Tag: England
Pakistan, India favourites to win World Cup: Bell
Ian Bell has picked out Pakistan, India and England as the sides he thinks are most likely to win the ICC Men’s Cricket World...
England to face Netherlands in Nations League semi
LONDON: England will meet the Netherlands for a place in the inaugural Nations League final with hosts Portugal facing Switzerland in the other semi-final after...
Germany, Netherlands to meet in Euro 2020 qualifying
LONDON: Former champions Germany and the Netherlands will meet each in qualifying for Euro 2020 after being paired together in Sunday's draw in Dublin, but...
Ireland footballing icon Keane hangs up boots
DUBLIN: Irish football legend Robbie Keane brought the curtain down on over two decades as a player on Wednesday saying his career had exceeded all...
England claim landmark Test series sweep in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Skipper Joe Root hailed England's "complete team-effort" Monday after his team sealed a tense victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final Test...
England close in on whitewash win over Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: In a day of sublime and ridiculous cricket, Jos Buttler halted a batting collapse while Moeen Ali claimed key wickets Sunday to keep England...
Australia ease past England to claim women’s T20 crown
NORTH SOUND: Ashleigh Gardner scored an unbeaten 33 as Australia beat England by eight wickets to win the Women’s World T20 title on the...
Rashid’s five-for orchestrates Sri Lanka collapse
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka threw away a decent position in the final Test against England on Saturday, collapsing from 183 for 2 at tea to 240...
Bairstow shines at No.3 but Sri Lanka fight back
COLOMBO: Jonny Bairstow laid down a marker to be England's permanent number three on Friday but Sri Lanka clawed their way back into the final...
Champions League final could disrupt England’s preparations
LONDON: England are in contention to win their first major international trophy since the 1966 World Cup next summer - but could their Nations League...
Five narrowest wins in terms of runs in Test cricket
ABU DHABI: New Zealand´s dramatic win over Pakistan in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday was one of the most unpredictable and...
Former English footballer charged with sexual assault
LONDON: Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman on board a train, British Transport Police said on Monday.
Gascoigne,...
England win second Test to seal Sri Lanka series
KANDY: Jack Leach's first five-wicket haul clinched an overwhelming win for England in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday that sealed the...
Karunaratne leads Sri Lanka recovery after Leach triple-strike
PALLEKELE: Opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne struck an unbeaten half-century to lead Sri Lanka’s recovery after three early wickets from England left-arm spinner Jack Leach...
England beat USA in Rooney farewell match
LONDON: Wayne Rooney brought down the curtain on his England career, but a youthful Three Lions proved the future is bright by sweeping aside the...
Root ton puts England on top against Sri Lanka
KANDY: Captain Joe Root smashed 124 and newcomer Ben Foakes again hit valuable tail end runs to put England in command of the second Test...
Resilient Silva inches Sri Lanka past England at Kandy
KANDY: Sri Lanka's Roshen Silva held the fort with a stubborn 85 to secure a 46-run first innings lead over England on the second...