England

England beat Sri Lanka by 57 runs in the second Test in Kandy on Sunday to clinch the three-Test series 2- 0. Spinner Jack Leach picked a maiden five-wicket haul to help the visitors bowl out...

Captain Joe Root smashed 124 and newcomer Ben Foakes again hit valuable tail end runs to put England in command of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Friday. England reached 324 for nine — a...

Rates of premature mortality are two times higher in the most deprived areas of England (Blackpool), compared to the most affluent (Wokingham), according to a new comprehensive analysis of health at a local, national and regional...

Australia and England Monday rejected fresh allegations about corruption in cricket by television news channel Al Jazeera, which claimed there had been 26 spot-fixing incidents in 15 international matches. In a follow-up documentary to one aired...

England batsman Jonny Bairstow will miss the fourth one-day international against hosts Sri Lanka in Kandy on Saturday after injuring his ankle during training, team officials said. The 29-year-old right-hander hurt himself while playing football on...

England beat Sri Lanka by 18 runs via the Duckworth Lewis method in the rain-marred fourth one-day international on Saturday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Chasing a target of 274 at...

England were dismissed for 332 in their first innings after winning the toss on the second day of the fifth Test against India at the Oval on Saturday. Jos Buttler marked his 28th birthday by top-scoring...

England's great Alastair Cook announced on Monday that he would retire from international cricket after the end of the ongoing home series against India. The opening batsman said that the time was right as he had...

Moeen Ali bowled England to a series-clinching 60-run win in the fourth Test against India at Southampton on Sunday. Victory, achieved with more than a day to spare, left England an unassailable 3-1 up in the...

James Vince could make a return to England duty at his Hampshire home ground after being included in a 14-man squad announced Thursday for next week’s fourth Test against India at Southampton. Vince was included as...