17 h. ago India Test captain Rohit Sharma steps down before next month’s England series

Decision comes after three poor red-ball series First of five Tests start in June at HeadingleyRohit Sharma has retired from Test cricket, his announcement coming hours after reports emerged that he was to lose India’s red-ball captaincy. The 38-year-old, who quit T20 international cricket after leading India to victory at last year’s World Cup, will continue to represent his country in one-day internationals.“Hello everyone, I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket,” Rohit posted on Instagram. “It’s been an absolute honour to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all the love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in the ODI format.” Continue reading...

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19 h. ago India captain Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test cricket

The opening batter endured a difficult series against Australia to leave his future in doubt

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3 d. ago Downing Street fury at Farage plot to tie up Starmer government in legal challenges

Exclusive: Reform’s new Lincolnshire mayor Andrea Jenkyns has revealed that Farage plans to use the party’s control of councils across England to launch a series of legal challenges to block Labour government policy on net zero and housing asylum seekers

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5 d. ago What we have learned so far from England’s local elections and byelection

Results show gains for rightwing Reform UK party and move away from traditional Labour/Conservative duopolyEnglish local elections – latest updatesA series of elections took place across England on Thursday, with the results now coming in. It can seem a confusing picture, but clear lessons are already emerging. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Local elections exit poll explained: Why voters must wait for the results of the contests

Polls have closed in a series of elections across England, including Runcorn and Helsby, which could see Nigel Farage's Reform UK deal blows to both Labour and the Conservatives

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6 d. ago How Bompastor took over from Hayes and made Chelsea unbeatable in WSL | Tom Garry

Big signings arrived but recruitment of Sonia Bompastor was perhaps the key factor to club’s sixth straight titleThis was a title win that has felt inevitable since December, at which point Chelsea had won their first nine Women’s Super League matches of the season. In truth, it had felt likely long before that, in a campaign where one squad has looked uncatchable and – unbeaten with just two more games to go – they may yet prove to be the 2024-25 invincibles.It is Chelsea’s sixth WSL title in a row and eighth overall in terms of full-length campaigns, in addition to their triumph in the one-off, transitional “Spring Series” in 2017, meaning they have been crowned champions of England nine times since their first title in 2015. That represents more than just an era of dominance. They have built a dynasty and there are no signs to suggest their reign will be over anytime soon. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Eight people have been killed in New England in two months. Internet sleuths fear a serial killer is loose

Latest deaths involved a woman’s body being found on a bike path, and two dead men in wooded area

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2 w. ago Freddie Flintoff 'wish he'd died' in aftermath of horror Top Gear crash as he recalls 'flashbacks'

The former England cricket star has candidly opened up after he suffered a serious accident while filming for Top Gear in 2022

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2 w. ago A14 closed to traffic after crash and fire in Cambridgeshire

A major East of England road is closed to traffic following a serious crash tonight (Tuesday, April 22). Police, paramedics and firefighters are at the scene on the A14 in Cambridgeshire.

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