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We’re coming out of lockdown so will you be swapping your duvet for a sleeping bag as festival season is around the corner, grab your bucket hat and lets have some fun! Join us: Darcey Barrett, Emily Wyatt and Phoebe Nott as we talk about all things festival. Bringing you all the news and rumours […]
Norwegian manager Hege Riise says she is “honoured and humbled” to be handed charge of Team GB’s women’s football team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Despite this appointment, Riise will continue to keep the role of interim manager of the England women’s team. Embed from Getty Images “I know this is a massive job […]
England’s record wicket taker Jimmy Anderson will come in to replace Stuart Broad as England announced their team for the second test against Sri Lanka in Galle. It is the only change made by England after their seven wicket victory in the first test as they look to wrap up the series 2-0. Embed from […]
Embed from Getty Images Jonny Bairstow has pulled out of Big Bash League franchise Melbourne Stars after being called back to England’s test squad for January’s tour to Sri Lanka. The-31-year old last played a test in December 2019 against South Africa. England were supposed to tour Sri Lanka in March of this year, but […]
Australia beat India 2-1 in a 3-match ODI series to kick off the summer. Here’s five things we learned from the series. Steve Smith’s brilliance resumes Embed from Getty Images Steve Smith smashed back to back hundreds to start his summer in the perfect way possible. His two innings at the SCG felt like a […]
Following the tragic death of Diego Maradona at the age of 60, George Bennett explains how his infamous exploits against England in 1986 encapsulated his flawed genius.
Firstly, they are placed in Group G, alongside Belgium (currently at the height of their ‘Golden Generation’), Panama and Tunisia. England open against Tunisia on the 18th of June, with the game against Panama six days later, meaning that the last game against Belgium is likely to be pivotal in securing top spot in their group. After […]
Wayne Rooney has arrived in Washington ahead of his proposed move from Everton to DC United. Rooney rejoined his boyhood club in 2017 after 13 years at Manchester United and was thier top scorer last season with 11 goals. Despite this, Rooney fell out of favour under Sam Allardyce in the second half of the […]
In qualification, Iceland did a stellar job. They managed to top a group containing Croatia, Ukraine and Turkey, winning seven games and scoring the most goals in the process. Meanwhile, Panama – in truth – scraped through the qualification process. They finished third, on a negative goal difference (but above the USA who finished in […]
LIVE UPDATES WICKET – Cook finally departs. After 148 balls Alastair Cook makes way after being bowled off-stump by Mohammad Amir. He set a record for the highest ODI score in the competition’s history against Pakistan, but it doesn’t look like anything ground-breaking will occur today as Jos Buttler comes in for Cook. WICKET – […]