England’s erstwhile young hope with the bat, Ravi Bopara, has been dropped from the England Test squad to tour South Africa this winter.
The former number three batsman had a disappointing Ashes series after impressing in the West Indies, and finds himself dropped from both the Test and the one-day squads.
The other big news in the [...]
The FTSE 100 closed up 0.90 per cent on Thursday with gains for miners and Burberry.
The index ended the day at 5,154.64, a rise of 45.74 points.
Fashion house Burberry was among the leading shares benefiting from positive noises coming from brokers over demand for luxury goods.
The firm ended the day up 5.55 per cent – [...]
Glasgow Warriors need to be more consistent if they are to progress from the pool stage of the Heineken Cup, according to coach Sean Lineen.
The Warriors finished third in their pool last year despite picking up their first win on French soil by beating Toulouse 33-26.
And this season, with an improved squad, Lineen is calling [...]
An Australian talent show has sparked international outrage after featuring a segment with contestants portraying the Jackson 5, with their faces painted black.
The act, performed by six doctors who dubbed themselves the ‘Jackson Jive’, aired on a reunion episode of the Hey Hey It’s Saturday variety programme in Australia on Wednesday night.
US singer Harry Connick [...]
Lancashire have announced the signing of former Worcestershire batsman Stephen Moore on a two-year contract.
The England Lions player, 28, will head to Old Trafford for the start of the 2010 County Championship campaign after choosing to leave New Road at the end of last season.
And Lancs head coach Peter Moores describing the signing as "fantastic [...]
Lancashire paceman Sajid Mahmood has been welcomed back into the England set-up with a place in the one-day squad touring South Africa, but there is no room for Owais Shah.
Shah has been England’s leading run-scorer in one-day internationals for the past few years and scored a scintillating 98 against South Africa in the ICC Champions [...]
David Cameron today called on UK voters to put Britain "back on her feet" by electing a Conservative government next May.
In his leader’s speech at the close of the Conservative party conference Mr Cameron said the Tories would "move society forward" and "rebuild responsibility" in Britain.
In an at times deeply-personal address Mr Cameron accepted that [...]
Postal workers have voted in favour of a national strike, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced.
Of the Royal Mail staff who balloted, 76 per cent of staff said yes to strike action.
The news follows a series of regional strikes which have caused a backlog of millions of letters.
Postal workers voted three to [...]
The schedule for the Ashes Test series to be staged down under in 2010/11 has been revealed by the ECB and Cricket Australia.
Consisting of the now traditional five Test matches, the series will start at the Gabba in Brisbane on November 25th before heading to Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne and ending at the SCG in [...]
Harlequins have signed hooker Andy Ellis on a two-year contract from Co-operative championship side Barrow Raiders.
The 24-year old has recently been named Championship Player of the Year after leading his side to the league leader’s shield and victory in the Championship’s Grand Final victory over Halifax.
Ellis began his career with Hull KR and played an [...]