England prop Joe Marler explains how ‘weird conversation’ with Steve Borthwick led to his international return

Eighteen months after his last international appearance, Joe Marler is back in the England reckoning as part of a preliminary training squad currently out in Italy; England head coach Steve Borthwick will announce his 33-player Rugby World Cup squad on August 7 By PA Sports Last Updated: 07/12/23 10:58pm Joe Marler has revealed how he…

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Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz to meet Daniil Medvedev in semi-final at All England Club

World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz eased past rival Holger Rune to set up a semi-final showdown with Daniil Medvedev, who delivered the knockout blow on Christopher Eubanks’ remarkable run. Top seed Alcaraz beat fellow 20-year-old Holger Rune in three sets on Center Court, 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes. Alcaraz, still…

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Harry Kane: England captain set to return to Tottenham for talks about future with new boss Ange Postecoglou

Harry Kane is set to return to Tottenham on Wednesday with new boss Ange Postecoglou preparing to meet the striker for the first time to hold face-to-face talks about his future. Sky in Germany are reporting Bayern Munich have submitted a second bid for Kane worth £68m plus add-ons, with the England captain said to…

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The Ashes 2023: England men and women smash record viewing records on Sky Sports

The England men and women’s team shattered viewing figure records on Sky Sports in their most recent Ashes fixtures. An average viewership of 965,000 tuned in across the four days at Headingley last week, the highest ever for a Test, as England kept the series alive. The figures were up 56% on the third Test…

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Women’s Ashes: England name Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Filer in squad for ODI series with Australia

England have recalled Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Filer into the ODI Ashes squad for their series against Australia this month. Beaumont scored the first double-hundred by an England woman in Tests in the 89-run defeat to Australia last month, a match where Filer took four wickets on debut, before both were left out of the…

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The Ashes 2023: England player ratings – Mark Wood and Chris Woakes shine as series kept alive

We rate England’s players out of 10 after the three-wicket win over Australia at Headingley to keep the Ashes alive… Ben Stokes: 8.5 80 from 108 balls13 from 15 balls Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ben Stokes was in fine batting form once again for England as his 80 from…

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England v Australia | Day four, morning highlights

The best of the action from the morning session on the day for of the Ashes at Headingly. Source

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The Ashes 2023: State of play as England chase victory over Australia in the third Test at Headingley

We assess how a potentially pivotal fourth day of the third Ashes Test is shaping up as England chase a crucial win over Australia at Headingley to keep the series alive… What do England need to do? Quite simply, England need another 224 runs to win the third Test and they have all 10 wickets…

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Women’s Ashes: Alice Capsey fires England to T20 series win as victory at Lord’s keeps multi-format Ashes alive

Alice Capsey fired a superb 46 from 23 balls to see England to a first T20 series win over Australia since 2017, the hosts winning a rain-affected third T20 international at Lord’s by five wickets. England still trail Australia 6-4 in the multi-format series but their success in the T20s ensures the Ashes are still…

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The Ashes: England make strong start chasing 251 to win third Test and keep hopes of series victory alive

England made a fast start chasing 251 to win at Headingley and keep their Ashes hopes alive after Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Stuart Broad each struck twice with the ball on an electrifying evening. Zak Crawley (8no) and Ben Duckett (11no) rattled along to 27-0 from five overs under sunlight – which had replaced…

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