Nine days' acclimatisation including only three days' competitive cricket are apparently all India require to ensure they are ready for battle when the First Test begins... more
While Alan Johnson wanted the 50% top rate of tax to be regarded as temporary, his successor as shadow chancellor Ed Balls favours keeping it and seeing it kick in at a lower threshold than the present £150,000... more
England’s chances of reaching the final of the Champions Trophy were teetering on the brink as they reached 145 for six after 30 overs against arch-rivals Australia... more
National selector Geoff Miller refused to rule out a sensational England recall for Surrey batsman Mark Ramprakash for the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval starting on Thursday week... more
Horse racing: Wayne Hutchinson will partner 20-1 shot Darkness in the Grand National at Aintree if Dominic Elsworth fails to recover from a shoulder injury... more
Cricket: Former England leg-spinner Ian Salisbury is to take over as Surrey's 2nd XI coach, after announcing his retirement from first-class cricket ... more
Andrew Strauss has insisted that unity will not be a problem in his England team after heart-to-heart talks ahead of this week's flight to the Caribbean... 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
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