Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the series-opening Test against South Africa starting on Saturday as he continues to recover from a side strain, but captain…
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Gareth Southgate feels ‘conflicted’ over England job future after recent lows
Gareth Southgate has dropped a strong hint that he could walk away from the England manager’s job, saying he feels “conflicted” about whether to stay on in light of the…

Chelsea’s Armando Broja suffers knee injury during Aston Villa friendly
Chelsea forward Armando Broja suffered what looked a serious knee injury during a friendly defeat to Aston Villa in Abu Dhabi. The Albania international was hurt in a collision with…

Morocco’s World Cup odyssey has changed what it means to be the underdog
“Dreaming is free but to do it is different.” Romain Saïss could hardly have put it better. Morocco have written themselves, a continent and a region into football folklore and…

India dazzle in super over to inflict first defeat in 21 matches on Australia’s women
Australia’s all-conquering women’s team finally lost an international but it took a dazzling super over by India’s big hitters to consign them to a first defeat in 2022. Their second…

Neil Critchley named new QPR manager after heavy defeat by Burnley
Queens Park Rangers have appointed Neil Critchley as their new head coach. The former Blackpool manager has signed a three-and-a-half year deal after replacing Michael Beale, who joined Scottish Premiership…

Saracens beat Edinburgh in Europe return thanks to Woolstencroft’s try
Saracens returned to Europe’s top table after a two-year absence with a bonus-point victory, but this was anything but routine. For much of the contest they were stifled by a…