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Howzat! Can cricket finally be a hit in the US? USA CRICKET
WHEN, on a 2020 visit to India, the then US president Donald Trump stood before a crowd of 100,000 at the Narendra Modi Stadium and butchered the name of the nation’s favourite cricketing son, the impression was not exactly of an America primed for invasion by leather and willow.
GALACTICO READY FOR HIS NEXT STEP TO GREATNESS
AT JUST 20, Jude Bellingham gives the impression of a generational sportsman whose career has been mapped out from infancy.
West Indies are back to their best after 50-over low
WEST INDIES’ failure to qualify for last year’s 50-over World Cup was billed as a new low in a story of sad cricketing decline.
set England the pace as stars align for title tilt
Bowlers and batsmen all look in fine fettle in win over Pakistan ahead of Cup defence
'People won't fully appreciate Farrell until he's not here'
Van Zyl hails departing skipper as he bids to lead Sarries to emotional Twickenham finale
JD Sports far off £1bn profits target as sales recover
JD SPORTS today bounced back from a January profit warning with sales growth in both Europe and the US.
Eric is not the only monster in this grim thriller
ERIC is not the show I thought it would be. All I knew before watching was that it was a six-part thriller about Edgar, a missing nine-year-old boy, and his father Vincent, a puppeteer played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who is followed around by a massive blue and white furry monster called Eric.
The curious case of ever smaller loos on aeroplanes deserves our attention
IT is not just you. Aeroplane toilets really are getting smaller. Some of the great engineering minds of our time appear to have shifted from designing jaw-dropping dams and spectacular suspension bridges to shaving a couple of inches off an already “tight” bathroom.
He's the Pitts... Brad's daughter in bid to drop his name as she turns 18
BRAD PITT and Angelina Jolie ’s daughter Shiloh has made a legal bid to drop her father’s surname amid the ongoing feud between her divorced parents.
Pundit Micah: I couldn't believe headbutt on Keane
MICAH RICHARDS today told a court he was “in disbelief” after seeing an Arsenal fan run up to Roy Keane and headbutt the former Manchester United captain.
Net zero plans will not cost families thousands, says PM
RISHI SUNAK today insisted his net zero plans would not \"load up ordinary families with thousands of pounds worth of costs\".
Starmer risks Rayner rift as he refuses to back Abbott
He says it's a matter for the NEC just hours after she speaks out in support
Race for the White House is thrown into turmoil after Trump guilty verdict
THE race for the White House was upended today as Donald Trump’s historic conviction reverberated across the United States and the world in the build-up to his momentous election rematch against Joe Biden.
Raise your glasses! £53 million party as Champions League fans arrive in London
THOUSANDS of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund fans were descending on London today ahead of tomorrow’s showpiece Champions League final at Wembley as the capital gears up for a £53 million party.
Gun crime in London rare, claims minister after Dalston horror
GUN crime in London is still “incredibly rare” and “not out of control”, the Home Secretary insisted today as a schoolgirl was fighting for her life in hospital following a shooting in Hackney.
MARESCA MOVE LIFTS MOOD FOR BRUISED BLUES
STARS DISMAYED BY POCH EXIT ARE NOW EXCITED BY HOPE THAT ENZO’S VISION WILL GET BEST OUT OF THEM
Lions cutbacks a 'gut punch' by prospective Everton owners
How breakthrough moment by European history makers was ruined by 777 decision
US shoppers put the boot into Doc Martens as profits dive
RETAIL Daniel O'Boyle DR. MARTENS today unleashed a major cost-cutting drive to restore its fortunes after profits slumped by almost half in a difficult year for the iconic boot brand.
Roy Keane elbowed me in the nose and called me fatty, says Arsenal fan
ROY KEANE has been accused of throwing an elbow at an Arsenal fan's nose in an alleged bout of \"gratuitous violence\", moments after the Manchester United legend says he was assaulted.
Want to get creative in the capital? Now's the time for teen spirit
From fashion and digital arts to film and TV, the creative industries are booming which is great news for young Londoners, says Julie Henry
‘I got stop and searched the week my hit novel came out’
Hot young writer Caleb Azumah Nelson tells Emma Loffhagen about how gentrification is changing Peckham, and why an incident with the Met shows the police still have a race problem
Stay in the magic ata Disneyland Paris Hotel
Boundless dreams await in the worldfamous theme park’s range of excellent accommodation
Israel in control of Gaza’s whole land border after Seizing corridor
ISRAEL today said it had taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt, leaving it effectively in charge of the strip's entire land boundary.
Mudbath in park puts London Pop festival atrisk thisweekend 4
A MAJOR London music festival scheduled for this weekend was thrown into doubt today after a string of events turned the venue into a mudbath.
Boy aged 9 critical after drive-by shooting in Dalston
Three men also suffer injuries as gunman opens fire from motorbike
The boys are back in a blast from the past
IN 1982, Alan Bleasdale's TV series Boys from the Blackstuff about unemployed Liverpudlian road-workers distilled the Thatcherite evisceration of regional communities and working practices.
No purge of the Left, claims Labour as Abbott row deepens
LABOUR today denied it was pursuing a \"cull\" of Left-wingers as party leaders raced to select a full slate of candidates for July's general election.
Portillo moment? Don't bet on it but, yes, my seat's on a knife-edge
Hunt blasts Labour on rail nationalisation and the NHS
TRANSFER PUSH TO KICK OFF THE MARESCA ERA
CHELSEA FINALISING FIVE-YEAR DEAL FOR ITALIAN BOSS... AND DRIVE FOR NEW RECRUITS WILL FOLLOW
It never rains but pours as England face 120 defence well undercooked
AT ONE stage here, warm-ups having been abandoned as drizzle turned to windy downpour, only Jofra Archer remained, tearing across the increasingly sodden outfield in a series of shuttle runs.