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After three goals in his previous two games – decisive contributions in wins at Aberdeen and Falkirk – prior to suffering his hamstring injury against Motherwell,…

A Wigan boy, Farrell came from a strong rugby league background, cousin of former Wigan Warriors captain Andy, now head coach of Ireland’s rugby union team.Coming…

Joe Root is “not too concerned” about his recent modest returns with the bat, saying he has “14,000 runs for a reason”.Captain Root, England’s all-time leading…

After taking a wicket with the first ball of the Test, England dominated Pakistan across two and a half rain-affected days.They appeared more measured in their…

Former Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Mike Bailey has died at the age of 84 after a long illness.The midfielder, who was capped twice by England, started his…

Manchester United intend to reject any offer for Bruno Fernandes before next month’s transfer deadline.BBC Sport was told last week that Turkish club Galatasaray, plus Italian…

Charlie Dean will lead England for their one-day international series against Ireland in September, with regular captain Nat Sciver-Brunt among a number of senior players rested.Sophie…

Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt would ideally like The Hundred to be a week longer after his side played three matches in five days.His second-placed side…

Root’s first spell as Test captain was between 2017 and 2022 and he captained England to a record 27 Test wins in 65 matches.He will work…

Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has been appointed as England Test coach, with Joe Root returning as captain. Fleming, 53, has never previously worked as…