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England World Cup winner Martin Peters has died, aged 76, his former club West Ham United said on Saturday. (Photo:Twitter)

England's World Cup winner Martin Peters dies

Peters was part of the 1966 World Cup-winning side and scored in the final against West Germany.

22 Dec 2019 10:43 AM

England football club Everton on Saturday confirmed the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as the new manager. (Photo: Twitter/ Everton FC)

Everton appoints Carlo Ancelotti as new manager

He has signed a four-and-a-year-half year deal with Everton and it will run until the end of 2023/24 season.

21 Dec 2019 7:30 PM

During his playing days, Mikel Arteta played 150 matches for Arsenal and scored 16 goals for the side. He also managed to win two FA Cups with the team. (Photo: Twitter/ Arsenal)

Mikel Arteta wants to change things in Arsenal

He further added that the players who were struggling could come to the front and take on their respective roles.

21 Dec 2019 5:05 PM

England football club Arsenal on Friday confirmed the appointment of Mikel Arteta as the new head coach of the side. (Photo: Twitter/ Arsenal FC)

Mikel Arteta appointed as head coach of Arsenal

Arteta had previously played for the club from 2011-2016 and has now signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Arsenal.

21 Dec 2019 12:00 PM

Dominic Bess and Craig Overton will join the England squad in South Africa due to the illness that has affected three key bowlers, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday. (Photo:AFP)

Dominic Bess and Craig Overton called up as cover for sick England bowling trio

The Somerset duo will act as cover with pace duo Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer laid low and spinner Jack Leach.

20 Dec 2019 3:34 PM

Manchester United were frustrated for 51 minutes at Old Trafford by fourth-tier Colchester United but England striker Marcus Rashford broke the resistance. Raheem Sterling restored City’s lead in the 50th minute, touching in Angelino’s cross, but Oxford took charge for a 20-minute spell in which they outplayed their illustrious guests. (Photo:AP)

English League Cup 2019-20: Man City to face United after both win 3-1

Manchester City remained on course to lift the League Cup for a third successive season after overcoming third-tier Oxford United 3-1.

20 Dec 2019 9:29 AM

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has shown its willingness to tour Pakistan for three T20Is but is reluctant to play two Tests. (Photo:AFP)

Bangladesh reluctant to play Test in Pakistan, says Wasim Khan

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) CEO Wasim has asked the reason from the board for not playing Tests in Pakistan.

19 Dec 2019 1:29 PM

England spinner Laura Marsh on Monday announced her retirement from international cricket. The 33-year-old made her debut against India in 2006 as a seamer before switching to spin. (Photo:Instagram)

England spinner Laura Marsh announces retirement

In her 13-year long career, Marsh featured in 103 ODIs, 67 T20Is and 9 Tests and scalped 217 wickets across all formats.

17 Dec 2019 8:32 PM

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a 16-man squad for the first two Test matches against England. (Photo:AFP)

South Africa announces Test squad for England tour

The Proteas' squad included six uncapped players.

17 Dec 2019 8:03 PM

After a delightful performance against New Zealand in the first Test, Australia's off-spinner Nathon Lyon said that he loves bowling and the workload does not worry him. (Photo: AFP)

Workload doesn't worry me: Aussie off-spinner Nathon Lyon

Lyon also applauded the Australian attack which includes Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.

17 Dec 2019 5:07 PM

New Zealand's Kyle Jamieson has been named as a replacement for the injured Lockie Ferguson for the ongoing Test series against Australia. (Photo:ICC/AFP)

Kyle Jamieson replaces injured Lockie Ferguson for Australia tour

Ferguson was ruled out of the remainder of the Test series on Monday after he sustained a right calf-muscle tendon strain.

17 Dec 2019 2:48 PM

How do England score enough runs and take 20 wickets a match to be a competitive Test side away from home? These are the stark questions confronting Joe Root's men ahead of a four-Test tour of South Africa. (Photo:AFP)

England seek South African cure for travel sickness

While England are buoyed at home by the comforts of the Dukes ball and conditions that often assist quick bowlers.

16 Dec 2019 1:26 PM

South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi picked an acute hamstring muscle injury during the warm-up in the ongoing Mzansi Super League and will miss the opening Test against England. (Photo:AFP)

Lungi Ngidi picks hamstring injury ahead of Tests against England

Ngidi will not be able to play the final of the MSL.

16 Dec 2019 1:24 PM

Manchester City resumed normal service in the Premier League as a masterful display by Kevin De Bruyne fired them to a 3-0 victory over a listless Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne crushes Arsenal 3-0

Belgian De Bruyne produced two sublime finishes and one silky assist for Raheem Sterling as Man City killed the match before halftime.

16 Dec 2019 9:19 AM

Chelsea suffered a dispiriting 1-0 loss at home to Bournemouth as a late Dan Gosling goal secured all three points for the visitors to end their five-match losing streak and condemn the London side to a fourth defeat in five Premier League games. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Chelsea slump to 1-0 home defeat vs Bournemouth

Gosling, making his first start of the season, was left alone as Chelsea’s defence rushed out and he looped a shot high over Arrizabalaga.

15 Dec 2019 5:02 PM

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan is hopeful of getting security clearance from the Bangladeshi government for the Pakistan tour. (Photo:AFP/Facebook)

BCB hopeful of security clearance from govrnment for Pakistan tour

The board has previously sent women’s team and a U-16 team but the men's national team haven't done so since 2008.

15 Dec 2019 12:24 PM

Newly appointed South Africa men's head coach Mark Boucher has hinted at asking AB de Villiers to come out of retirement ahead of the ICC T20I World Cup. (Photo:AFP)

Mark Boucher hints at asking AB De Villiers to come out of retirement

De Villiers is the fourth-highest run-scorer in Mzansi Super League. Boucher played with ABD and currently coaches him at Tshwane Spartans.

15 Dec 2019 12:04 PM

England introduced four uncapped players their ODI squad while Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood returned to the shortest format squad for South Africa tour. (Photo: AFP)

Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes return in England T20I squad for SA series

England will play four Tests against South Africa, followed by three ODIs and as many T20Is.

14 Dec 2019 1:07 PM

Indian-origin candidates across both the Conservative and Labour parties on Friday registered strong results in the UK's general election, with around a dozen MPs retaining their seats alongside some new faces. (Photo: File)

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law among Indian-origin winners in UK's general election

All the Indian-origin MPs from the previous Parliament were successful in clinching their seats.

14 Dec 2019 9:58 AM

'We will get Brexit done on time by the 31st of January, no ifs, no buts, no maybes,' Johnson told cheering supporters on Friday. (Photo: File | AFP)

'No ifs, no buts, no maybes': Boris Johnson on promise for Brexit on Jan 31

The Conservatives saw a resounding victory in an election in which Brexit was widely seen as the decisive factor.

13 Dec 2019 4:28 PM

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