A reduction in County Championship matches from 14 to 12 is “the only reasonable option” to try to protect the physical and mental wellbeing of domestic cricketers, according to the players’ union.

Lucy Bronze fired home the winning penalty to book comeback queens England a place in the Euro 2025 semi-finals with a dramatic shootout victory over Sweden. Bronze’s successful kick, coupled with ...

Sarina Wiegman continued her fine run at major tournaments as England reached the semi-finals of Euro 2025 with a dramatic penalty shootout win over Sweden. The 55-year-old led the Netherlands to ...

Reality TV star Olivia Attwood has said police are investigating a break in at the house she shares with her husband Bradley Dack. The incident at her Cheshire home occurred while the Love Island star ...

Jos Buttler’s half-century fired Lancashire to a Roses victory over Yorkshire and a spot in the Vitaliy Blast quarter-finals. The England batter drilled 77 off 46 balls to pass 13,000 career runs as ...

Thames Valley Police is re-appealing for the public’s help in tracing a man officers want to speak to in connection with incidents in Oxfordshire.

Rory McIlroy admitted to feeling the pressure of a whole country’s expectations as he returned to his native Northern Ireland for The Open at Portrush. After going home early six years ago when the ...

Matthew Phillip urged people not to scapegoat the carnival, which has faced criticism in recent years for not tackling violent crime.

President Donald Trump will visit Scotland next week, the White House has confirmed. Speculation mounted about a potential visit of the President this month when Police Scotland confirmed it was in ...

A child has died after a school coach carrying children and staff from a day trip crashed in Somerset. Emergency services declared a major incident. The coach was travelling back to nearby Minehead ...

That was set by McIlroy’s Ryder Cup team-mate Matt Fitzpatrick, whose 67 was the lowest opening round of his major career, world number 354 Jacob Skov Olesen, China’s Li Haotong, South African Chris ...

Oleksandr Usyk has questioned Daniel Dubois’ “brains” in the build-up to Saturday’s undisputed world heavyweight bout at Wembley. Dubois cut a more relaxed figure during a drama-free open workout on ...