Tag: England

Perth: A dominant Australia regained the Ashes trophy after crushing England by an innings and 41 runs on the fifth day of the third Test here on Monday. England were bowled out for 218 in their second innings which meant that along with their first innings score of 403, the visitors couldn’t overcome Australia’s humongous […]

Perth: England batsman Ben Duckett was suspended on Saturday following an alcohol-related incident in a Perth bar during a team night out on Thursday. “Duckett was meant to be opening the batting for England in the two-day tour match against a Cricket Australia XI at Richardson Park that started on Saturday,” cricket.com.au reported. “The 23-year-old, […]

Bhubaneswar: Samuel Ward struck a brace as England foiled an Indian fight-back to win 3-2 in a match of the Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. England had taken a 2-0 lead through David Goodfield (25th minute) and Ward (43rd) but India wiped away the visitors’ advantage with […]

London: Newly promoted Huddesfield stunned everyone as they recorded an unprecedented win by 2-1 against Manchester United, while leaders Manchester City thrashed Burnley 3-0 to take a five-point lead at the top and defending champions Chelsea defeated Watford 4-2 in the English Premier League (EPL) matchday-9 on Saturday. Huddersfield who entertained United scored two goals […]

London: London has retained its rank as the number one city in the world shrugging off Brexit worries, according to Global Power City Index (GPCI). The GPCI, published by the Mori Memorial Foundation, ranked London as number one for the sixth year in a row, highlighting the city’s strengths in, its cultural offer and transport links […]

London: Germany remained perfect in the European zone qualifiers while England secured the top place in their group as both sides assured themselves of berths in the 2018 football World Cup in Russia. Germany and England on Thursday joined host nation Russia and Belgium, who clinched it in the previous round, in the European contingent, […]

Kolkata: The England U-17 football World Cup team is hopeful of getting the services of star attacking midfielder Jadon Sancho for the group stages of the tournament after reports of the player’s club German giants Borussia Dortmund not letting him go surfaced. The FIFA U-17 World Cup begins on Friday with England playing their first […]

London: England will host India for five Tests, three One-day Internationals (ODI) and as many T20 Internationals, starting July 3 next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday. Virat Kohli’s men will start their tour with a T20I on July 3 at Old Trafford, which will host the first of three […]

London: England’s all-time leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney on Wednesday announced his retirement from international football, effective immediately. The 31-year-old superstar had turned down England coach Gareth Southgate’s call to take part in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovakia, scheduled for next month, reports Efe. “Playing for England has always been special to […]

Galle: After a dominating end to the home Test season that included series wins against New Zealand, England, Bangladesh and Australia, India are all set to start afresh under new coach Ravi Shastri, when they take on Sri Lanka in the three-Test series here. Going into the first Test of the series on Wednesday, the Virat […]

London: On a high after a sensational semi-final win against world beaters Australia, the Indian eves are battle-ready to script history when they take on three-time winners England in the ICC Women’s World Cup final at the sold-out Lord’s here on Sunday. A dozen years after making their second entry to a Women’s World Cup final, […]

Derby: The Indian eves face a do-or-die situation to seal the last semi-final spot at the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup when they face a formidable New Zealand in their final group tie at The County Ground here on Saturday. England, Australia and South Africa have all booked a place in the last-four with victories on […]

London: A hostage situation is underway as a man armed with a knife is believed to be holding several members of staff hostage at a job centre in Newcastle, England, on Friday, police said. The police was called to Clifford Street in Byker at around 8 a.m., following reports of a disturbance at the centre, […]

Cardiff: England beat New Zealand by 87 runs in a Group A clash of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Sophia Gardens here on Tuesday to become the first side to qualify for the semi-finals. Chasing 311 for victory, New Zealand lost the plot after in-form skipper Kane Williamson (87) departed at a crucial juncture and […]

Liverpool: Everton’s star striker Romelu Lukaku has asserted that staying at the city-based football club next season is not an option and he is exploring possibilities to move to a more reputed club in England. “Staying at Everton is not really an option for next season. There is nothing concrete with another club at the moment. […]