Ollie Pope given no assurances over future as England look to Jacob Bethell
Ollie Pope suddenly has real competition for the No 3 berth – Getty Images/Hannah Peters Ollie Pope ended the year with no guarantees about his...
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Champions Trophy tug of war shows India’s ‘stranglehold’ on cricket
Pakistan cricket fans will not get to see India’s one-day stars in the Champions Cup after their matches were switched to a neutral venue (Ishara...
Ben Stokes’ fury prompts England to demand over-rate reform
Ben Stokes fell foul of ICC regulations during the recent series in New Zealand – AP/Andrew Cornaga England will push for over-rate penalty reform in...
Nigel Walker leaves WRU in wake of contracting scandal
Nigel Walker has left the Welsh Rugby Union after mounting pressure over the past few months – PA/David Davies Nigel Walker has resigned from his...
Dean Jones Trophy: One-day competition named after cricketer before his time
Cricket Australia has named the men’s domestic one-day competition the Dean Jones Trophy in honour of the game-changing batter.Photograph: Getty Images The name of a...
Gatland stays as Wales coach after job was ‘on the line’ but Walker leaves
DESPAIR: Wales had a miserable 2024 under Warren Gatland (Image: David Davies) WALES boss Warren Gatland will be in charge for the Six Nations after...
Bangladesh completes sweep of three T20s over West Indies
Bangladesh’s Jaker Ali sparked his squad to victory with an unbeaten 72 as the visitors completed a T20 sweep of the West Indies (TANVIN TAMIM)...
Dupont leads my 2024 rugby union awards
For my last rugby union column of 2024 in print it’s only right that we hand out a couple of awards covering the last 12...
Sports quiz of the week: Keely Hodgkinson, title bouts and trophy sales
Tyson Fury, Keely Hodgkinson, Ravichandran Ashwin.Composite: Getty, Rex Features Keely Hodgkinson was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year this week. Who was the last...
Cricket Australia braces for extreme weather with 40C heat forecast on Boxing Day
Extreme weather could impact this year’s Boxing Day Test with temperatures set to soar at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Photograph: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Cricket Australia is...