16 h. ago James Anderson to miss county season start but could play for three more years

The 42-year-old’s England career ended last summer having claimed a record-breaking 704 wickets.

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19 h. ago How the final Championship table is expected to look for Cardiff City, Derby County and relegation rivals

The season is reaching its conclusion and the Bluebirds are skirting perilously close to relegation

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37 h. ago Ben Stokes set to miss opening rounds of County Championship but on track in recovery

The England Test captain has been recuperating after undergoing hamstring injury

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38 h. ago Ben Stokes will ‘do whatever it takes’ to be fit for summer, says Durham boss

Ryan Campbell says Stokes ‘sets the bar, wherever he is’.

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9 d. ago Cost of pint of beer in UK set to soar above £5 average in bitter blow for drinkers

Brits are set to pay more for a round as the cost of a pint is due to rise by 21p, making the average pint now £5.01 amid a whole host of cost increases linked to October's budget

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9 d. ago Gulf in US and Russian expectations marks start of latest ceasefire talks

As Washington signals hope for ‘real progress’, Moscow warns ‘difficult negotiations’ lie aheadUS and Ukrainian officials were meeting on Sunday for further talks aimed at hammering out a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine, with Washington signalling its hope for “real progress” even as Moscow warned that “difficult negotiations” lie ahead.The gulf in expectations marked the start of the latest round of negotiations in Saudi Arabia, which was set to follow with a meeting between American officials and Russia on Monday. The US is pushing for a broad ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine by 20 April, according to Bloomberg, though sources said the timeline may slip given the wide gap that exists between Kyiv and Moscow’s positions. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 'I'm a fashion writer and these are the most flattering pink picks for spring from £30'

One of spring's biggest colour trends is set to be shades of pink, so we've rounded up our favourite high street pieces from the likes of New Look, Next and Monsoon

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1 week ago Boots offers 72% discount on luxury Origins skincare gift set ahead of Mother’s Day

The high-end Origins Round The Clock Radiance Skincare Gift Set would usually set you back £93 - but you can now pick it up for £26 in Boots' clearance sale

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1 week ago Nicolas Kuhn told how to recapture Celtic form, Gustaf Lagerbielke transfer confession

It's your latest Hoops news round-up as Brendan Rodgers' men get set for a big final push after the international break

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1 week ago Inside Derby County's academy success as Championship club eye next generation

Derby County are fighting to retain their Championship status under new head coach John Eustace, but the Rams have enjoyed a very productive campaign at academy level

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2 w. ago England paceman Mark Wood set to miss India series after latest injury setback

The Durham player will miss a large part of the English season after undergoing knee surgery

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2 w. ago NASA scientist gives brutal take down of flat earthers with one simple statement

Dr James Garvin explained how great 16th Century mariners set off because they knew the Earth was round and would be able to go across one ocean and come back home the other way

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3 w. ago Jack Draper battles through to Indian Wells fourth round as Sonay Kartal continues career

The British No 1 came back from 4-1 down in the first set to book his spot in the fourth round

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3 w. ago Harry Brook faces IPL ban after withdrawing from Delhi Capitals deal

It is the second consecutive season Brook has pulled out of the competition.

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3 w. ago Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter recover to claim wins at Indian Wells

Both British players lost the opening set before fighting back to claim a third-round spot in the BNP Paribas Open.

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3 w. ago Ben Stokes is cricket’s last action hero – the ODI captaincy can be his Viking funeral | Barney Ronay

Instincts are to protect England’s Test captain, but he’s the functioning brain of Bazball. It’s hard to think of anyone better to lead the ODI teamThis column is about the rise of high-end supermarket cheddar cheese that has delicious and addictive crunchy crystals in it. What are these exactly? And is everything just basically crisps now? This column is about the MCC being needlessly given tens of millions of pounds because the England and Wales Cricket Board sold a hat that isn’t really a hat, just the promise of a brightly coloured future-hat.This column is about cricket umpires being reduced progressively to a theatre of facial expressions, from the brave, wounded “you’re on screen, please reverse your decision”, to the screw-you triumphalism of the confirmatory finger to an empty set of stumps. Michael Caine once said that while doing a closeup you should always stare at a fixed point, always into one eye not both eyes of your scene partner. Do we need to train Joel Wilson in ...

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3 w. ago Rob Key explains why England captaincy could ‘bring out the best’ in Harry Brook

England have said that ‘nothing is off the table’ when it comes to a replacement for Jos Buttler, with no timeline for an appointment set

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3 w. ago Ben Stokes in frame for England ODI captaincy and Harry Brook for T20 role

England set for white-ball reset after Buttler resignationKey says it would be ‘stupid’ not to consider StokesRob Key could offer Ben Stokes the chance to take on the captaincy of England’s one-day team – and potentially put Harry Brook in charge of the T20 side – after admitting it would be “stupid” not to consider his Test talisman for an expanded role.Speaking at Lord’s on Thursday, less than a week after England completed their winless Champions Trophy campaign, the director of men’s cricket held his hands up to “a lot of errors”. There was also an admission his players lacked the competitiveness that Stokes brings. Continue reading...

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