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QUENTIN LETTS at PMQs: The only cabinet ministers who looked cheerful were Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting. Might they be fancying their chances?

After the first five months of the Labour Government the fighters returned to their stools. Mr Speaker rang the bell on the last PMQs of the year and the cornermen rushed ringside to crouch round Sir Keir Starmer and apply sponges, styptic pencils and petroleum jelly to his wounds. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ben Stokes likely to sit out the IPL to prioritise England’s Test team

The Telegraph

Ben Stokes is likely to lead a string of key England players sitting out the 2025 Indian Premier League ahead of a huge year for his Test team. England players are facing tricky decisions over whether to enter the auction for next year’s tournament because of new regulations put in place by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Outsourcing the England manager job to German Thomas Tuchel is brilliant — and a damning indictment of English football

The Independent

Anybody who knows football will recognise that Thomas Tuchel is a brilliant appointment by the FA to become the next England coach. The statistics hint at what a woeful condition our cohort of football management is in: no English coach has won Europe’s top club trophy since Tony Barton picked up the European Cup for Aston Villa in 1982; no …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Muhammad wins UFC welterweight crown, Aspinall retains interim heavyweight crown at UFC 304

Associated Press

MANCHESTER, England — Tom Aspinall retained the UFC interim heavyweight championship with a punishing first-round knockout of Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 on Saturday night, setting up the English fighter for a potential colossal matchup with division great Jon Jones. “Who wants to see Tom Aspinall vs. Jon Jones,” Aspinall told a roaring crowd in Manchester in UFC’s first trip …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

T20 World Cup 2024: Attracting America — long night’s journey into day

The Hindu

And so to America, where the deer and the antelope play, and soon so too will India and Pakistan and 18 other countries in the T20 World Cup. Tom Melville, in his history of cricket in America quotes the scholar Melvin Adelman as saying that baseball, with its shorter, rapid transition structure and alternating periods of excitement and dramatic pauses …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ind vs Eng fifth Test | India signs off series with innings win for a 4-1 rout

The Hindu

The predictable happened swiftly. For the record, India resumed its first innings and folded at 477 after losing overnight not outs, Man-of-the-Match Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah for the additional of four runs. INFOGRAPHIC | R. Ashwin’s journey to 100 Tests, 500 wickets Trailing by 259 runs, England was never in the hunt to save an innings loss. On a …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Spirited England fans lapping up Test match experience in India

The Hindu

January 28, 2024 will go down in history as one of the greatest days for the English cricket fan. “It was indeed a double delight,” John Lever, the former England swing bowler who is heading a group of fans that have flown down to watch the Test series, told The Hindu with a laugh. “I saw Delhi playing Pondicherry, Rajasthan …

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11 months ago

India vs England: 'Lack of match preparation' might trouble Englishmen, says Alastair Cook

Firstpost

Former England captain Alastair Cook rued Ben Stokes and Co’s “lack of match preparation” ahead of the five-Test series in India, but backed the side to come out triumphant regardless with their revolutionary ‘Bazball’ tactics. Watch: England cricket team arrives in Hyderabad ahead of India Test series “A problem England will have is a lack of match preparation,” Cook, who …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Ramayana is a precious gift to the nation: Santosh Lad

The Hindu

Paying tributes to Maharishi Valmiki on his birth anniversary, Labour Minister and Dharwad district in-charge Santosh Lad termed the epic Ramayana as a precious gift of Valmiki to the nation and said it was the duty of society to remember the contribution of the saint poet. Inaugurating Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti celebrations organised in Dharwad on Saturday, he said that Maharishi …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Jon Lewis: One job offer, two Englishmen and a case of mistaken identity!

The Hindu

What’s in a name? Last month, the England women’s cricket team head coach was busy preparing for the limited-overs series against Australia - after conceding the lone Test - when he received a few WhatsApp messages from colleagues congratulating him for being a contender for India’s women’s head coach job! So when both my employers sent me the screenshots, I …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Day one of fifth Ashes Test: England aiming to deny Australia series win

The Independent

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Australia’s tour …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Harry & Meghan reveal sweet gift Prince Archie received for his fourth birthday

Firstpost

According to the independent, Prince Archie received a special surprise on his fourth birthday in May, a thank you note from his parents the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has revealed. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son Prince Archie received a special surprise on his fourth birthday in May, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed. The owners of Mad …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Real Madrid 'agree' HUGE fee to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund

Daily Mail

Real Madrid have agreed a deal worth an initial £88.5million to sign England international Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund and he is expected to complete the move inside 10 days. Real Madrid agreed stunning £113m deal to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund Carlo Ancelotti made Bellingham a priority signing and Real are set to complete their swoop But the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

On this day in 2013 – James Anderson takes 300th Test wicket to join elite club

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

'Can't See How it's Not Going to be a Thriller': Damien Fleming Names Batter Who'll Win 1st Test for AUS

News 18

Australia need 174 runs to win the first Ashes Test against England in Edgbaston. The visitors posted 107 for 3 at stumps on Monday after Ollie Robinson got rid of David Warner for 36 and then Stuart Broad bagged the prized wickets of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. Former Australia cricketer Damien Fleming feels Khawaja will take Australia through. My …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Three Englishmen recall special time in New York playing with Brazilian genius Pele

Daily Mail

Pele's glittering career closed with three years at New York Cosmos, where he graciously agreed to all manner of requests in the name of promoting the beautiful game, including once leading his team out on horseback while wearing a cowboy hat. Football icon Pele's stellar career ended with three years at American side New York Cosmos Pele - considered one …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Run out perfectly legal, but still leaves opinions divided

The Hindu

Going by the ICC manual, India all-rounder Deepti Sharma's run out of Charlie Dean in the third ODI was perfectly legal, but it still divided opinions with some backing it and Englishmen, such as Stuart Broad and James Anderson, expressing their annoyance. Just not cricket …" However, many also came in support of the dismissal with former India opener Virender …

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2 years, 3 months ago

The impeachment of Warren Hastings and the patented British character of the era

Firstpost

Warren Hastings as a person, as a granddaddy of English Nabobs, as a plunderer par excellence, and as the symbol and subject of jurisprudence, remains an irresistible magnet for historians, scholars, and legal minds The year 1786 was also the year that inaugurated the decade-long impeachment of Warren Hastings. When Warren Hastings returned to England after pillaging India for a …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Chris Smalling and Tammy Abraham insists they know how much Europa Conference triumph means to Roma

Daily Mail

Chris Smalling and Tammy Abraham were both revelling in Roma's Europa Conference League triumph on Wednesday night with both Englishmen playing starring roles. Ex-Manchester United centre back Smalling was the man-of-the-match as he secured a clean-sheet for the Italians, while Abraham - though largely stifled in Tirana against Feyenoord - was the club's top scorer in the competition. Yet with …

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2 years, 7 months ago

IPL 2022 RCB vs PBKS Highlights: Punjab win by 54 runs, keep season alive

Business Standard

Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by a huge margin of 54 runs to keep their Playoffs alive as they now have 12 points from 12 games and need to win their remaining two games to get to 16 points and then the net run rate might come into the Play and they already have improved upon that and have …

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2 years, 11 months ago

How the trout came to Himalayan streams

Live Mint

It’s hard to miss the many signboards that offer a scrumptious meal of fresh trout, the moment one enters the Kullu Valley of Himachal Pradesh. Naturalised now, the trout isn’t indigenous to Indian rivers, and in his book A Fish in Alien Streams, journalist Herjinder narrates the story of how the fish made its way from distant shores to eventually …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Messi and Ronaldo feature as FIFA publishes shortlists for annual best player awards

The Hindu

Chelsea won the Champions League and England reached the European Championship final, but no Englishmen were on the shortlists for FIFA’s annual awards published on Monday. Jorginho, a double European champion with Chelsea and Italy, was joined by club teammate N’Golo Kanté among 11 candidates to be voted FIFA’s best player in the 2020-21 season. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo …

Fifa

3 years, 3 months ago

'Franchise that bought you feels cheated, betrayed': Chopra says 'IPL family doesn't forget' following mass ENG pullout

Hindustan Times

Former India opener Aakash Chopra believes that there could be serious repercussions for England cricketers in the future editions of the Indian Premier League following a mass pullout from IPL 2021. 'Franchise that bought you feels cheated, betrayed': Aakash Chopra says 'IPL family doesn't forget' after mass England pullout Chopra's comments come after Englishmen Dawid Malan, Chris Woakes, and Jonny …

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3 years, 4 months ago

India vs England: Joe Root admits to committing tactical blunders, says underestimated Indian lower-order

Firstpost

Shami and Bumrah partnership was the pivotal moment of the game, without question, and I don’t think I dealt with that well enough tactically, said Root. London: English captain Joe Root admitted to committing tactical blunders and said he underestimated the Indian lower-order after Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah’s batting heroics fashioned an epic win at Lord’s in the second …

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QUENTIN LETTS at PMQs: The only cabinet ministers who looked cheerful were Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting. Might they be fancying their chances?

Ben Stokes likely to sit out the IPL to prioritise England’s Test team

Outsourcing the England manager job to German Thomas Tuchel is brilliant — and a damning indictment of English football

Muhammad wins UFC welterweight crown, Aspinall retains interim heavyweight crown at UFC 304

T20 World Cup 2024: Attracting America — long night’s journey into day

Ind vs Eng fifth Test | India signs off series with innings win for a 4-1 rout

Spirited England fans lapping up Test match experience in India

India vs England: 'Lack of match preparation' might trouble Englishmen, says Alastair Cook

Ramayana is a precious gift to the nation: Santosh Lad

Jon Lewis: One job offer, two Englishmen and a case of mistaken identity!

Day one of fifth Ashes Test: England aiming to deny Australia series win

Harry & Meghan reveal sweet gift Prince Archie received for his fourth birthday

Real Madrid 'agree' HUGE fee to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund

On this day in 2013 – James Anderson takes 300th Test wicket to join elite club

'Can't See How it's Not Going to be a Thriller': Damien Fleming Names Batter Who'll Win 1st Test for AUS

Three Englishmen recall special time in New York playing with Brazilian genius Pele

Run out perfectly legal, but still leaves opinions divided

The impeachment of Warren Hastings and the patented British character of the era

Chris Smalling and Tammy Abraham insists they know how much Europa Conference triumph means to Roma

IPL 2022 RCB vs PBKS Highlights: Punjab win by 54 runs, keep season alive

How the trout came to Himalayan streams

Messi and Ronaldo feature as FIFA publishes shortlists for annual best player awards

'Franchise that bought you feels cheated, betrayed': Chopra says 'IPL family doesn't forget' following mass ENG pullout

India vs England: Joe Root admits to committing tactical blunders, says underestimated Indian lower-order