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Brendon McCullum appointed head coach of England men's test team

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has been appointed as England's men's team head coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Thursday.

Coronavirus now more prevalent than ever in England, says report

Britain's outbreak as a whole is also bigger than ever, with 4.9 million now thought to be infected -- up from 4.3 million last week

Nursing back injury, 'gutted' Sam Curran feels IPL came 'bit too soon'

Curran said it would have been too soon to return to action as he nurses the most serious injury of his young career.

England batter Jason Roy handed suspended two-match international ban

ECB said Roy admitted to a charge of "conducting himself in a manner which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which may bring the game of cricket, the ECB and himself into disrepute"

Ben Stokes feels good to capitalise on Eng's innings against WI in 2nd Test

England all-rounder Ben Stokes expressed happiness after he scored a ton on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test here at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown on Friday

International kabaddi player Sandeep Singh shot dead in Punjab

He is survived by his wife and two sons, who are currently in England, where he was settled

Covid-19 infections on uptick in older adults in England, says study

Researchers said the increase could be driven by more socializing since all coronavirus restrictions were lifted in late February, as well as waning protection from the vaccine booster.

Twitter returns after facing hour-long outage, more than 40K reports logged

Twitter was back after facing an hour-long outage that affected both the web and mobile apps in some parts of the world.

UK lifts all Covid testing requirements for vaccinated travellers

Unvaccinated people still have to take tests both before and after arriving but no longer need to self-isolate until they get a negative result

UK PM Boris Johnson signals early end to Covid isolation rules

Laws requiring people in England with COVID-19 to self-isolate will be lifted within weeks, bringing an end to all domestic coronavirus restrictions

Down memory lane: India's triumphs at Under-19 World Cup

Besides winning the five titles, the Indian colts have also finished runners-up thrice -- 2006, 2016 and 2020.

Yash Dhull has good head on his shoulders: Hrishikesh Kanitkar

India lifted a record fifth U19 World Cup title after defeating England in the summit clash here at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Rasheed's suggestions in field helped me to have free mind: Yash Dhull

India lifted a record fifth U19 World Cup title after defeating England

England beat Afghanistan to enter U-19 World Cup final, end 24-year wait

Afghanistan, they will head to the Coolidge Cricket Ground for the third-place playoff

England lifts Covid-19 restrictions as Omicron threat recedes

From Thursday, face coverings are no longer required by law anywhere in England, and a legal requirement for Covid passes for entry into nightclubs and other large venues has been scrapped

West Indies thrashes England by 9 wickets in T20 series opener

England followed up its heavy Ashes defeat with a nine-wicket loss to West Indies in their Twenty20 series opener on Saturday. England was all out for 103 in 19.4 overs after recovering from 39-6 at the halfway stage before West Indies reached 104-1 with nine wickets and 17 balls to spare. After being asked to bat first on a tricky pitch with inconsistent bounce, England lurched to 10-3 and 49-7 as its Ashes batting woes transferred to the Caribbean at the outset of this five-match series. Lower-order batters Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid spared England's blushes to some extent but West Indies was rarely troubled in its pursuit. Jordan top-scored for England with 28 from 23 balls and was one of only four batters to make double figures in a much-changed lineup for the tourists, without the likes of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes after their Ashes exertions. West Indies opener Brandon King's unbeaten 52 from 49 deliveries broke the back of the chase. Nicholas Pooran was 27 not out as t

Ashes, 5th test: England all out for 188, Australia takes 115-run lead

Continuing their domination in the series, Australia bowled out England for 188 in their first innings to take a 115-run lead on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes Test, here on Saturday

Suspect in 2012 France family slaying freed without charges: Report

Saad al-Hilli, his wife Ikbal and his mother-in-law Souhaila al-Allaf were shot dead on a remote mountain road near Annecy in eastern France

Covid-19: UK offers hope to the world as Omicron surpasses peak

The variant appears to have slowed in New York City, other parts of America

England cuts minimum Covid-19 self-isolation to 5 days from Monday

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid made a statement in the House of Commons to confirm the change for England,