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Every crazy thing that happened during the 2026 English summer

From shock international retirements to major changes to the county rulebook, notable governance gaffes to a club cricket scandal whose impact went global. Ahead of the summer, ECB CEO Richard Gould said that keeping…

Furbank to make first start for Quins in Prem

Five teams have five points after taking the maximum amount from their opening game last week, while two sides are yet to put anything on the board. All the team news for the five fixtures this weekend can be found…

Saracens exile was 'bewildering', says returning Lozowski

The 33-year-old England international made only two Prem appearances for Saracens last season, with a 10-minute Champions Cup cameo off the bench his only game time since the end of February. "It was a sad ending for…

Daley Thompson: ‘I was happy to sleep on floors to do what I was doing. You know you have to earn it’

"As you grow up, life kind of knocks those edges off you. But that never happened to me. I've always gone where I was aiming. I've been the luckiest bloke in the world." Luckiest? Hardly. During the 1980s, Thompson…

All-rounder hits maiden first-class 50 from No.10 to secure vital first innings lead in Irani Trophy

He stitched a vital 64-run stand with skipper Paras Dogra, who scored a composed 143-ball 75, but fell with the score at 230-9, leaving a seven-run deficit. A first innings lead proves crucial in case a game ends in a…

Russell says Red Bull strongest after Bahrain practice

Leclerc said: "Everybody is very close. It's been a very difficult day overall. "The track conditions were very tricky. The track was quite dirty and very slippery so things will evolve and change a lot from today until…

Sussex sign seamer Dudgeon on two-year deal

"He is just the quality of player and person we have been looking for to help us to continue to grow and compete in Division One of the County Championship, and aim for the knockout stages of the Blast," Sussex director…

Can we pick three different India XIs across formats without any repeats?

India’s depth is on full display currently, with close to 70 players representing the country across various sides and formats. The international teams are involved in T20Is and ODIs, with both potentially playing on…

‘They said I ran away from rucks’: Emmanuel Iyogun on going from reluctant prop to England debut

Others owe their selection to an injury crisis or simply get lucky. And then, in a totally different category, there is Steve Borthwick's latest new cap, a player whose unlikely journey to the top has required…

Can you name the top scorers for these 25 European nations?

With enlarged tournaments, a plethora of qualifiers and the UEFA Nations League, it’s perhaps inevitable that the list is dominated by more recent footballers. The bar is set lower in some countries than others – we…