England
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England team chief expects delay to West Indies series
Apr 10, 2020England cricket team chief Ashley Giles has forecast a significant delay to the home series against the West Indies in June should the coronavirus relent sufficiently to allow the three Tests to go ahead. The county... -
Tottenham and England great Greaves in hospital
Apr 8, 2020Tottenham Hotspur and England great Jimmy Greaves is being treated in hospital, the Premier League club announced Tuesday. But there was no mention in their brief statement of whether the former striker was suffering from the... -
England cricket stars donate £ 500,000 to board, ‘good causes’
Apr 4, 2020England’s centrally contracted cricketers have agreed to make an “initial donation” of £ 500,000 ($612,000) in response to the financial crisis engulfing the game as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Friday’s statement issued by the... -
Buttler auctions World Cup final shirt for hospital appeal
Apr 1, 2020England’s Jos Buttler is auctioning the shirt he wore in last year’s dramatic World Cup final win in support of hospitals treating the coronavirus. The 29-year-old wicketkeeper/batsman played a key role in England’s thrilling defeat of... -
Coronavirus leaves English cricket facing uncertain season
Mar 25, 2020Despite the early spring chill, English cricketers would normally be turning their thoughts to outdoor practice. Instead, they face a prolonged period in limbo. The impact of the coronavirus means there will be no sound of... -
English cricket season delayed until late May
Mar 21, 2020No professional cricket will be played in England and Wales before May 28 due to the coronavirus pandemic, cricket chiefs announced on Friday. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) approved a seven-week delay to the... -
Queen Elizabeth cancels some public appointments for following week
Mar 13, 2020Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, 93, has canceled some public appointments for the subsequent week due to the coronavirus outbreak, Buckingham Palace stated on Friday. “As a sensible precaution and for practical reasons in the current circumstances, changes... -
England star Stokes happy to swap 2019 success for father’s good health
Jan 1, 2020England’s Ben Stokes has insisted he would trade all the personal success he has enjoyed in 2019 if it meant his father was no longer in hospital. Stokes’s participation in this month’s first Test against South... -
A patient diagnosed with the rare viral infection monkeypox in England
Dec 6, 2019A patient has been diagnosed with the rare viral infection monkeypox in the southwest of England. It is believed the patient contracted the infection while visiting Nigeria, Public Health England (PHE) said. According to the World... -
England’s Anderson to continue recovery in South Africa
Nov 26, 2019England paceman James Anderson will step up his recovery from a calf injury at a specialist pace bowling camp in Potchefstroom ahead of a four-test series in South Africa starting next month, the England and Wales...
