Pakistan's cricketers will continue to miss out on the Indian Premier League after they were not included in the auction of 416 players for next year's money-spinning event... more
England seamers James Anderson and Ryan Sidebottom are struggling to be fit for the First Test with South Africa, coach Andy Flower has admitted... more
Luke Wright believes that his last batting performance for England showed a "different side" to his game, which he will be hoping to showcase more during the tour to South Africa... more
Andrew Strauss suffered an injury scare before England's oneday international against Australia when he was hit on the head by a ball from Graham Onions during a net session... more
Instead of spending the NatWest Series coming down from their Ashes high, England's players must realise that the responsibility of shaping the team's fortunes in 50-over cricket belongs to them... more
For Luke Wright and Adil Rashid, the first Twenty20 international against Australia marks the start of their campaign to be involved in the next battle for the Ashes in 15 months' time... more
Steve Harmison defied the pain of his badly-blistered feet to take the last three Sussex wickets before Durham eased to a nine-wicket win at Chester-le-Street... more
Football:While they managed to see off Pakistan with ease, the hosts had earlier been shown by South Africa how to be truly clinical in twenty20 cricket... more
England have decided to play only one spinner in the opening one-day international after pace bowler Stuart Broad came through a fitness test on his sore knee in Rajkot... more
Cricket: Mark Ramprakash will start what could be his final season with Surrey by serving a two-match ban after pleading guilty to repeatedly swearing at an umpire... more
Luke Wright goes into the third one-day international against New Zealand in Bristol insisting the current England limited-overs squad is capable of great things... more
With stars like Bill Bailey, Phill Jupitus, Michael McIntyre, Robin Ince and Alan Carr performing, there was laughter all round at Suffolk's Latitude Festival.... more
Rising star Russell Howard will be in his element live on stage, former poetry boyband member Luke Wright goes it alone and a terrific bill gathers for the Great Ormond Street Benefit gig.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows