “Homer of the North” — may have never actually existed as scientists have found that his tales were merely 18th-century copies of Irish folklore, putting
24 Oct 2016 2:06 AM
Leicester City midfielder Ahmed Musa (left) shoots past Crystal Palace’s Welsh midfielder Joe Ledley to score the opening goal for his team at the King Power Stadium in Leicester on Saturday. The hosts won 3-1. (Photo: AFP)
23 Oct 2016 1:03 AM
Arsenal, level on points with current table toppers Manchester City, face struggling Middlesbrough at home on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)
22 Oct 2016 2:37 AM
The UK said on Thursday it will posthumously pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted under now-abolished sexual offences law.
21 Oct 2016 2:19 AM
A 40-year-old man wanted in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat was on Tuesday extradited from the UK to stand trial in India, becoming the first person to be sent back from Britain
19 Oct 2016 12:57 AM